Money for machines: Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire on building an economy for AI agents
THE SO WHAT
If AI agents are going to transact autonomously, the control point shifts to programmable money rails and identity—who authorizes spend, how limits are enforced, and how audit trails work. Operators experimenting with agentic workflows should start with constrained, on-chain or API-metered budgets rather than handing agents corporate cards or unrestricted bank access.
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