Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak says AI agents are the next big wave for crypto payments
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Jesse Pollak of Coinbase highlights how autonomous AI agents are driving a new wave of instant, blockchain-based payments.Summary
Jesse Pollak, a leader at Coinbase, identifies AI agents as the primary catalyst for the future of crypto payments. As these autonomous systems require software-native money to operate efficiently, they are increasingly leveraging blockchain infrastructure to make instant, global, and low-cost transactions. A central component of this shift is the x402 open-source protocol, which enables on-demand API payments. Already seeing $48 million in volume, this technology allows AI agents to autonomously purchase digital services. Pollak believes the ultimate success of crypto adoption lies in making these payment systems invisible to the end user.
(Source：CoinDesk)