Unchained DEX in the City: Why AI Agents Are Good for Crypto and Stablecoins
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Feb 6, 2026 Edward Woodford, founder and CEO of ZeroHash who builds crypto infrastructure for institutions, joins to discuss stablecoins, the White House CLARITY push, and why legislation should focus narrowly on core definitions. He recounts rejecting a $2B offer to stay independent. The conversation also dives into AI agents organizing, accountability for autonomous agents, and agent-to-agent stablecoin payments.
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Narrow CLARITY To Key Problems
- The CLARITY bill should focus on narrowing core problems like the security definition rather than solving everything at once.
- Narrowing reduces rulemaking ambiguity and prevents returning to regulation-by-enforcement dynamics described by Edward Woodford.
Compromise On Widely Shared Issues
- Focus legislative compromises on areas with broad stakeholder agreement to make real progress quickly.
- Prioritize practical fixes like accounting and tax treatment instead of trying to resolve every crypto-tradfi divergence at once.
Law Is The Start, Not The Finish
- Passing a law is only the beginning; heavy rulemaking can take years and shape outcomes.
- Edward Woodford warns CLARITY's passage will still require extensive agency rulemaking that won't instantly resolve uncertainty.
