Animoca Brands founder Yat Siu said the metaverse is evolving beyond immersive digital worlds into a new form where 100 billion AI agents will dominate, handling commerce, payments, and coordination through blockchain infrastructure.

Siu argues the real metaverse is not a place but an active economic network of AI agents. These agents will autonomously conduct transactions and collaborations in the background, with blockchain providing a transparent settlement layer. This view represents a major shift in the metaverse concept from virtual reality experiences to an AI-driven decentralized economy.