2026-01-05 23:21:32

A well-known investment institution recently released its 2026 outlook report, heavily betting on the AI Agent track. Its core logic is quite interesting——the internet is evolving into the financial system itself.

Imagine such a future scenario: AI automatically transfers funds for us, making payments as simple and quick as sending a message, with real-time global settlement. User interaction steps in traditional payments are completely eliminated, and second-level arrivals become the norm. This relies on the programmable nature of on-chain payments.

Based on this judgment, several projects are worth paying attention to:

**EIGEN**'s EigenCloud product adopts a distributed architecture, allowing developers to build verifiable applications on Ethereum, cleverly combining the security of blockchain with the efficiency of off-chain computation.

**ADX**'s AURA AI Agent framework takes a different approach——using automation to simplify DeFi processes, aiming to enable ordinary users to seamlessly access crypto finance. The managed addresses have already handled assets exceeding 200 million USD.

**KITE** focuses on underlying infrastructure, providing a complete toolchain for multi-Agent systems, including identity verification, payment clearing, governance, and on-chain interactions.

Once capital flow becomes as convenient as data flow, the internet will no longer just assist the financial system——it will become the financial system itself. This transformation is already underway.

EIGEN11,24%

ADX4,64%

ETH6,11%

KITE6,82%

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DogeBachelor

· 01-08 20:46

It's another AI Agent, another internet-based financial system... It all sounds plausible, but how many are actually operational? The $200 million USD for ADX sounds impressive, but it really depends on the actual user experience.

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GrayscaleArbitrageur

· 01-08 07:33

It's been years since we talked about instant transactions, let's see if it can really be achieved someday.

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GamefiGreenie

· 01-08 04:02

Instant transactions sound great, but I'm worried it might just be empty promises... I’ve looked into EIGEN and ADX, but I still need to observe how solid the underlying infrastructure of KITE is.

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MetaMaximalist

· 01-07 14:56

honestly? the internet-as-finance thesis is being regurgitated by every analyst with a medium subscription rn, but the infrastructure play here actually tracks. eigen's verifiable compute angle cuts through the usual agent hype... though calling it "elegant" is doing a lot of work lol

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TokenStorm

· 01-05 23:42

On-chain data shows that the popularity of EIGEN, ADX, and KITE is indeed rising, but I still can't quite understand—why does it have to wait until 2026? No matter how you phrase it, one fact remains unchanged: how many people are actually using AI Agents for payments right now? Backtesting similar projects in the past, the funding enthusiasm has always been separated from actual application by an arbitrage gap. That said, if it can truly achieve second-level global clearing, this logic is indeed plausible. I looked at ADX's on-chain data yesterday; a management scale of 200 million USD—what does it indicate? It might mean someone believes in it, or it might mean someone is betting. Anyway, I’ve already gone all-in long ago, and now I can only pray that I’m not the last bag-holder [dog head].

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SatsStacking

· 01-05 23:35

Instant到账 has been talked about for years, but whether it can truly be realized depends on whether the Agent can be reliable. --- I’ve been following EIGEN and ADX, but the infrastructure of KITE is the real bottleneck. --- The idea of the internet becoming a financial system might be a bit exaggerated, but there is definitely potential in on-chain payment automation. --- A management volume of 200 million USD sounds impressive, but whether the ecosystem will truly take off remains to be seen. --- It's hard to say which of these projects will survive until 2026. The track is hot, but projects tend to die quickly.

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Lonely_Validator

· 01-05 23:30

Making the internet itself a financial system sounds grand, but real-time second-level transfers need to be truly implemented first. --- ADX's management scale of two billion dollars is indeed impressive. If the AURA framework can truly allow beginners to seamlessly enter, that would be amazing. --- I'm optimistic about the infrastructure play of EIGEN and KITE. Only when the underlying foundation is solid can things run quickly above. --- It's another story set in 2026. These investment institutions keep talking about the future. How are things right now? --- On-chain programmable payments are indeed impressive, but they haven't solved gas fees yet, and now they're already dreaming of global real-time transactions. --- AI Agents transferring my funds? First, let's make sure they don't spend my coins recklessly, okay? --- When capital flow becomes as fast as data flow, banks will really have to shut down. --- KITE's complete toolchain sounds comfortable, but how is the security of multi-Agent collaboration ensured? --- This narrative feels a bit familiar. They said the same last year. And what happened?

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NFTBlackHole

· 01-05 23:26

Really, the idea of the internet transforming into a financial system sounds crazy, but think about AI automatic transfers happening in seconds... This thing is definitely coming --- That $200 million scale of ADX is impressive. If AURA can truly allow beginners to seamlessly participate in DeFi, that would be amazing --- The infrastructure combination of EIGEN + KITE has that vibe; with a solid foundation, it can grow wildly above --- To put it simply, it's still about the programmable payment logic. Traditional finance can't compare at all --- Wait, does this report have data support or is it just hype? We need to see how real user growth is doing --- KITE's work on identity verification is too critical. In the multi-agent era, solving this is essential; otherwise, everything else is pointless --- 2026? It feels like this cycle might not even fully materialize, but the direction is correct --- The internet itself turning into a financial system... If that really happens, traditional banks will truly need to shuffle the deck, it's crazy --- Just want to know how these project tokens are doing. Don't just talk about the ecosystem story

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