We are getting a CBDC right before altcoin season. https://t.co/qbPWAZLajEBrian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong):Agentic commerce isn’t priced in yet. Machine-to-machine payments will increase demand for the digital dollar beyond current estimates.The agentic economy could be larger than the human economy. We're building the infrastructure for both at Coinbase. ...

The agentic economy could be larger than the human economy.We're building the infrastructure for both at Coinbase. https://t.co/UsJ80MEMUIBrian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong):Agentic commerce isn’t priced in yet. Machine-to-machine payments will increase demand for the digital dollar beyond current estimates.The agentic economy could be larger than the human economy. We're building the infrastructure for both at Coinbase. ...

What does Circle Nanopayments unlock?→ Pay-per-API-call billing→ AI compute marketplaces→ Usage-based inference→ Machine-to-machine paymentsWhen agents can send $0.000001 instantly, new monetization models emerge.Programmable value at internet speed. https://t.co/NCFKF6Gs03 ...

AI agents are becoming economic actors.Circle Nanopayments is live on testnet, enabling gas-free USDC transfers as small as $0.000001.Built on Circle Gateway, Nanopayments allows developers to power:→ Pay-per-call APIs→ Real-time compute billing→ Machine-to-machine payments→ Agentic commerce at sub-cent scaleNo per-transaction gas.Batched onchain settlement.x402 compatible.The financial rail for the agentic economy is here.https://t.co/LccF2PxWeH ...

Core Insights - The evolution towards an economic system where software and devices transact autonomously without human involvement is underway [1] - Machines will not only execute transactions but also make decisions and coordinate with each other in real-time, leading to fully autonomous supply chains [2][3] - Continuous micro-transactions and machine-to-machine (M2M) payments are essential for the viability of this new machine economy, akin to how electricity enabled mass production [3][4] Group 1 - The new economy will rely on billions of tiny, continuous transactions rather than large, infrequent payments [3] - Blockchains are positioned as the critical infrastructure for enabling these microtransactions, similar to how electricity served as the power grid for modern industry [4][5] - Current payment systems are outdated, resembling pre-electricity methods that are episodic and heavily mediated by humans [6] Group 2 - M2M payments combined with micro-transactions will create an ambient value exchange, allowing machines to operate continuously without interruption for payments [7] - The advent of blockchain technology facilitates instant and low-cost value transfer globally, which is crucial for the implementation of continuous M2M payments [8]

Circle 🤝 @openmind_agiWe’re excited to collaborate with OpenMind to develop foundational standards for machine-to-machine payments.Together, we plan to bring USDC-powered micropayment protocols to life and shape the infrastructure for autonomous, real-world AI transactions.Read our agentic payments proposal on the x402 GitHub: https://t.co/mg9YNwhQoW ...