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.
Topics: Scalability, Blockchain usage, Institutional adoption, Retail global adoption, Layer 2 scaling, Payment network integration
Tags: #aiagents #cryptopayments #chainalysis #x402protocol #coinbase #basenetwork #agenticcommerce #microtransactions #stablecoins #visa
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