Chainlink's McCormick predicts AI agents and robots will drive blockchain transactions in a multi-chain future, increasing demand for cross-chain interoperability.
AI & Agents ·
McCormick, from Chainlink, anticipates that AI agents and robots will emerge as major drivers of blockchain transactions in the coming years. This shift reflects expectations that autonomous systems will increasingly participate in on-chain activity as the technology matures.
The forecast rests on a structural prediction about blockchain infrastructure. As AI reduces the cost of launching new blockchain networks, McCormick expects a multi-chain environment to proliferate. In such a fragmented landscape, cross-chain interoperability—the ability to move assets and data across separate blockchains—would become essential rather than optional.
The vision frames interoperability as a critical infrastructure need rather than a nice-to-have feature. What remains to be tested is whether AI agents will actually drive transaction volumes at the scale implied, and whether the multi-chain thesis will materialize as anticipated.