Artificial intelligence is fast becoming part of the plumbing of the digital-asset industry, rather than a speculative add-on. New research suggests that professional investors increasingly see AI as essential to the sector’s development, both as digital markets mature and as institutions seek to manage their distinctive risks. A global survey of institutional investors and wealth managers conducted by Nickel Digital Asset Management, a London-based hedge-fund firm specialising in digital assets, found near-unanimous confidence in AI’s influence. Fully 96% of respondents believe that advances in AI will have a ... (full story)