How to Boost Your Crypto Game with AI - Interview with AXAL

In this conversation, Ari Santos from AXAL breaks down how their team is building smart autonomous agents to automate complex crypto trading strategies. AXAL’s product, Autopilot, lets users create personalized trading plans that handle everything from portfolio rebalancing and yield harvesting to setting stops, limits, and circuit breakers—all without giving up custody of their assets. With delegated wallet access and whitelisted integrations, users maintain control while the agent does the work for them, adapting to market conditions based on risk preferences and preset parameters.

The conversation also touches on broader themes in Web3 innovation—from the early traction AXAL gained through accelerators like the Harvard-MIT Blockchain program to the evolving use cases for on-chain automation and future integrations with AI. Ari reflects on his own path from the military to startups, and how AXAL aims to reshape the user experience in DeFi by moving beyond basic bots to full-fledged autonomous agents. Whether it’s passive investors looking for set-and-forget tools or more advanced users exploring cross-chain execution, AXAL is positioning itself at the intersection of usability, security, and smart automation.