
What happened?
BlackRock’s assessment places payments as the nearer-term use case for AI agents, with stablecoins identified as the payment rail. It says markets for computing capacity remain at an early stage.
The assessment distinguishes the payment opportunity from the still-early market for computing capacity.

BlackRock’s assessment places payments as the nearer-term use case for AI agents, with stablecoins identified as the payment rail. It says markets for computing capacity remain at an early stage.
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USDC is the stablecoin named as the borrowed asset, while bitcoin is the asset used in the borrowing arrangement.
Read the briefThe proposed activation date is Oct. 5.
Read the briefUSDC is the borrowing asset, with bitcoin pledged against the loan.
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