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title: "Franklin Templeton predicts blockchain to benefit from rising demand due to autonomous AI agent economy for machine-to-machine micropayments."
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description: "The lead of Franklin Templeton's digital assets division expressed that the autonomous AI agent economy is expected to drive up the need for blockchain protocols that facilitate machine-to-machine micropayments."
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# Franklin Templeton predicts blockchain to benefit from rising demand due to autonomous AI agent economy for machine-to-machine micropayments.

The lead of Franklin Templeton's digital assets division expressed that the autonomous AI agent economy is expected to drive up the need for blockchain protocols that facilitate machine-to-machine micropayments.

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