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Crypto leaders envision AI agents revolutionizing online payments, bypassing human sign-off. Coinbases Brian Armstrong predicts AI agents will outnumber humans in internet transactions. Binances Changpeng Zhao suggests agents could manage one million times more payments than humans using crypto. This concept sparked social media buzz. AI agents can bypass bank identity checks, using crypto wallets private keys. They can handle micro transactions, like fractions of a cent, which card networks cant manage efficiently. Coinbases x four zero two protocol allows agents to pay in stablecoins within web requests, backed by big players like Cloudflare, Circle, AWS, and Stripe. This could transform industries. However, traditional finance is responding with Visa and Mastercards agent payment tools on card rails. Experts anticipate a split: regulated purchases on cards, machine deals shifting to crypto.

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