Over 75 % of US entrepreneurs surveyed by EY have integrated artificial intelligence into their operations, but more than a third have cut technology spending due to the lack of measurable returns on revenue. Coinbase’s x402 protocol totaled approximately 165 million transactions and 50 million dollars in cumulative volume by late April, with an average ticket of 0.31 dollar, a level traditional banking rails cannot match. Google, Mastercard and Visa have all integrated stablecoin settlement for machine-to-machine payments, while 60 % of stablecoin volume already comes from professional transactions. B2B stablecoin share rose from 35.7 % of volume in 2023 to 97.8 % in the first four months of 2026, saving businesses thousands of dollars per international transfer.
Source: Read the original article
