Nikhil Viswanathan
CEO of Alchemy, a major blockchain infrastructure provider powering many crypto applications; entrepreneur with a background in AI and consumer apps who builds and experiments with autonomous AI agents.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 23min
Alchemy CEO: Why AI Agents Need Crypto More Than Humans Do with Nikhil Viswanathan
Nikhil Viswanathan, CEO of Alchemy and entrepreneur who builds AI agents, explains why crypto rails are ideal for autonomous agents. He discusses Starbucks-style balance loading, an agent (Dave) that built its own website, blockchain as a property/authenticity layer, and the four components that make agents truly powerful.
