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Agent-to-Agent Payments: Protocols and Challenges

24 August 2026ยท1 min readยทTsuka
Agent-to-agent payments involve non-human actors transferring value for goods, access, or API usage. This article explains technical requirements (wallet integration, programmable contracts, dispute protocols), risks (malware, agent collusion, oracle reliability), and social/legal boundaries (who is responsible when an agent pays another agent?). It discusses emerging standards, pilot networks, and how programmable tokens like Tsuka could someday fit into this landscape. Research questions, guidelines for future implementation, and current technical blockers are covered in detail to serve as an evergreen reference for analysts and developer researchers.

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