The Convergence of Blockchain and AI

AI agents are becoming autonomous economic actors, capable of negotiating, transacting, and coordinating online without human involvement. Over the next decade, 50T estimates tens of billions of agents will be transacting across the internet. The agentic economy will demand financial infrastructure built for machine scale: always-on, globally accessible, programmable, and capable of processing thousands of trillions of transactions. Blockchains are uniquely suited to serve as the native rails for this economy, and crypto tokens will be its native currency. In Fund V, 50T will invest in the companies building the core financial infrastructure for an agentic world.

Areas of Opportunity

Emerging Payment Standards

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Open protocols like x402 and A2P let agents transact directly on the internet. Companies in this space will provide payment facilitation, agentic wallets, and APIs that allow AI agents to pay for services without traditional financial intermediaries.

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Resource Markets

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As agents scale, demand for compute and training models will be immense. Blockchains are uniquely positioned to pool fragmented resources and create open marketplaces for agents. If compute is the oil of the agentic economy, blockchains are the pipes.

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Verification Layer

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Blockchain immutability becomes a critical control mechanism. Proof-of-human protocols and digital passports will distinguish humans from AI online, while Know-Your-Agent emerges as a new compliance standard for the agentic economy.

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The Convergence of Blockchain and AI

AI agents are becoming autonomous economic actors, capable of negotiating, transacting, and coordinating online without human involvement. Over the next decade, 50T estimates tens of billions of agents will be transacting across the internet. The agentic economy will demand financial infrastructure built for machine scale: always-on, globally accessible, programmable, and capable of processing thousands of trillions of transactions. Blockchains are uniquely suited to serve as the native rails for this economy, and crypto tokens will be its native currency. In Fund V, 50T will invest in the companies building the core financial infrastructure for an agentic world.

Areas of Opportunity

Emerging Payment Standards

Flip

Open protocols like x402 and A2P let agents transact directly on the internet. Companies in this space will provide payment facilitation, agentic wallets, and APIs that allow AI agents to pay for services without traditional financial intermediaries.

Flip

Resource Markets

Flip

As agents scale, demand for compute and training models will be immense. Blockchains are uniquely positioned to pool fragmented resources and create open marketplaces for agents. If compute is the oil of the agentic economy, blockchains are the pipes.

Flip

Verification Layer

Flip

Blockchain immutability becomes a critical control mechanism. Proof-of-human protocols and digital passports will distinguish humans from AI online, while Know-Your-Agent emerges as a new compliance standard for the agentic economy.

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Disclosures

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©2026 50T Holdings, LLC

50T Holdings, LLC (“50T”) and 10T Holdings, LLC (“10T”) are each an SEC-registered investment adviser. 50T and 10T operate under the unified brand name of “50T Funds.” 50tfunds.com is 50T Fund’s only website, and 50T Funds does not offer a mobile application.  Neither 50T Funds nor any of its personnel offers investment services via the Internet.  Any website, service or individual purporting to offer investment services via the Internet is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or otherwise permitted to do so by, 50T Funds.  Communications from 50T Funds will come from the 50tfunds.com domain and/or through 50T Fund’s Investor Portal.  This website is not an offer to, or solicitation of, any potential clients or investors for the provision of investment management, advisory or any other related services. 

Disclosures

Greenwich | New York | Puerto Rico

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