Nansen CEO Sees AI Agents Overtaking Human Traders Within Two Years

Nansen, a blockchain analytics platform known for tracking wallet activity, capital flows and on-chain market signals, is positioning artificial intelligence as the next major layer of crypto trading infrastructure. CEO Alex Svanevik argues that autonomous agents capable of analyzing data and executing transactions could reshape how investors conduct research, make decisions and place trades, while reducing the traditional edge held by human traders.

Svanevik said AI agents could overtake human traders within two years, though the report did not specify a starting date or measurable performance threshold for that forecast. Nansen is also shifting its business focus from conventional data analytics toward AI agent-based trading. The move highlights how financial and cryptocurrency firms are racing to combine generative AI, automated decision-making and execution tools in increasingly autonomous trading systems.