Coinbase Dev GTM lead: AI agents will unlock API-native micropayments humans won't use
kleffew94 · x · 2026-09-07
kleffew94, GTM Lead at Coinbase Dev, argues AI agents will pay in ways humans never would:
- Agents are rational economic actors that can ingest lots of information and contracts, and execute micropayments at scale.
- Why humans skip micropayments: 30-cent transactions carry cognitive overload that agents simply don't have.
- A new commerce category is emerging around tool calls and API-native micropayments.
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