SharpLink CEO Says Ethereum to Become Core Infrastructure for Global Finance, AI Economy in Next Decade

Ethereum (ETH) will evolve into core infrastructure for the global financial system and the artificial intelligence economy over the next decade, SharpLink Chief Executive Officer Joseph Chalom said.

In a recent conversation at Token2049, Chalom said Ethereum would become the key infrastructure supporting the trading and settlement of financial assets worldwide by 2035.

SharpLink is a company that strategically holds Ethereum in reserve.

Chalom said asset tokenization and the spread of AI agents would drive Ethereum's growth. In the future, all assets will trade 24 hours a day, transaction costs will nearly disappear and settlement will be instantaneous, he said.

He also emphasized the role of AI agents. Billions of AI agents will analyze millions of data points to deliver optimal financial decisions to consumers. That would allow retail investors to access financial services on par with major Wall Street institutions.

Chalom also cited Ethereum's decentralized structure as a key competitive strength. Without permission from any specific company or financial institution, AI agents would be able to lend, borrow and trade derivatives freely across multiple financial platforms.

He also expressed optimism about technological advances. Chalom said zero-knowledge, or ZK, technology could improve Ethereum's transaction-processing speed and privacy protections. That, he added, could help address potential threats quantum computers may pose to existing cryptographic systems.