95% of x402 protocol transactions are agents routing to the cheapest AI model
kleffew94 · x · 2026-09-07
On the Unchained podcast, Edge & Node CEO Rodrigo Coelho revealed that 95% of transactions on the x402 payments protocol are agents quietly routing themselves to the cheapest AI model — not the agentic shopping sprees everyone predicted. Ampersend uses a wallet-level control layer to stop agents from overspending or acting on hallucinations, defends against prompt injection, launched on Base, and counts BNY Mellon among enterprises testing agentic commerce — though real volume still lags the hype.
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