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title: "Crypto’s next billion users might be AI agents, and they’re paying with stablecoins"
date: 2026-08-22
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89b1917cf94991a7080863e594c117&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.coindesk.com%2fbusiness%2f2026%2f08%2f23%2fcrypto-s-next-billion-users-might-be-ai-agents-and-they-re-paying-with-stablecoins&c=17418124672875962307&mkt=en-us
description: "According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic payments."
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# Crypto’s next billion users might be AI agents, and they’re paying with stablecoins

According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic payments.

*Published: 2026-08-22*