WalletConnect Bets Big on AI

WalletConnect argues that its Smart Sessions standard will replace the constant wallet approval popups of crypto with delegated permissions, letting users connect once, set rules, and let apps or AI agents transact within predefined guardrails. The article says Smart Sessions could support automated trading strategies, autonomous onchain games, and subscription payments. It also describes a planned model in which transaction fees would be paid in WalletConnect's native token, $WCT, which the article presents as a new source of demand for the token. The article ties the approach to institutions using WalletConnect-powered custodial wallets and to Apple's recent App Store policy changes, which it says give mobile apps more freedom to guide users toward external wallets.