Home Financial Planning Vista Equity CEO outlines the next phase of the AI boom

Financial Planning

Vista Equity CEO outlines the next phase of the AI boom

By

Internationalfinancialnews.com

-

6 January 2026

12

Share

CNBC Wealth Editor Robert Frank speaks exclusively with Vista Equity Partners founder, chairman and CEO Robert Smith. The two discuss why the next phase in the AI boom will be in AI agents.

LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply

Bitcoin(BTC)$90,937.00-1.78%
Ethereum(ETH)$3,135.69-3.43%
Tether(USDT)$1.00-0.05%
XRP(XRP)$2.18-3.62%
BNB(BNB)$895.62-1.12%
Solana(SOL)$135.40-2.46%
USDC(USDC)$1.000.00%
TRON(TRX)$0.2974321.84%
Lido Staked Ether(STETH)$3,134.97-3.34%
Dogecoin(DOGE)$0.145960-0.67%
Figure Heloc(FIGR_HELOC)$1.03-0.12%
Cardano(ADA)$0.400343-2.90%
Bitcoin Cash(BCH)$628.65-1.04%
Wrapped stETH(WSTETH)$3,835.11-3.47%
WhiteBIT Coin(WBT)$56.32-2.80%
Wrapped Beacon ETH(WBETH)$3,407.67-3.42%
Wrapped Bitcoin(WBTC)$90,517.00-1.94%
USDS(USDS)$1.000.01%
Wrapped eETH(WEETH)$3,399.40-3.50%
Chainlink(LINK)$13.34-3.09%
Binance Bridged USDT (BNB Smart Chain)(BSC-USD)$1.00-0.03%
LEO Token(LEO)$9.011.24%
WETH(WETH)$3,134.35-3.44%
Monero(XMR)$438.47-1.46%
Zcash(ZEC)$477.23-4.00%
Stellar(XLM)$0.233312-3.07%
Coinbase Wrapped BTC(CBBTC)$90,901.00-1.77%
Sui(SUI)$1.82-2.12%
Hyperliquid(HYPE)$26.82-2.07%
Ethena USDe(USDE)$1.00-0.01%
Litecoin(LTC)$81.27-1.90%
Avalanche(AVAX)$14.04-3.24%
Hedera(HBAR)$0.122491-4.08%
Shiba Inu(SHIB)$0.000009-2.40%
Canton(CC)$0.134710-3.29%
sUSDS(SUSDS)$1.080.00%
World Liberty Financial(WLFI)$0.167422-2.57%
USDT0(USDT0)$1.00-0.03%
Toncoin(TON)$1.87-1.02%
Dai(DAI)$1.00-0.07%
Cronos(CRO)$0.102836-3.90%
PayPal USD(PYUSD)$1.000.00%
Uniswap(UNI)$5.65-4.97%
Ethena Staked USDe(SUSDE)$1.210.03%
Polkadot(DOT)$2.13-2.02%
USD1(USD1)$1.00-0.14%
Mantle(MNT)$1.03-6.34%
Rain(RAIN)$0.008880-3.85%
MemeCore(M)$1.65-1.74%
Pepe(PEPE)$0.0000071.04%
Bittensor(TAO)$271.95-5.62%
Aave(AAVE)$166.13-3.08%
Bitget Token(BGB)$3.52-0.79%
OKB(OKB)$111.66-1.96%
Tether Gold(XAUT)$4,459.11-0.36%
NEAR Protocol(NEAR)$1.72-3.72%
Falcon USD(USDF)$1.00-0.02%
Ethereum Classic(ETC)$12.80-2.36%
Jito Staked SOL(JITOSOL)$169.67-2.32%
Binance-Peg WETH(WETH)$3,134.08-3.39%
Ethena(ENA)$0.236303-5.22%
Internet Computer(ICP)$3.24-2.83%
Aster(ASTER)$0.74-2.86%
Pi Network(PI)$0.207967-1.41%
BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund(BUIDL)$1.000.00%
PAX Gold(PAXG)$4,466.55-0.73%
Wrapped SOL(SOL)$135.30-2.50%
Worldcoin(WLD)$0.59-4.66%
HTX DAO(HTX)$0.0000020.89%
Jupiter Perpetuals Liquidity Provider Token(JLP)$4.73-1.53%
Circle USYC(USYC)$1.110.00%
Global Dollar(USDG)$1.000.00%
KuCoin(KCS)$11.38-1.44%
syrupUSDC(SYRUPUSDC)$1.150.01%
Binance Staked SOL(BNSOL)$148.02-2.30%
Aptos(APT)$1.88-3.01%
Sky(SKY)$0.061149-3.37%
Pump.fun(PUMP)$0.002338-2.79%
Provenance Blockchain(HASH)$0.026050-11.66%
Ripple USD(RLUSD)$1.000.04%
POL (ex-MATIC)(POL)$0.126127-1.13%
Ondo(ONDO)$0.420774-6.07%
BFUSD(BFUSD)$1.00-0.01%
Kaspa(KAS)$0.048837-3.31%
Midnight(NIGHT)$0.0786931.42%
Wrapped BNB(WBNB)$895.57-1.09%
Rocket Pool ETH(RETH)$3,616.63-3.39%
Binance Bridged USDC (BNB Smart Chain)(USDC)$1.000.01%
Gate(GT)$10.35-1.75%
Arbitrum(ARB)$0.211524-3.03%
Render(RENDER)$2.31-4.60%
Algorand(ALGO)$0.135069-3.43%
Cosmos Hub(ATOM)$2.40-2.08%
Kelp DAO Restaked ETH(RSETH)$3,322.88-3.47%
Filecoin(FIL)$1.51-3.35%
Quant(QNT)$74.87-3.34%
Official Trump(TRUMP)$5.37-0.95%
VeChain(VET)$0.012062-4.84%
Bridged Wrapped Lido Staked Ether (Scroll)(WSTETH)$3,823.10-3.31%
Bonk(BONK)$0.000011-2.65%