The following is a guest post from Forest Bai, Co-Founder at Foresight Ventures.As we look ahead to 2025, the confluence of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is transforming industries and unlocking new opportunities. At Foresight Ventures, we see this as a watershed moment—one where decentralized AI, payment finance (PayFi), and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization are emerging as foundational pillars of the next wave of innovation.These developments are not incremental; they are paradigm shifts. They redefine how technology integrates with global markets, economies, and human systems. At Foresight Ventures, our investment philosophy goes beyond short-term trends. We seek to catalyze structural changes by identifying opportunities with untapped potential, fostering systems with long-term defensible barriers of entry, and scaling technologies that deliver real value.Here, I’ll outline the six critical sectors we’re bullish on for 2025 and explore why they are poised to redefine the future of decentralized technology.1. AI + Crypto: Revolutionizing Intelligent SystemsThe fusion of AI and blockchain offers transformative potential. AI revolutionizes production processes, while crypto redefines production relationships. Together, they enable a decentralized AI ecosystem where agents—independent systems powered by machine learning—can interact autonomously on the blockchain.One groundbreaking development is agent-to-agent payments, where AI systems use crypto for seamless value settlement. These interactions are the foundation for a new economy powered by decentralized computation and data networks.Consider the concept of on-device AI agents, personal assistants that preserve privacy while enabling secure, token-based incentives. Decentralized networks have already reduced AI computation costs by up to 80%, making them a scalable and cost-effective alternative to traditional providers. As global AI-related energy consumption is projected to rise by 400% in the next five years, these systems represent a sustainable and efficient solution.2. PayFi: Unlocking Financial Inclusion Through Yield-Bearing StablecoinsPayments remain one of the most practical and high-frequency blockchain use cases. The advent of interest-bearing stablecoins has added a compelling new dimension. These tokens combine price stability with yield generation, making them attractive to both consumers and businesses.Global payment revenues are projected to reach $3.3 trillion by 2031, but traditional systems are hampered by high fees, slow settlement times, and inefficiencies. PayFi solutions address these challenges, reducing cross-border fees by up to 90% and accelerating settlement times to mere seconds.For billions of underbanked individuals worldwide, PayFi represents an opportunity to access financial tools that are faster, cheaper, and more inclusive. Yield-bearing stablecoins, in particular, unlock value for users by providing both utility and fi
Gio. Gen 9th, 2025
