Crypto, Key Management & AI Agents | David Sneider, Co-founder of Lit Protocol

The Index Podcast

What if smart contracts could manage keys, secure assets, and run AI agents autonomously?
This week on The Index podcast —Host Alex Kehaya sits down with David Sneider, co-founder of Lit Protocol, to dive into decentralized key management, threshold cryptography, and the future of AI in Web3.
David shares his journey from building in the Bay Area tech scene to launching Lit Protocol, with stops along the way that include the acquisition of his SaaS startup by LinkedIn and working alongside crypto pioneer Chris Cassano. The two get into how threshold cryptography is powering the next wave of secure computation and enabling new use cases for AI and smart contracts.
You’ll hear how Lit is rethinking identity recovery and asset security through multi-party computation (MPC)—with real-world examples like the Fuse Wallet, where managing crypto feels more like using a banking app. Alex and David also explore how smart accounts, MPC, and AI agents are coming together to shape the next-gen developer stack.
Later in the episode, they look ahead to decentralized AI frameworks, the role of open-source models in avoiding centralized AI control, and why community-owned infrastructure matters.
If you’re building at the edge of crypto and AI, this one’s for you.
Website: https://www.litprotocol.com/

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1. Introduction to David Schneider and Lit Protocol (00:00:00)

2. Understanding Key Management and Authority (00:03:27)

3. MPC Wallets and Secret Key Security (00:08:12)

4. AI Agents and Key Management (00:16:52)

5. Open Source AGI and Internet Capital Markets (00:23:49)

6. Future of Personal AI and Digital Control (00:33:04)

7. Closing Thoughts and Final Reflections (00:39:30)