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Sui launches stablecoin and AI agent infrastructure for autonomous finance
Sui is building financial infrastructure for AI agents to hold and manage assets without human intermediaries. The blockchain also launched a native stablecoin and Bitcoin integration layer for institutional use.
Sui Builds Infrastructure for AI Agents to Manage Money Directly
Layer-1 blockchain Sui announced plans to create financial infrastructure where artificial intelligence systems independently hold and manage assets. The network aims to remove intermediaries and allow money to move as freely as digital messages in what the company calls an "agentic finance" economy.
Adeniyi Abiodun, chief product officer at Mysten Labs-Sui's developer-presented the plan at a press briefing in Seoul on June 17. "Finance should no longer be constrained by geography or time. It should always be on and programmable," Abiodun said.
Stablecoin and Institutional Infrastructure
Sui launched Sui Dollar (USDsui), a native stablecoin issued by Bridge, a Stripe subsidiary. The token is designed to align with global regulatory frameworks including the US GENIUS Act.
Income from reserve assets will be distributed programmatically to network participants. For large institutions, transaction records remain private, with selective data sharing to regulators only when required.
Capital Markets and Bitcoin Integration
The network introduced Hoshi, a native layer that allows institutions to connect Bitcoin holdings on-chain and deploy them in decentralized finance. DeepBook, a liquidity layer combining trade execution and price discovery, aims to expand on-chain capital markets.
Abiodun described the vision as a "machine-driven economy" where AI agents autonomously execute complex transactions based on predefined logic. The infrastructure is designed to keep global markets open around the clock for both human and AI-driven financial activity.