# AI Agents Have Made 138 Million Crypto Payments Through Coinbase's x402 Protocol, Chainalysis Says

Most payments were under 10 cents, and wallets linked to the United States account for just over 88% of tracked spending on AI models, against 0.1% for China.

- Published: 2026-10-15T05:43:12.254Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/ai-agents-make-138-million-crypto-payments-as-u-s-dominates-spending-on-ai-models), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Coinbase's x402 protocol, which lets AI agents pay for services with crypto over standard web requests, has handled more than 138 million cumulative payments, according to new Chainalysis research reported by Goku Crypto News. Most of those…

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