- Arthur Hayes said the AI agent economy will need a decentralized currency that can be exchanged directly for computing resources, and that he is building the FLOP-based Flop Network to support that vision.
- He said Flop plans an airdrop with no presale or VC backing, distributing tokens through participation by users, miners and validators, and is weighing a plan to airdrop about 20% in October.
- Hayes said an AI bubble burst could fuel a crypto rally and stressed that South Korea is an ideal place to take part in the AI agent economy and the Flop ecosystem.
Arthur Hayes Says AI Agents Will Use ‘Computing Currency,’ Not Dollars
“AI agents will use a currency that can be exchanged directly for computing resources, not dollars or Bitcoin.”
bloomingbit
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Aug 26, 2026 at 4:30 AM UTC · 7 min read
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Interview with Arthur Hayes, CEO of Flop Labs
AI agent payments network Flop
‘An AI-native currency that could replace the dollar’
Token launch planned with no presale or VC backing
‘An AI bubble burst would be bullish for crypto’
‘South Korea is an ideal market for the AI agent economy’
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“AI agents will use a currency that can be exchanged directly for computing resources, not dollars or Bitcoin.”
Arthur Hayes, chief executive officer of Flop Labs, said in an interview with Bloomingbit on Aug. 26 that AI agents will need a new means of payment as they emerge as independent economic actors. He said an “agent economy,” in which AI agents assign work to one another and exchange payments without human involvement, will take hold.
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