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AI agents increasingly use USDC for low-cost, programmable payments, says Circle's CCO.

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14 Oct 2026
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AI agents increasingly use USDC for low-cost, programmable payments, says Circle's CCO.

Circle's Chief Commercial Officer Kash Razzaghi highlights that autonomous AI agents are emerging as a new type of customer, predominantly using USDC for transactions. Key reasons include USDC's programmability, low transaction costs, and 24/7 availability, making it ideal for machine-to-machine payments. Circle's Agent Stack, launched in May 2026, supports these agents with wallets, a marketplace, developer tools, and nanopayments, enabling seamless, ultra-small transactions. While USDC dominates this niche with 99-99.8% transaction value on a key protocol, the economic impact is nuanced due to the tiny payment sizes involved. Circle aims to establish USDC as the default currency in the growing agentic economy.

Circle's Chief Commercial Officer Kash Razzaghi discusses USDC as the currency for AI agents, highlighting its programmability and low transaction costs. For readers following cryptocurrency markets, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Oct 15, 2026 01:31 WIB: out of 50 major cryptocurrencies, 6 rose and 43 fell. Notable movers include SAND (The Sandbox) at Rp996 with a -7.41% change and balanced Pluang order activity, ONE (Harmony) at Rp28 down 7.00%, and ATOM (Cosmos) at Rp31,180 down 6.12%.

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