Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Circle Publishes Official USDC Spec for Machine Payments Protocol, Enabling Crosschain Agent-to-Agent Commerce

  • Circle has released an official USDC specification for the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), standardizing USDC payments for AI agents and automated services across EVM chains and Solana.
  • This specification introduces the first crosschain payment profile via Circle Gateway and includes support for USDCx on Stacks, extending MPP payment coverage to Bitcoin-layer settlement.
  • The release aligns with a broader trend of agentic commerce infrastructure, with other major players like AWS, Coinbase, and Mastercard also integrating AI agent payment capabilities.

Topics: Asset types, Blockchain usage, Integration with defi, Stablecoins digital cash, Ethereum evm l 1 s, Non evm chains, Layer 2 scaling, Rwa collateral lending

Tags: #circle #usdc #machinepaymentsprotocol #mpp #crosschain #aiagents #evmchains #solana #stacks #usdcx

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