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BlackRock: None of 36 AI Models Chose Fiat Money

  • —Bitcoin took 48.3% of responses, stablecoins 33.2%, fiat and bank money 8.9%
  • —In store-of-value scenarios Bitcoin won 79.1%; in payments stablecoins led with 53.2%
  • —The test covered 36 models from 6 developers across 9,072 scenarios
  • —BlackRock sees stablecoins for transactions and Bitcoin for storing value
Why it matters: The world's largest asset manager is documenting AI-agent demand for bitcoin and stablecoins, reinforcing the narrative around their payment infrastructure.
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Source: Livecoins
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