How AI Agents, Self-Custody Wallets, & Stablecoins Are Automating Crypto | Jonathan King from Coinbase Ventures’

What happens when decentralized blockchain technology meets artificial intelligence's reasoning capabilities?

In this throwback episode from 2025, we sit down with Jonathan King, Principal Investor at Coinbase Ventures.

JK breaks down the origin story of Coinbase Ventures, from its lean, ecosystem-indexing beginnings in 2018 to managing over 500+ investments and deploying capital via the Base Ecosystem Fund. He provides a deep dive into Coinbase Ventures' flagship thesis on the convergence of crypto and AI.

Discover why Jonathan believes autonomous AI agents using crypto rails (like stablecoins and self-custody wallets) will become the primary drivers of economic activity. He also highlights portfolio breakouts like Vana Network and Sapien, shares how AI developers like Devin and Cursor will spark an on-chain app explosion, and reveals what he looks for when evaluating technical co-founders.

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