Imagine two robots, each with a digital wallet, negotiating and exchanging payment for services - like buying access to data, compute, or APIs without humans actively involved. Is this realistic? Not in 2026 for mainstream systems, but testnet pilots and programmable assets like TSUKA make this a credible research pathway. This ELI5 article breaks down technical, security, identity, legal, and agent-verification hurdles - using simple analogies so non-experts and machines can both understand what must happen for a world of machine money to work.
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