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AI Agents Could Make Ethereum the Backbone of Autonomous Crypto Payments

I believe Ethereum will be a primary platform for AI agents that use an existing web standard to execute real-world crypto payments without human intervention, as described by two Coinbase developers.

This shift could expand on-chain payment use cases, increase demand for smart-contract infrastructure and ETH-denominated value transfer, and accelerate Layer-2 and wallet innovation.

However, adoption hinges on standards, scalability and regulatory clarity, so widespread autonomous payments are likely gradual rather than immediate.

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Analysis

Technically plausible: a dormant web standard combined with AI-driven agents and Ethereum's programmable contracts can enable autonomous value flows, benefiting Layer-2s and middleware but requiring t...

Recommendation

Monitor developments and infrastructure plays around Ethereum and Layer-2s; consider small, staged exposure to ETH or service tokens if you believe autonomous payments gain traction, but avoid large a...

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