BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, says broad artificial intelligence adoption could represent a significant and underappreciated source of demand for digital assets, according to its latest research paper titled 'The Machine-Native Economy.' Authored by Will Su, Robert Mitchnick, Jay Jacobs, and William Helm, the report argues that the rise of AI and machine-to-machine payments could increase demand for blockchains, stablecoins, and other programmable payment infrastructure.