WalletConnect Introduces Smart Sessions, Boosting AI-Driven Onchain Activity by 100%

WalletConnect, a leading protocol in the crypto space, is making significant strides towards enhancing user experience and scaling blockchain adoption. The protocol is betting big on AI and mobile adoption to power the next phase of its growth. In the early days of crypto, wallets were seen as gateways to freedom, but today, they often present hurdles such as endless popups, constant transaction approvals, and fragmented experiences. Every action demands user input, and every transaction risks becoming a bottleneck. The explosion of onchain applications has stretched this friction to the breaking point, necessitating a fundamental shift to scale blockchain adoption beyond the crypto-native crowd to institutions, enterprises, and billions of retail users.

WalletConnect believes that this shift is here with the introduction of Smart Sessions, a new standard designed for the AI-powered future of the internet. With the rise of intelligent agents, Smart Sessions are poised to ignite the next phase of growth for the network and ecosystem. Smart Sessions redefine the onchain experience by allowing users to connect once, set clear rules, and delegate permission to an app or AI agent to transact on their behalf within secure, predefined guardrails. This means automated trading strategies, fully autonomous onchain games, subscription payments that work like Stripe but onchain, and AI agents managing assets and strategies in real time. Agents become first-class citizens in this model, operating within parameters defined by users, combining the security of crypto with the usability of Web2. Smart Sessions create the foundation for a seamless, intelligent onchain world.

Smart Sessions aren’t just a UX upgrade; they fundamentally reshape the economic dynamics of WalletConnect. Each Smart Session represents a new stream of onchain activity. As sessions proliferate, powered by AI agents in apps, wallets, and custodial solutions, transaction volume is expected to grow exponentially. Looking ahead, WalletConnect envisions a model where transaction fees will be introduced, creating a new revenue layer for the network. Importantly, these future fees are designed to be paid using $WCT, WalletConnect’s native token. This would bring a new dimension to $WCT’s utility, making it not just a governance token but critical infrastructure capturing real economic value as Smart Sessions scale across the network. The more autonomous agents transact, the greater the anticipated demand for $WCT.

WalletConnect isn’t just consumer-facing; it powers the experiences custodial wallets deliver to institutions worldwide. Smart Sessions will transform these environments, upgrading today’s basic custody flows into onchain-native AI investment agents. Institutions are seeking better security, higher automation, and lower friction. With Smart Sessions, custodial wallets can offer a future-proof solution: secure, automated, and built for the era of AI-driven crypto investing.

Recent changes to Apple’s App Store policies mark a turning point for mobile crypto adoption. For the first time, apps and wallets will have more freedom to guide users toward decentralized payment options, external wallets, and onchain transactions. WalletConnect pioneered the original standard that enabled secure connections between mobile apps and wallets. Now, with regulatory and platform barriers easing, mobile-first crypto experiences can finally scale to their full potential. Smart Sessions, or what WalletConnect increasingly sees as Permissioned Sessions, will be critical in this mobile world, enabling seamless, trusted interactions between users, apps, and autonomous agents. As mobile access expands, WalletConnect is uniquely positioned to power the next generation of decentralized, AI-driven applications everywhere users are.

WalletConnect is standing at the beginning of a profound shift. Users will expect wallets that “just work” in the background. Apps will integrate AI agents by default. Sessions will replace manual transactions as the dominant mode of onchain interaction. $WCT will sit at the heart of this new transaction economy. Smart Sessions aren’t just a feature; they are a new primitive for an AI-powered, mobile-native, onchain world. This is a future where you don’t work to be onchain. Onchain works for you. Enabled by wallets. Empowered by AI. Built with Smart Sessions. WalletConnect is making it real. The next wave of growth is just getting started.