AI agents make 138 million crypto payments as U.S. dominates spending on AI models

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AI agents make 138 million crypto payments as U.S. dominates spending on AI models

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U.S.-linked wallets execute roughly 138 million crypto payments for AI agents, representing just over 88% of all tracked AI‑model transactions, while China accounts for a mere 0.1%, Chainalysis reports. The massive American share highlights domestic dominance in AI‑driven blockchain activity, suggesting that U.S. firms will continue shaping pricing, infrastructure investment, and regulatory focus across the crypto‑AI ecosystem.

U.S.-linked wallets account for just over 88% of tracked AI model payments, dwarfing China’s 0.1% share, according to new Chainalysis research.