AI and Finance: A New Era of Market Innovation, merging two major trends of our time—on-chain capital markets and agentic finance. Two days ago, SEC Chairman Atkins mentioned the integration of AI and blockchain at the OECD conference in Paris, marking the first time the term 'agentic finance' was introduced. He talked about how autonomous AI agents can execute trades, allocate capital, and manage risks at speeds unmatched by humans, embedding securities compliance mechanisms directly into the code. The potential benefits are massive: faster markets, lower costs, and broader access to investment strategies that were once exclusive to large Wall Street institutions. By combining AI with blockchain, we can empower individuals, enhance competition, and unlock new prosperity. At the start of the year, the crypto market had a wave of hype around AI Agents on-chain, and now it’s officially being recognized by the SEC Chairman.