Gate News reports that Vibhu Norby, Head of Product Strategy and AI Applications at the Solana Foundation, stated that within the next two years, almost all on-chain transactions will be completed by AI agents, robots, and large language model-based trading products, rather than manual user operations. Norby pointed out that user interfaces are deeply integrating with natural language, and the next transaction could be fully automated.
By February 2026, AI agents on the Solana platform have completed millions of pay-per-use small digital transactions, demonstrating the evolution of the digital economy toward automation and programmatic payment models. Norby said, “Solana accounts for at least 65% of agent payments completed via the x402 protocol,” emphasizing that this model allows users to pay based on resources rather than traditional subscriptions or one-time payments.
To accelerate this transformation, Norby’s team has built AI-ready infrastructure, including developer platforms for enterprises and ordinary users, offering APIs for payments, tokenized assets, and compliance tools. They have integrated with financial institutions such as Mastercard and Western Union. Additionally, Solana has become the first mainstream blockchain to provide machine-readable skill files in its website root directory, enabling AI agents to autonomously create wallets, execute transactions, and interact with on-chain programs without human intervention.
The ecosystem is rapidly expanding. The open-source toolkit ElizaOS, designed for building on-chain AI agents, has received over 17,600 stars on GitHub and has become a popular codebase in the intersection of crypto and AI. As of February 2026, the Virtuals Protocol ecosystem report shows that autonomous agents have completed 1.78 million tasks, marking rapid growth in AI-driven on-chain economy.
Industry executive Brian Armstrong also believes that crypto trading activities will gradually be dominated by AI agents. The company has been preparing for this trend for years through AgentKit and x402 technology. As Solana and other platforms improve their infrastructure, AI agents are gradually transforming the on-chain trading landscape, bringing new models for digital asset management and decentralized payments.
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