Agentic Commerce Takes Center Stage at Consensus 2026
- Over 15,000 attendees are expected at the Miami Beach Convention Center from May 5 to 7.
- AI agents could number between 70 to 140 billion, surpassing the human population.
- Protocols like x402 and Stablecoin are emerging as key infrastructures for agentic payments.
- Christian Catalini emphasizes that true agentic payments require AI as a counterparty, not just assisted checkout.
- Google Cloud is actively investing in blockchain payment rails to facilitate agentic commerce.
The convergence of AI and blockchain payments is reshaping commerce, with a focus on creating frictionless transactions for AI agents. This event will address the necessary infrastructure and regulatory frameworks needed for this new economy.
Consensus will play a pivotal role in defining the future of agentic commerce, with discussions on protocols that could support trillions in transactions among machines.(Source)
