Core Insights - Stablecoin velocity has doubled in the past two years, with coins changing hands an average of six times per month, prompting Standard Chartered to reassess its stablecoin market forecast [1] - The bank maintains its prediction that the stablecoin market will reach a total market cap of $2 trillion by the end of 2028, despite the increased velocity [2][3] Market Dynamics - Higher velocity indicates that fewer coins are needed to support the same transaction volume, yet the bank's forecast remains unchanged [3] - USDC has been a key driver of new use cases for stablecoins, accounting for approximately 25% of the market and beginning to decouple from Tether's USDT in mid-2024 [4] - The establishment of a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins under the GENIUS Act has accelerated this trend [4] Recent Trends - Starting in October 2025, USDC velocity on Solana and Base surged due to early AI agent payments via the x402 payment protocol, although this surge appears to have been transient [5] - USDT's velocity has remained stable, primarily driven by lower-turnover emerging-market savings, while USDC is positioned as a replacement for traditional finance [5]

solana x402 agent payments collapsed 90% since december. 6.8m weekly transactions down to 510k. meanwhile base processed 165m x402 transactions in 10 months. AWS just published enterprise reference implementations specifically for x402 on base. the agent payment rail war is already over. coinbase distribution plus AWS enterprise validation is the kind of infrastructure capture that compounds for years ...

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Core Insights - World and Coinbase have collaborated to create a solution for the agentic web that ensures proof of human involvement behind AI agents [1] - The AgentKit beta allows verified humans to delegate their World ID to AI agents, enhancing trust in interactions and transactions [2] Group 1: AgentKit and Its Functionality - AgentKit is a developer toolkit designed to enable "human-backed agents" to interact more effectively online by overcoming barriers that block automated traffic [2][6] - The toolkit integrates the x402 protocol developed by Coinbase and Cloudflare, allowing agents to make small payments for resource access while using World ID for verification [6][7] - This integration aims to transform the perception of agents from mere automated traffic to legitimate economic participants in the digital economy [7] Group 2: World ID and Its Technology - World ID, created by Tools for Humanity, utilizes iris-scanning technology to verify human identity, converting facial images into a numerical string stored on the user's device [9] - The x402 protocol, introduced by Coinbase, embeds stablecoin payments into web interactions, facilitating seamless transactions for agents [9]

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RT Rish (@_rishinsharma)@BlockRunAI (openrouter for x402) is one of the most popular servers on x402 and for a while only supported payments on BaseThey launched on Solana 8 days ago, and Solana now accounts for 30% of their volumes. If you're an x402 merchant, go multi chain https://t.co/FpVLTborPP ...