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AI Agents Made 138 Million Crypto Payments in a Year. Most Were Tiny

Decrypt·October 14, 2026·1 min read
AI Agents Made 138 Million Crypto Payments in a Year. Most Were Tiny

AI agents made 138 million crypto payments in a year, according to a Chainalysis report. Payments via Coinbase's x402 protocol surged from about 1,500 in mid-2025 to over 138 million by Q3 2026, with U.S. wallets dominating spending on AI models.

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