Jesse Pollak: AI agents are the next wave in crypto payments

According to Odaily, Jesse Pollak, the head of the Base chain, stated in an interview that AI agents are rapidly gaining autonomy and increasingly require native, programmable payment systems. Currently, approximately $48 million in payments have flowed through the x402 protocol, with about 95% of the transactions occurring on the Base network. Jesse Pollak pointed out that the open-source payment protocol x402, developed in collaboration with an exchange, Microsoft, Google, and Mastercard, enables on-demand API payments without the need for traditional subscription systems. Crypto infrastructure allows AI agents to instantly and cost-effectively move funds globally, for services such as data access, computation, or travel bookings. The long-term vision is to create an open service marketplace, allowing software to discover and purchase digital services in real-time without human intervention.