Around The Coin
Around The Coin
Stephen Sargeant and Mike Townsend
Why AI Agents Need Blockchain Identity? - Yat Siu | ATC #610
1 hour 9 minutes Posted May 6, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
Big Picture Intro
Yat Siu Origins
Rethinking School
AI Jobs Creativity
Digital Ownership Web4
Billions of Agents Ahead
Micropayments Need Blockchain
Hardware Limits and Scaling
Agent Coworkers and Subagents
Skills Marketplace and Creator Pay
Animoca Web3 Edge Explained
Why Most Agent Setups Fail
Learning Philosophy and Podcasts
How to Pitch and Stand Out
Best Way to Reach Yat
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Host Stephen Sargeant interviews Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, covering his background (German mother tongue, education work) and views on how AI is changing the purpose of school and future jobs, emphasizing creativity, humanities, and entrepreneurship. Siu connects cycles from the dot-com era to crypto, arguing technologies that are better for society ultimately win, and frames Animoca’s evolution from gaming to NFTs, DeFi, RWAs, and institutional efforts inc...