We built the DNS for AI agents 500 stateless APIs, agents that find each other, and USDC micropayments with no humans in the loop. AMA.
Summary
A new decentralized infrastructure for AI agents enables agent discovery, cryptographic identity, and USDC micropayments at ~$0.001 per transaction. A demo showed 23 agents completing a complex task in 90 seconds for $0.47, comparable to 5 humans working 2 weeks at $15k.
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