TREE NEWS update: Solana has launched x402 batch payment functionality through PayAI Network and BlockRunAI, letting AI agents authorize multiple off-chain payments via USDC-backed channels and settle them as a single on-chain transaction. BlockRunAI has applied the feature to its AI model routing service, saying batch settlement cuts latency roughly 10x and saves over $20,000 in network fees per month. BlockRunAI connects more than 113 AI models through a single interface and charges per call.
Solana Launches x402 Batch Payments for AI Agents Settling in USDC
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The interesting part is not the speed claim but the settlement model: agents authorizing many off-chain payments and collapsing them into one on-chain transaction turns USDC channels into something closer to an invoicing layer than a payment rail. That matters for any machine-to-machine service charging per call, where per-transaction fees otherwise eat the margin. Whether other agent platforms adopt the same batching pattern, and whether channel-based credit introduces counterparty questions, is the open question worth watching.
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