arXiv 2606.13892

Crypto x AI, AI x Crypto: A Survey

Sarah Allen, Pranay Anchuri, James Austgen, Maryam Bahrani, Samuel Breckenridge, Aaron Buchwald, Christian Cachin, Andrés Fábrega, Jared Fernandez, James Hsin-yu Chiang, Marwa Mouallem, Roi Bar-Zur, Neil DeSilva, Ittay Eyal, Giulia Fanti, Ari Juels, Andrew Miller, Christian Sillaber, Dani Vilardell, Pramod Viswanath, Wenhao Wang, Matt Weinberg, Sen Yang, Jianzhu Yao, Fan Zhang

Edited by Giulia Fanti and Ari Juels

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This survey maps the two-way relationship between crypto and AI, clarifying what has been demonstrated, what remains speculative, and where the strongest research opportunities lie.

Abstract

The intersection of crypto x AI is spawning papers, products, online posts, and companies. All the surrounding buzz, though, obscures what exactly has been done, what the opportunities and challenges are, and what open questions deserve attention. This survey paper asks what AI can do for blockchain-based technologies (broadly construed as “crypto”) (crypto x AI), and vice versa (AI x crypto). We systematize existing work, summarize key takeaways, highlight open research questions, and offer a perspective on pervasive industry misconceptions, concluding that AI and crypto are still in the very early stages of meaningful integration.

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BibLaTeX
@article{DBLP:journals/corr/abs-2606-13892,
  author       = {Sarah Allen and
                  Pranay Anchuri and
                  James Austgen and
                  Maryam Bahrani and
                  Samuel Breckenridge and
                  Aaron Buchwald and
                  Christian Cachin and
                  Andr{\'{e}}s F{\'{a}}brega and
                  Jared Fernandez and
                  James Hsin{-}yu Chiang and
                  Marwa Mouallem and
                  Roi Bar Zur and
                  Neil DeSilva and
                  Ittay Eyal and
                  Giulia Fanti and
                  Ari Juels and
                  Andrew Miller and
                  Christian Sillaber and
                  Dani Vilardell and
                  Pramod Viswanath and
                  Wenhao Wang and
                  Matt Weinberg and
                  Sen Yang and
                  Jianzhu Yao and
                  Fan Zhang},
  title        = {Crypto x AI, {AI} x Crypto: {A} Survey},
  journal      = {CoRR},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.13892},
  doi          = {10.48550/ARXIV.2606.13892},
  eprinttype   = {arXiv},
  eprint       = {2606.13892}
}