Off the Block: Scaling payments and the agentic economy

February 27, 2026

Off the Block: Scaling payments and the agentic economy

The world of decentralized technology is at an inflection point. The early promise of crypto is now maturing, shifting focus from speculative hype to building the robust, scalable infrastructure necessary for real-world adoption. This transition is crucial for unlocking the next era of digital commerce driven by the agentic economy.

An agentic economy is a future state where commerce, transactions, and services are increasingly managed not just by people, but by autonomous, intelligent agents (AI/bots) that require seamless, high-speed, and cost-effective digital payment rails to operate at scale.

In the 11th episode of Off the Block, we dive deep into this transformation with Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder of Mysten Labs. We explore how his experience leading R&D for Meta’s Libra project shaped Sui's first-principles approach to solving the fundamental problems of scaling blockchain for global commerce, and how Sui is positioning itself to be the essential backbone for this new autonomous world of agentic payments.

Here are some of the highlights from this episode:

02:11 - Adeniyi Abiodun’s journey from oil and gas to Meta's Libra
07:16 - Lessons from Meta: Designing for global scale
09:08 - Defining Sui: A decentralized platform for data and value
11:56 - The rise of AI agents and agentic payments
16:16 - The inevitability of onchain payments and stablecoins
17:53 - Solving institutional privacy and regulatory compliance
20:56 - Sui’s economic model: Subsidizing free transactions
25:42 - Revolutionizing UX: ZK login and abstracting gas
30:35 - What does the future look like for programmable transactions and an "agentic Sui"

▶️ Listen to the full episode of Off the Block with Adeniyi Abiodun

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