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Humans use credit cards. AI agents use $USDC. @BlockRunAI
Jan 2 ā€¢ 12 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
We analyzed every x402 transaction in December 2025.

63 million payments. $7.5M in USDC. 1,100+ projects.

This is the first real-world proof that AI agents can pay for services at scale.

Here's what we found šŸ§µ

šŸ“„ blockrun.ai/state-x402-202ā€¦
šŸ“Š blockrun.ai/state-x402-202ā€¦ Image Quick history lesson:

HTTP 402 "Payment Required" was defined in 1997. Never implemented.

Why? A $0.01 payment on credit cards costs $0.30 in fees.

That's 3,000% overhead. Micropayments were dead on arrival.

Until stablecoins. Image