Franklin Templeton: Agentic AI is Crypto's 'Killer Use Case'

Franklin Templeton says agentic AI is crypto's "killer use case." The firm, which manages nearly $1.8 trillion in assets, argues that agentic AI, which acts and pays on your behalf, will run on crypto rails. What's interesting is that legacy payment networks are structurally unfit for this kind of AI. Franklin Templeton's Sandy Kaul explains that blockchains provide a critical speed advantage. They can record and settle transactions simultaneously, unlike traditional networks where settlement can take days. High-speed chains like Aptos, Solana, and BNB Chain offer transaction speeds comparable to Visa, but with immediate settlement. This matters because AI agents will make thousands of micropayments per hour. Capturing the full economic value of the AI revolution, therefore, requires investing in underlying cryptocurrencies like Solana and Ethereum. This means understanding the shift from reactive chatbots to autonomous AI systems is crucial for future commerce.