Why AI agents need stablecoins: traditional settlement takes T+2 to T+60 days
kleffew94 · x · 2026-08-27
This thread argues the most critical piece for agent payments is instant finality. Existing rails — ACH, wire, SWIFT, credit cards — force both sides to wait for settlement, from T+2 up to T+30 or T+60 days. Between humans that's manageable via identity verification and recourse; between AI agents that trust model breaks down, and IP checking is unreliable. Stablecoins offer instant, certain transfer — "I hand it to you, you have it" — making them the ideal settlement layer for agent economies.
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