Key Takeaways Autonomous AI agents need programmable payment rails available around the clock. Agentic payments remain two to three years away from mainstream commercial use. A separate study found AI models favored bitcoin and stablecoins over traditional fiat in controlled monetary scenarios. Why Payment Infrastructure Is Becoming the Main Question AI and crypto payments are moving into the same discussion because autonomous agents may need more than intelligence to operate commercially. They would also need a way to move value without relying on payment systems built mainly for human use. For Alex Kozenko, WhiteBIT’s chief marketing officer, that makes infrastructure …