Venture capital firm a16z sees use cases powered by AI and blockchain technologies among growth drivers in 2025.
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has named key sectors within the crypto industry for the upcoming year, highlighting use cases for tokenization and the integration of artificial intelligence with blockchain technology as potential growth drivers.
According to a16z’s report, applications based on AI and running onchain are expected to deliver at least three emerging trends across the industry: wallets powered by AI agents, decentralized autonomous chatbots and proof of personhood solutions. The firm sees use cases for decentralized chatbots for social media content and assets management through trusted execution environments (TEE):
Another upcoming trend predicted for 2025 is tied to stablecoins. Over the past few months, the sector has established a market fit for global remittances, with several companies and protocols launching new stablecoins pegged to the US dollar. Beginning next year, a16z predicts stablecoins will gradually replace daily credit card transactions:
