Beyond humans: Lily Liu says Solana is building the payment rails for the 'AI machine economy'
By Jamie Crawley
Published on May 6, 2026.
Solana Foundation president, Lily Liu, has stated that the adoption of stablecoins by major corporations is validating the evolution of the global financial infrastructure and laying the groundwork for AI-driven "machine economies". She cited recent announcements by Meta and Western Union as evidence that large corporations increasingly view blockchain rails as practical infrastructure rather than speculative technology. Liu also highlighted the potential for the development of "agentic commerce," where AI agents interact with other machines and services. She defended the Solana ecosystem's recent interventions following security incidents involving projects such as Vault and Drift, stating that preserving industry confidence sometimes outweigh competitive rivalries inside decentralized finance.
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