# Future of Consumer Crypto with AI I Dieter Shirley

- Channel: [ETHGlobal](https://streameth.org/ethglobal)
- Date: 2025-10-09
- Duration: 17:00
- Topics: Dieter Shirley, Flow blockchain, ERC-721, NFT, DeFi, AI, composability, actions, agents, Cadence, smart contracts, EVM compatibility, yield farming, automation, on-chain scheduling, MEV resistance, non-custodial, hackathon, protocol integration, user-driven, decentralized applications, crypto, transaction security, demo, developer tools, Forte upgrade, mainnet, testnet
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-qfrbk06ukQI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfrbk06ukQI

## Description

Dieter Shirley, creator of ERC-721 and Chief System Architect for Flow Foundation, discusses the future of consumer crypto with AI, focusing on enhancing DeFi composability and usability. He introduces "actions," standardized interfaces on Flow enabling effortless DeFi protocol integration, allowing AI to generate secure, complex transactions. Shirley demonstrates how AI can automate DeFi tasks like yield farming using Flow's Cadence language, ensuring user asset safety via transaction structure (prepare, execute, post).

He unveils "agents," on-chain schedulers enabling autonomous, recurring DeFi actions without third-party reliance, MEV resistance, and non-custodial execution. Upcoming Flow upgrades will finalize these features, with beta versions available and hackathon participation encouraged. Flow supports EVM compatibility, making advanced DeFi and AI-driven workflows accessible to both developers and end-users, marking a significant step toward decentralized, user-driven crypto applications.

00:00 Introduction  
00:51 Speaker Background & Flow Blockchain  
02:16 Composability in Crypto: Legos vs. Home Depot  
03:31 The Problem with Current DeFi Usability  
04:08 Introducing Actions on Flow  
04:34 Demo: AI-Generated DeFi Transactions  
06:48 Cadence Transactions: Structure & Security  
09:19 AI-Assisted DeFi: Safety & Assurance  
11:32 Actions: AI Reasoning & Protocol Integration  
12:15 Introducing Agents: On-Chain Scheduling  
13:45 Agents vs. Other Scheduling Solutions  
14:25 Actions & Agents: Availability and Roadmap  
15:25 Flow at Hackathons & EVM Compatibility  
16:30 The Future: AI, Agents, and User-Driven DeFi  
16:52 Conclusion

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