Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto team over the week outlined 11 areas where blockchain networks could intersect with artificial intelligence, laying out how crypto tools might shape identity, payments, and ownership as AI systems spread across the internet.
The firm framed crypto less as a speculative asset class and more as infrastructure that could counter growing centralization in AI by giving users control over data, identity, and economic participation.
a16z Lays Out Use Cases as AI Power Concentrates
In a January 20 post on X, a16z crypto argued that the web is moving toward interfaces dominated by AI prompts, raising questions about who controls data, distribution, and revenue as traditional websites lose traffic.
The firm said blockchains can provide a neutral base layer for AI systems by supporting persistent user context, portable identities for AI agents, and on-chain payments that work without platform gatekeepers.
Several of the ideas focused on identity and trust, with one
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