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Chainalysis: agentic commerce on Coinbase's Base grew
Chainalysis: agentic commerce on Coinbase's Base grew from ~1,500 transactions in Q2 2025 to 138M+ in Q3 2026; 87%+ of the payments were for less than 10 cents
TL;DRAI agents using crypto for tiny payments exploded from thousands to billions of transactions in a year.
Why it matters: Micropayments via crypto could reshape how AI systems interact economically, bypassing traditional payment infrastructure entirely.
The field of agentic commerce, which describes the use of AI agents to carry out internet transactions, is rapidly maturing, and crypto is fueling the boom.
Read full articleSource: Fortune · Opens in new tab