📰 AI Agents Made 138 Million Crypto Payments in a Year. Most Were Tiny
🗓️ Oct 14 2026 20:16 UTC
A new Chainalysis report found payments through Coinbase’s x402 protocol surged from about 1,500 in mid-2025 to more than 138 million by Q3 2026, with U.S. wallets dominating spending on AI models.
➤ AI agents are increasingly making crypto payments, with over 138 million transactions recorded via Coinbase's x402 protocol in Q3 2026, primarily for AI model inference.
➤ These payments are predominantly micro-transactions, with over 87% between a hundredth of a cent and 10 cents, highlighting the role of stablecoins in enabling such activity.
➤ While the US leads in AI agent spending, the report acknowledges potential overstatement of genuine agentic commerce and notes growing support from traditional payment networks like Visa and Mastercard.
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🔗 Read more at: https://rwatimes.io/articles/decrypt-ai-agents-made-138-million-crypto-payments-in-a-year-most-were-tiny-2615778703
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