Stablecoins and AI agents: the foundations of autonomous commerce

Stablecoins and AI agents: the foundations of autonomous commerce
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AI agents capable of transacting via stablecoins herald the advent of a partially autonomous economy. Between the promise of efficiency and the risk of drift, this new era is redefining trust, regulation and the role of human beings in digital finance.

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Beatriz Ferreira

Beatriz Ferreira is a Crypto Research Analyst at The Big Whale, where she focuses on stablecoins and the tokenization of real assets. Her published work at The Big Whale covers stablecoins and AI agents, crypto IPOs, derivatives regulation, the regulatory divergence between the US and Europe on stablecoins, blockchain analytics tools used in compliance, and the Travel Rule. She also contributes to research on institutional dynamics in both tokenization and stablecoins markets.

Alongside her role at The Big Whale, Ferreira holds a position in Digital Products at Repsol, based in Madrid, where she joined in September 2025. She also writes freelance articles for Stablecoin Insider and is the founder and CEO of 3C Trix, a research services company she established in 2025. She is a member of the Youth Economic Circle (YEC). Ferreira holds a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance and a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, both from ISEG, and has received several academic awards. She is based in Lisbon.

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