Tom Lee: Ethereum will become the financial and AI settlement layer

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated that Ethereum has strong leaders and developers that can ensure it becomes the future settlement layer for finance and AI. He believes that the current bearish sentiment stems from the despair at the bottom of the crypto winter, and claims that blockchain is the only viable way for agentic AI business interaction, while also improving the profitability of the financial system. He continues to be bullish on ETH.