Chainalysis: AI agents made 138M crypto payments, U.S. leads

New research from Chainalysis finds AI agents have made 138 million crypto payments, with U.S.-linked wallets accounting for just over 88% of tracked AI model payments — dwarfing China's 0.1% share. The data underscores how autonomous agents have become a meaningful source of onchain payment volume, concentrated overwhelmingly in U.S.-built AI services.