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55 Greed

AI Agents, Banks, and Self-Custody: CoinDesk TV Interview

Original title: Will AI Agents Move Deposits Out of Traditional Banks?

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Summary

CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Eleanor Terrett speak with John Lilic, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Tria, at Korea Blockchain Week. Lilic traces crypto's arc from volunteering at New York's Bitcoin Center in 2014 to the current neobank boom. He discusses meeting Joe Lubin and the early Ethereum years. He describes a self-custodial, multi-chain neobank and asks whether neobanks can beat traditional banks. Lilic argues that AI agents could pull deposits out of banks, and that traditional banks must become technology companies. He explains how 'Best Path' works with no customer funds. He calls self-custody his 'North Star.' He also explains why Korea and Japan lead his market and why he attends Korea Blockchain Week.

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Key points

  1. John Lilic is co-founder and chief strategy officer of Tria.
  2. Jennifer Sanasie and Eleanor Terrett interview Lilic at Korea Blockchain Week.
  3. Lilic traces crypto's arc from volunteering at New York's Bitcoin Center in 2014 to today's neobank boom.
  4. Lilic calls self-custody his 'North Star.'
  5. Lilic argues AI agents could pull deposits out of banks and traditional banks must become technology companies.
  6. Lilic explains why Korea and Japan lead his market.

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Questions

Who is John Lilic?
He is co-founder and chief strategy officer of Tria.
What does Lilic call self-custody?
He calls it his 'North Star.'
What does Lilic say AI agents could do?
He says they could pull deposits out of banks.

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