Vitalik Buterin urges caution when using AI in crypto wallets

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Anastasiia Chabaniuk

06.03.2026

Vitalik Buterin urges caution when using AI in crypto wallets — Buterin warns about risks of using AI in crypto wallets

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that integrating artificial intelligence into crypto wallets could become an important part of future Web3 services, but users should approach these tools with caution.

In a post on Farcaster, he noted that AI can help formulate strategies and propose actions, but it should not fully control high-value transactions. In his view, the optimal workflow would be: AI proposes a transaction plan, a local client simulates the outcome, and the user manually confirms the transaction.

Buterin emphasized that the use of large language models (LLMs) in crypto wallets could be useful for market analysis, building investment strategies, gas optimization, finding the best swap routes, and protecting users from MEV attacks. Some wallets have already started experimenting with such features — for example, Trust Wallet is integrating AI tools and agent-based capabilities.

In addition, Buterin called on developers to accelerate innovation within the Ethereum ecosystem, even suggesting that some outdated approaches should be abandoned. According to him, future applications may rely less on traditional on-chain mechanisms and standard addresses, instead adopting more private or technically advanced solutions.

Currently, Ethereum has more than 8,800 active developers, lagging behind Solana, which has over 10,800 developers. Buterin believes a new wave of applications — particularly those connected to AI — could help accelerate ecosystem growth and attract more users.

Amid these discussions, ETH is trading at around $2,080, after recently rising to approximately $2,300.

How Buterin envisions the convergence of AI and Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin increasingly describes artificial intelligence not merely as a user tool but as an independent economic participant within blockchain ecosystems. In his vision, Ethereum could become the foundational infrastructure for interactions between autonomous AI agents.

This would involve a scenario where AI systems interact through a decentralized economy — for example, paying for API calls, entering contracts, hiring other bots to complete tasks, or posting security deposits to guarantee execution. Such interactions could be coordinated through smart contracts, with disputes resolved onchain.

New technical standards are already being proposed for this model, including ERC-8004, which aims to enable reputation systems and decentralized authorization for autonomous agents.

According to Buterin, AI could also address one of the key limitations of decentralized systems — the limits of human attention. In DAOs and onchain governance, users often struggle to analyze thousands of proposals and decisions.

Previously, it was reported that Vitalik Buterin outlined a broader vision for using AI in decentralized governance.

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