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Mastercard enables AI agents to pay independently in crypto

In tests, an AI agent paid nine times via the Base blockchain for information retrieval and image creation, with humans only setting a budget in advance.

Constantin Kogan
@constkoganArchived 7 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.21
Constantin Kogan @constkoganOriginally posted 2026.10.21
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💳 Mastercard taught AI agents to pay with cryptocurrency independently. During tests, one of them paid nine times for information retrieval and image creation via the Base blockchain — all that was left for a human was to set a budget in advance, and then the agent handled it without their involvement. Recently, Mastercard launched a platform, which will allow payments with stablecoins at hundreds of millions of merchants worldwide.

x.com/constkogan/status/2112917070157373844Archived 2026.10.22 10:27