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Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are no longer just talking to each other. They are paying for services, buying data and even purchasing access to tokens the AI models, with more than 138 million transactions recorded through the x402 protocol on Coinbase’s Base blockchain, according to a Chainalysis’ <a href="https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/north-america-crypto-adoption-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">><em>Inside North America's $3 trillion crypto economy: Agentic commerce accelerates</em> report</a>. The United States dominates this emerging market. U.S.linked wallets accounted for 88.1% of the geographically identified payments for AI model inference, compared with just 0.1% for Chinese-linked wallets, the blockchain analytics firm found. "One possible explanation is that Chinese developers are more inclined to use open-weight models such as DeepSeek and Qwen, reducing their need to purchase metered inference services," Eric Jardine, Chainalysis' head of research, told CoinDesk. The findings, released Wednesday, come as Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and other payments giants <a href="/tech/2026/07/15/visa-mastercard-and-ripple-join-the-standard-letting-ai-agents-pay-in-stablecoins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">have backed the x402 protocol,</a> while Coinbase <a href="/business/2026/07/23/coinbase-closes-the-gaps-in-ai-agent-economy-for-businesses-users-and-developers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">has begun allowing business customers</a> to accept payments from AI agents. Yat Siu, co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, <a href="/business/2026/08/29/the-next-trillion-dollar-currency-may-not-be-a-stablecoin-it-might-not-even-have-a-name-yet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recently told CoinDesk</a> that over the next few years he estimates up to 100 billion AI agents will be transacting on the internet and they will be using crypto. And crypto’s <a href="/business/2026/08/23/crypto-s-next-billion-users-might-be-ai-agents-and-they-re-paying-with-stablecoins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">next billion users might be AI agents</a> paying with stablecoins. “Stablecoins are particularly well suited to the kinds of transactions we expect AI agents to make at first,” Stephanie Cohen, Cloudflare’s chief strategy officer, <a href="/business/2026/08/23/crypto-s-next-billion-users-might-be-ai-agents-and-they-re-paying-with-stablecoins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">told CoinDesk.</a> Unlike traditional card payments, stablecoins can handle transactions worth fractions of a cent, allowing AI agents to buy data, computing power and other services without human intervention. The new Chainalysis figures offer evidence of growing use of those payment systems, although transaction counts alone do not establish how much represents genuine commercial demand. Much of the activity runs through x402, a payments protocol incubated by Coinbase that allows AI agents to pay automatically for digital services using crypto. More than 87% o
IMF: Saudi Arabia's fiscal buffers and energy backups mitigate economic shocks.
According to Bijie News, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Saudi Arabia's fiscal buffers and spare oil export facilities are helping to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on the Middle East's largest economy.
Musk says restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starshield are decided by the US government
According to news from Bijie, Musk said that restrictions on Ukraine's use of "Starshield" are decided by the U.S. government. Elon Musk, CEO of U.S. space exploration company SpaceX, said on social media on the 14th that the "Starshield" satellite communications system used by Ukraine is owned and controlled by the U.S. government, and any restrictions on its speed or use are decided by the U.S. military and ultimately depend on the U.S. president. Musk said on social media that day that "Starlink" is a commercial satellite communications service owned and controlled by SpaceX, limited to civilian or defensive activities, and must not be used for offensive military operations. "Starshield" is a satellite communications system developed by SpaceX for the U.S. government and military. It differs from "Starlink," which mainly provides commercial services, but the two use some of the same satellite technology and infrastructure.
Upbit will list the Puffer token on the Korean won market.
CoinWorld news: Upbit has announced that it will list the Puffer token on the Korean won market at 14:00 (UTC+8) on October 15.
Upbit lists the PUFFER/KRW trading pair.
Upbit has announced the listing of the PUFFER/KRW trading pair, making it one of South Korea's largest crypto trading platforms.
Over the past 4 hours, the share of active buy trades in SOL contracts was 48.37%.
CoinWorld data: For the SOLUSDT perpetual contract over the most recent 4 complete hours, active buy trades accounted for 48.37% and active sell trades for 51.63%, with active selling dominating. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours earlier, this was down 3.0116 percentage points; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days earlier, it was up 0.8486 percentage points.
IMF officials: oil-exporting countries directly affected by the war will see a sharp contraction in 2026.
According to Bijie News, an IMF official stated that oil-exporting countries directly affected by the war will experience a sharp contraction in 2026, followed by a rebound in 2027, though production will still remain below pre-war forecast levels.
IMF officials: pre-war surpluses, alternative routes and demand adjustments help cushion the oil production shock
According to Bijie News, an IMF official stated that pre-war surpluses, alternative routes, and demand adjustments help mitigate the impact on oil production, but the buffer space is limited.
eqx labs launches tokenized US stocks and ETF protocol on HyperLiquid
According to CoinWorld news, eqx labs has launched the eqx product on HyperLiquid's Hypercore, issuing tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs under the hip-1 token standard, supporting 24/7 trading. eqx tokens are fully backed 1:1 by stocks custodied by Alpaca, StoneX, and ClearStreet, and traders only need to pay HyperLiquid's standard spot fees. eqx tokens are issued by eqx spc ltd in the British Virgin Islands, using a segregated trust structure, and authorized participants can maintain the token price close to the net asset value of the underlying U.S. stocks through arbitrage mechanisms.
Over the past 4 hours, active buy trades accounted for 43.29% of ETH futures trading volume.
Bijiie data: For the ETHUSDT perpetual contract, the taker buy volume share over the most recent 4 complete hours was 43.29%, while the taker sell share was 56.71%, with taker selling dominating. Compared with the same-metric snapshot 24 hours earlier, it fell by 8.5131 percentage points; compared with the same-metric snapshot 7 days earlier, it fell by 4.2718 percentage points.