CZ, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, BlackRock COO, and the Chair of the Solana Foundation Met to Discuss the Future of the Industry

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance held its first online conference, “Binance Online.” The live broadcast, which lasted approximately four hours, brought together prominent figures from the crypto and traditional finance worlds.

Speakers at the event included Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Solana Foundation President Lily Liu, Adam Back, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Anthony Pompliano.

The conference, which featured a total of 10 different panels, garnered over 680,000 views. Topics highlighted in the panels included AI agents, stablecoins, Real World Asset Tokenization (RWA), institutional adoption, and the integration of crypto and traditional finance. A large majority of participants argued that AI and blockchain technology are beginning to converge at the infrastructure level, and that the new financial model, defined as “Agent Finance,” will play a critical role in the future.

In sessions focusing on stablecoins and payment systems, Binance stated that the on-chain circulation of stablecoins is growing rapidly and that financial infrastructure efficiency is reshaping traditional payment systems. Speakers also expressed the view that stablecoins and tokenized assets are accelerating integration with global capital markets.

CZ, in his discussions with investors, stated that the crypto infrastructure needs to prepare for an AI-powered “machine economy.” According to CZ, on-chain payments and automated transactions will become one of the key use cases of the economy in the future. In contrast, Chamath Palihapitiya said that the main bottleneck facing the AI economy is the lack of physical infrastructure such as energy, data centers, and processing power.

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Adam Back, discussing Bitcoin’s historical development, stated that Bitcoin is more of a “discovered system” than a “designed system,” arguing that the network’s long-term stability stems from its decentralized nature and market mechanisms.

BlackRock stated that tokenized capital markets are still in their early stages but hold great potential in the long term. The company noted that institutional investors are gradually integrating digital assets into their portfolio systems and that the convergence of traditional finance and on-chain infrastructure is accelerating.

Representatives from the Solana Foundation and Ripple also highlighted the expansion in the stablecoin and RWA (Real-Time Waiver) space. The speakers stated that the future of the financial system will not only involve the transfer of existing assets to the blockchain, but will also transform into a structure where entirely new types of digital assets are created.

The overall message of the conference was that the crypto sector is evolving from being merely a transaction infrastructure to becoming a fundamental connectivity layer for artificial intelligence, payment systems, and global capital markets. The event also highlighted the increasing shift in the sector narrative towards an “AI + financial infrastructure” axis.

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