HONG KONG — Technology optimists predict that, sooner or later, people will rely on multiple artificial intelligence (AI) agents to manage their schedules, book restaurants, purchase essential items or even invest on their behalf. When that day comes, these agents will conduct users’ financial transactions on the blockchain, and most people may not even realize they are using crypto technology, according to Yat Siu, executive chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands. “I don’t think the path to crypto is going to be trading. It’s going to be much more about using it in everyday life,” Siu told The Korea Times in a recent interview on the sidelines of Consensus Hong Kong, a crypto networking event. “The fact that crypto is in the background is a bonus — it makes things bigger, faster, better, cheaper and more efficient. But ultimately, people won’t care.” Siu began his career in the technology industry in 1990 and is now a veteran entrepreneur and investor based in Hong Kong. An early advocate of blockchain, he co-founded Animoca Brands in 2014. The company now operat