One of the DeAI Agentic Commerce protocols (ACP) that isn’t getting enough attention is @virtuals_ioThere’s very few ecosystems as diverse as this - all it’ll take is a breakout real life use case and that ecosystem will popSaw @fundstrat pay attention recently; many agents have already adopted x402 to make seamless micropayments amongst each otherGraeme (@gkisokay):The @virtuals_io AI Agent Ecosystem Map https://t.co/CiwuN6yqIu ...

Some selective investing by PayPal Ventures:Stables + AI = They're cooking the next evolution of payments.https://t.co/xTV0BFk14cretree📺 (✧ᴗ✧) (@retreeq_):@S4mmyEth @GoKiteAI PayPal invests very selectively.They know this and are already cooking something up. https://t.co/NNqWAtPGIL ...

Industry Trend - Agentic commerce is identified as the leading use case for crypto in the current cycle [1] - Payments and AI are driving a bull market [1] Company Strategy & Partnership - PayPal is integrating payments and commerce into ChatGPT [1] - PayPal Ventures led an $18 million round for GoKiteAI in September [1] - Millions of businesses relying on PayPal will soon have a path to make products be [2] User Impact - Hundreds of millions of ChatGPT and PayPal users will be able to checkout in just a few taps [1]

Anthropic also reveals its expansion into Agents + financial services:Payments + AI will be the breakout crypto use case we’ve been waiting forAnthropic (@AnthropicAI):We’re expanding Claude for Financial Services, with an Excel add-in, new connectors to real-time data and market analytics, and pre-built Agent Skills, including cash flow models and initiating coverage reports. https://t.co/KfpD0losgr ...

RT s4mmy (@S4mmyEth)Citi + @coinbase x402 = InsaneWhile this announcement is focused on stablecoin utility + adoption, Citi is no stranger to AI infraImagine agents being spun up for each client, autonomously managing client portfolios using x402 micropayments to optimize ROI for the best yieldThis was the landscape from June 2024, let alone October 2025: ...

AI Infrastructure & Layer 2 Solutions - TensoraL2 ($TORA) launched its mainnet on BNB Chain, as the first AI-Powered Layer 2 on BNB, using the OP Stack [1] - Giza Tech experienced a 173% increase in AUM, becoming the fastest-growing DeAI protocol this month, closely followed by Almanak with a 157% increase; capital can be deployed on both Base and Arbitrum [1] - DepinSim raised $8 million in a Strategic Round, led by Outlier Ventures, to build decentralized global connectivity, focusing on Decentralized Physical AI (DePAI) [1] - 375AI will launch its mainnet on October 29, 2025, alongside its Edge AI Token (EAT) airdrop [2] Agentic Finance & Micropayments - Kite AI's ecosystem added Unifai Network, the first AgentFi module; KiteAIFDN account emergence suggests a token launch is imminent [1] - Fetch.ai highlights their "Agent Payment Protocol," standardizing how agents negotiate, commit, & make payments [1] - Virtuals NEO Banking landscape evolves with VPAY_Global, making Virtuals' agent tokens spendable anywhere Visa runs; A2A transactions have increased 6x this week [1] - OpenServAI integrates Ethereum Foundation's ERC-8004 standard into its agent stack, featuring x402 integration for micropayments and a partnership with GetDomeAPI for a prediction market aggregation layer [1] AI & Data Initiatives - Tether launched a decentralized AI App (QVAC Workbench) with its dataset (QVAC Genesis) to challenge Big Tech dominance; QVAC stands for "QuantumVerse Automatic Computer" [1] - Reuters highlights BluwhaleAI as "Banks Back Blockchain AI to Tackle Generational Wealth Shift," focusing on the estimated $84 trillion wealth transfer from Baby Boomers to Millennials and Gen Z over the next 30 years [1] - USDai_Official is covered by StableWatchHQ through a comprehensive report on how the protocol powers the future of AI Compute [2]

AI & Robotics Industry Trends - Physical AI is expected to transact as they carry out real-world errands [1] - The next decade is the timeframe for physical AI transactions, possibly sooner depending on the region [1] - Roba Labs is enabling the use of the x402 protocol for robots [1] Technology & Infrastructure - Traditional infrastructure needs to be feasible to enable robots to cohabit and carry out commerce [1] - x402 allows robots to transact [2] - x402 enables the transfer of real-world skills learned by robots [2]

RT jawz (@sayinshallah)the second sentence is the most important sentence in all of this x402 hype ...

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People are chasing the next "x402 project" but anyone can plug into itThe focus should be on how agents use this to create an entirely new economyWhere will the money flow in a "Machine-to-Machine" economy, & who will take the biggest slice?Monitor spikes in agentic TVL/AUM:- @almanak leads the group as depositors farm its points program for the upcoming TGE- @gizatechxyz provides juiced rewards for users deploying stables- @sire_agent recently launched its alpha vault which is essentially an agentic bookma ...