Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has highlighted the potential for an AI-driven economy to surpass human commerce, emphasizing the role of stablecoins in this transformation. Armstrong believes that machine-to-machine payments will revolutionize commerce, with dollar-backed stablecoins like USDC serving as the primary medium for these transactions. Coinbase is actively developing infrastructure to support this future, including payment tools that enable autonomous transactions by AI agents. The company's Q1 2026 earnings report revealed that USDC is used in 99% of AI agent transactions, with over 90% occurring on Coinbase's Base chain. Additionally, Coinbase's Agentic.market facilitates AI agents in purchasing services using USDC, having settled approximately 165 million transactions since its launch. Major tech companies are also entering the space, with AWS and Stripe collaborating on stablecoin micropayments, and Google Cloud exploring similar solutions with Solana. As automated transactions become more prevalent, the demand for fast, low-cost digital assets is expected to grow, positioning platforms like Coinbase to capitalize on this emerging "agentic" economy.