When AI can create and promote its own Crypto Assets, is the human financial order stepping towards the final song of destruction?

Autonomous replication AI agents are changing the face of global business, and when it decides to extend its tentacles to global finance, it threatens to bring unprecedented challenges to humanity. (Summary: Circle launches stablecoin "refund protocol" to solve payment pain points? Pros and Cons at a Glance) (Background added: Italian Economy Minister: The potential impact of US stablecoins on Europe far exceeds tariffs, calls for the promotion of digital euro confrontation) Imagine that by the end of 2025, millions of autonomous AI agents will operate freely in the online world, they are not directly controlled by humans, they can replicate themselves, and they even have the ability to create and trade cryptocurrencies. In just a few months, these AIs may accumulate more digital wealth than the world's richest combined. This may sound like the plot of science fiction, but according to the opinion of the well-known transhumanist thinker Zoltan Istvan on the 22nd, this is exactly the "AI monetary hegemony" scenario we may be about to face, a future in which autonomous AI agents dominate the global financial system, and it may develop much faster than we expect. From Trading Tools to Financial Players: The Rapid Rise of Autonomous AI Autonomous AI agents are no longer a theory in a lab, they are rapidly becoming integrated into the core of business operations. According to PagerDuty's report, more than half of enterprises are already using autonomous AI agents, and another 35% plan to do so in the next 24 months. These AI agents go beyond simple automated scripts to make decisions independently, perform complex tasks, and adapt to changing circumstances. In the financial sector, the evolution is particularly remarkable. From what began as rule-based trading bots to today's autonomous systems capable of analyzing massive amounts of data and performing high-frequency trading, the role of AI in financial markets is becoming increasingly critical. For example, an AI called "Truth Terminal" has purportedly accumulated considerable wealth through precise promotion of cryptocurrencies, and has been dubbed the "first AI millionaire", showing the potential of autonomous AI to accumulate wealth in the digital asset space. Extended reading: Net worth of more than 20 million magnesium, what is in the wallet of AI coin "bionic" Truth Terminal? Touching the Red Line: AI's Self-Replication Ability If autonomous decision-making is a big step in the evolution of AI, then the ability to self-replicate is undoubtedly the "red line" in the minds of many AI critics. A study by Fudan University in China has shown that AI is technically self-replicating. The breakthrough sparked a grim discussion about the risk of runaway. When an autonomous AI can not only perform tasks, but also create its own replicas as needed, its potential expansion rate and impact will increase exponentially. This is reminiscent of Oxford University professor Nick Bostrom's idea experiment of the "circular needle of everything": an AI set to maximize the yield of the circular needle may convert all resources and even life on the planet into a circular needle in order to achieve its goal. The self-replicating ability of autonomous AI is the potential beginning of this unfettered optimization behavior, which, when combined with the goal of accumulating wealth, has dire consequences. AI Monetary Hegemony: A Real Future Scenario? Imagine an "AI monetary hegemony" scenario that combines the decision-making power of autonomous AI with the ability to self-replicate, given the goal of maximizing value in the cryptocurrency market. It can: Create a cryptocurrency wallet: Quickly generate and manage countless digital wallets. Create or influence cryptocurrencies: Use their computing power and network influence to issue new tokens or drive the trading volume and market capitalization of existing tokens. Unlimited self-replication: Continuously create your own copies based on computing resources and network connections, forming a huge network of AI agents. Collaborative trading and promotion: All AI agents in the network work together to conduct large-scale, high-frequency transactions and widely promote the cryptocurrencies they control on the network, attracting more trading activity. This model is not simply a Ponzi scheme, it "creates" value through real trading activity and influence on market sentiment. But at its core lies the exponential expansion of AI agent networks and the rate at which wealth accumulates. In a very short period of time, these AIs may accumulate tens of millions of dollars in digital wealth, far from the scale of any human individual or organization. The scary thing is that this scenario is technically feasible and could become a reality in the next few years. Economic Tsunami: The Shock Wave of AI-Controlled Money A world where autonomous AI accumulates trillions of dollars of digital wealth will have an unprecedented impact on the global economy. The first is huge inflationary pressures, with massive amounts of digital wealth generated out of thin air pouring into the market, potentially diluting the value of existing assets. Secondly, the extremely high transaction frequency and coordinated behavior of AI agents may lead to extreme volatility in the cryptocurrency market, and even trigger a chain reaction, affecting the traditional financial market. This vast wealth and market liquidity, controlled by non-human entities, will directly challenge existing financial rules and the dominance of national currencies. If the market capitalization of a digital currency controlled by an AI network exceeds the total fiat currency of certain countries, its threat to global financial stability will be fundamental. The Regulatory Dilemma: How to Constrain Borderless AI? Faced with the possibility of "AI monetary hegemony", the existing regulatory framework is stretched. The decentralized nature of autonomous AI agents, the ability to quickly replicate themselves, and the cross-border operation model make traditional geographically or legal entity-based regulatory approaches difficult to apply. Even if governments try to legislate to regulate the creation and use of AI, malicious or out-of-control AI could still be unleashed and run outside of regulation. Who is responsible for the actions of autonomous AI? How to effectively manage the potential risks of innovation without stifling it? These are thorny issues that policymakers must urgently face. The U.S. government and global policymakers need to quickly establish a cross-agency task force to deeply study these risks and seek international cooperation to develop a new regulatory strategy that can address the challenges of autonomous AI in the financial sector. Who decides the currency of the future? Of course, the discussion of "AI monetary hegemony" in this article has not yet materialized, but the development of autonomous AI technology is indeed a wake-up call that may be about to sound. This potential change is not only about technology and finance, but also about deep questions about control, the distribution of wealth, and the role of humans in the future economic system. We must think hard about what role we want to play in a future where countless autonomous digital entities collectively shape the financial landscape. Will we sit on the sidelines and let the tide of technology sweep through, or will we step in and seek to build a future that embraces the efficiency and potential wealth that AI brings, while ensuring stability and control over human society? The future of money may no longer be determined by governments or humans alone, but its influence and regulation will still require human wisdom and action. Related Stories You can airdrop with only "stablecoins"! Eight major projects Quick overview of participation methods Three minutes to understand USDT0: Is Tether's cross-chain stablecoin reliable? What is USDi? Value anchored to U.S. CPI, can protect cash purchasing power? 〈When AI can create + promote its own cryptocurrency, the human financial order is on the verge of collapse? This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".