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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Will Become the Main Foundation of AI-Based Economy
Vitalik Buterin emphasizes that blockchain is the most natural foundation to support autonomous AI interactions. According to Vitalik, a decentralized economic system is essential so that various AI agents can collaborate without relying on centralized authority control.
The latest report from Etherealize released on April 9, 2026, reinforces this vision through the phenomenon of autonomous AI agents called Felix. In five weeks, Felix has earned over $300,000, but is hindered by traditional banking regulations that prohibit non-human entities from opening accounts. Ethereum becomes a crucial solution because it allows AI agents to manage capital, borrow funds on Aave, and access permissionless tokenized treasury products like BlackRock’s BUIDL.
Currently, Ethereum dominates with a market share of 71.9% in tokenized fund assets and a DeFi TVL of $55 billion. With a stable network without downtime, Ethereum offers code-based legal certainty for the machine economy. The growth of AI agent populations is predicted to continue increasing the structural demand for ETH as transaction fees and collateral in the future.