Yat Siu

Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, Animoca Brands

Search every verified Yat Siu interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, has been speaking extensively about the convergence of AI agents and blockchain technology. He has argued that AI agents, rather than humans, will drive the next wave of crypto adoption, stating that "the next crypto bull market isn't driven by people, but by AI agents." Siu has described a future with "hundreds of billions of agents" that will have wallets, own assets, and transact on-chain, and he has said that blockchain is the "native settlement layer for the AI economy" because traditional finance cannot bank AI agents. He has also discussed the shift from an attention-based advertising economy to an "invocation economy" where agents negotiate microtransactions, and has suggested that altcoin tokens will become "commodities" representing compute and energy in the AI economy. Siu has also discussed Animoca Brands' recent business developments, including its joint venture Anka Point receiving one of two stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong. He has promoted the company's new agentic platform HelloMinds.ai, which he said allows users to set up an AI agent within 60 seconds. Siu has stated that he personally uses over 200 AI agents for tasks including coding, research, and shopping, and has described how he discovered price arbitrage on food items in Hong Kong using agents. He has also commented on the state of the NFT market, noting that trading volume remains significant and that NFTs serve as a "status symbol" in crypto.