Korea Blockchain Week discusses blockchain limitations for AI economies

Kbw: KBW, or Korea Blockchain Week, is Asia's premier crypto event held annually in Seoul in partnership with Upbit, featuring main-stage conferences alongside dozens of side events on blockchain and related technologies. It provides a key forum in the region for industry leaders to discuss emerging intersections like blockchain and AI. In the news, it hosted the session where explanations were given on why transaction-focused blockchains may fall short for AI agent economies. Michael Huang: Michael Huang (@michaelh_0g) is the CEO of 0G Labs, which builds decentralized infrastructure for AI, including private inference, agent identity, and compute layers on blockchain. He focuses on enabling scalable, trustworthy systems for AI agents and applications. In the news, he presented at KBW on the limitations of current blockchains for supporting a full economy of AI agents. AI Infrastructure: Industry conversations increasingly emphasize the need for blockchain designs optimized for AI agents beyond basic transaction processing. Event Discussions: Sessions at major 2026 crypto conferences address how specialized infrastructure can better support privacy, compute, and trust requirements in AI-driven economies.