EconomyWill AI agents move deposits out of traditional banks?

At Korea Blockchain Week, Jennifer Sanasie and Eleanor Terrett interview Tria co-founder and chief strategy officer John Lilic. He reflects on crypto’s path from volunteering at New York’s Bitcoin Center in 2014 to today’s neobank boom, explains why self-custody is his “North Star,” and argues that traditional banks must become technology companies. He also discusses how AI agents could draw deposits from banks and why Korea and Japan lead his market.