Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong joins Elad Gil to lay out Coinbase's vision for an 'Everything Exchange' encompassing tokenized stocks, stablecoin payments, and prediction markets. He argues AI agents will become the dominant economic actors on crypto rails, making agent-to-agent commerce a fundamental shift. Armstrong also unveils New Limit, his new longevity company pursuing epigenetic reprogramming to reverse age-related decline, and discusses early therapeutic programs and the path toward clinical trials.
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Coinbase as the 'Everything Exchange'01:13
Armstrong describes Coinbase's strategy to become the 'Everything Exchange,' a platform encompassing not just crypto but also tokenized real-world stocks, stablecoin payments, and prediction markets.
Agentic Finance: AI Agents as Primary Crypto Users05:52
Armstrong predicts AI agents will become the dominant economic actors on crypto rails, executing transactions, managing wallets, and participating in commerce autonomously.
Part of the Everything Exchange vision includes putting traditional equities on-chain as tokenized assets, blurring the lines between crypto and traditional finance.
New Limit: Epigenetic Reprogramming for Longevity23:15
Armstrong introduces New Limit, a new venture focused on longevity through epigenetic reprogramming, and outlines its initial therapeutic programs and clinical trial roadmap.
Armstrong identifies stablecoin adoption for payments — both consumer and business — as one of crypto's most immediate and impactful use cases, far beyond speculation.