Solana Foundation Liu Li: Building the Payment Infrastructure for the AI Machine Economy

CryptoWorld News reports that Liu Li, President of the Solana Foundation, stated at the 2026 Consensus Conference that major companies’ adoption of stablecoins is validating the process of blockchain evolving into a global financial infrastructure and laying the foundation for an AI-driven “machine economy.” She pointed out that Meta and Western Union recently integrated stablecoin payments on Solana, indicating that large enterprises are increasingly viewing blockchain as a practical infrastructure. Liu Li mentioned that Visa decided in 2023 to build stablecoin settlement capabilities on Solana, emphasizing that fast and low-cost payments are a natural choice; companies also need deep liquidity and a broad application ecosystem. She regarded Western Union’s entry into blockchain as an important milestone for the crypto industry and believed that blockchain payments are suitable for “agent commerce,” where AI agents and other machines and services autonomously trade. Liu Li also defended the intervention measures taken by the Solana ecosystem after security incidents, stating that maintaining industry confidence sometimes outweighs internal competition within decentralized finance.