Overview
- The Solana Foundation, speaking at Wednesday's Digital Asset Summit in New York, said the network has handled about 15 million payments initiated by AI agents that act for users and apps.
- Solana highlighted new AI‑first tooling, including a machine‑readable skill file to help agents create wallets and send transactions, plus a Developer Platform with payments, asset, and compliance APIs.
- Mastercard and Western Union have begun integrating with the Developer Platform, according to the foundation, in a push to make agent payments fit enterprise needs.
- Vibhu Norby said agents prefer sub‑cent, pay‑per‑use transfers that traditional card networks do not support well, and he framed Solana’s low fees and throughput as the fit for high‑frequency machine payments.
- Norby predicted most on‑chain activity will come from agents within two years, while outside signals show momentum, with ElizaOS gaining 17,600+ GitHub stars, Virtuals Protocol logging 1.78 million agent jobs, Coinbase promoting AgentKit and x402, and Norby saying Solana handles most agentic payments he can track through x402.