Artificial intelligence and blockchain are no longer separate innovations. They are beginning to merge, creating systems that are both intelligent and trustworthy. AI brings automation, reasoning, and decision-making, while blockchain provides transparency, provenance, and security.

On this episode of ATP, Qin En Looi⁠, a Partner at Onigiri Capital & Saison Capital and Ganesh Kompella, a Founding Partner at Tykhe Ventures, highlight that this moment is different because of a shift in mindset and infrastructure.

Some of the topics Qin En and Ganesh covered in detail:

• Together, AI and blockchain unlock 'decentralized intelligence'.
• The AI and blockchain ecosystem has matured with stronger infrastructure, institutional adoption, and broad developer access.
• Clear, supportive regulation is shifting from hindering innovation to driving it.
• While core AI infrastructure may remain centered in the West, Asia’s talent and scale position it to lead in applied AI and blockchain use cases.
• DeFi will not replace traditional banks but will serve as their middleware, enabling faster, more transparent, and programmable financial services.