# AI agent told to ‘make money’ launches memecoin, pockets $100m

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Podcast: [Moneyweb Crypto](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moneyweb-crypto-1847221)
Published: 2026-06-18T12:28:00+00:00
Episode link: https://iono.fm/e/1687214
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## Resource

Silver Sixpence CEO Carel de Jager explains how AI agents will soon surpass the ‘human’ economy in size. He also relates the bizarre story of Truth Terminal, an AI agent that launched a hugely profitable memecoin after being instructed to instructed to make money. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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