Joe Lubin: Don't Trust AI Agents With Your Money Yet

Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin joins the show to discuss the future of AI agents, MetaMask's new agent wallet, institutional adoption, and why he believes the next major expansion of the on-chain economy will be driven by both machine intelligence and traditional finance. We also explore AI trust, the rise of the agentic economy, Ethereum's path to mainstream adoption, and why Lubin remains deeply bullish despite challenging market conditions. #Ethereum #JoeLubin #Crypto #AI #MetaMask #Web3 #DeFi #Blockchain #CryptoPodcast #ArtificialIntelligence 00:00 Intro & Why AI Agents Still Can't Be Trusted 00:25 MetaMask, Privacy & The Rise of AI Agents 02:20 MetaMask Agent Wallet Explained 02:45 Are We Ready for the Agent Economy? 03:17 Why Most People Don't Trust AI With Their Money 04:15 AI Hallucinations & The Trust Problem 05:35 What Is MetaMask's "Beast Mode"? 06:45 Joe Lubin's Biggest AI Concerns 07:06 Could AI Develop Its Own Society? 08:44 AI, Abundance & The Future of Humanity 09:51 Why the Next On-Chain Expansion Will Come From AI 10:16 AI Agents vs Traditional Finance: The Two Big Catalysts 11:57 Machine-to-Machine Payments & The Agent Economy 13:20 Bear Markets, Sentiment & Staying Bullish 14:21 "I Live in the Future" — Joe Lubin's Mindset 15:10 Will Retail Return to Crypto? 15:40 Why "The Age of Ethereum" Is Still Ahead 17:37 Web3, AI & The Future of the Internet 18:45 Joe Lubin's Long-Term Bull Case for Crypto 18:59 Outro Follow COINTELEGRAPH: Website: https://cointelegraph.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/cointelegraph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cointelegraph Twitter: https://twitter.com/cointelegraph Mobile app: https://linktr.ee/cointelegraph_mobile Cointelegraph covers everything Bitcoin, bringing you the latest news, prices, breakthroughs, and analysis, with emphasis on expert opinion and commentary from the digital currency community.