According to Prince, the AI agent analyzed SpaceX\u2019s S-1\u00a0filing<\/a> and completed the process through six paid Application Programming Interface (API) calls for $1.87 in USDC, without relying on traditional Bloomberg terminals, which cost \u201c$24,000 a year,\u201d API subscriptions, or manual analyst work.<\/p>\n Simply put, accessing premium data APIs typically requires creating an account, providing a credit card, and agreeing to the terms of service. Here, the AI agent made its own payments autonomously, in tiny amounts ($1.87 across 6 calls), using programmable money.<\/p>\n The memo included valuation models, debt analysis, underwriting conflicts, governance risks, and long-term projections tied to SpaceX\u2019s IPO. The report ultimately gave SpaceX a \u201cHOLD\u201d rating while highlighting concerns around xAI losses, debt obligations, and Elon Musk\u2019s concentrated control over the company.<\/p>\n Circle\u2019s stock<\/a> was down by 0.56% during after-hours trading. On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment around CRCL remained in the \u2018bearish\u2019 zone, while chatter around it moved to \u2018extremely low\u2019 from \u2018low\u2019 over the past day.<\/p>\n Stablecoins Meet Autonomous Finance<\/p>\n Prince argued the workflow demonstrated how stablecoin-based payment rails could lower the cost of institutional-grade financial analysis by allowing AI agents to directly access and pay for financial data in real time.<\/p>\n The demonstration also added to a growing push across the crypto industry to position stablecoins as settlement infrastructure for machine-to-machine transactions and autonomous internet services.<\/p>\n Tether (USDT) CEO Paolo Ardoino has made a similar argument around an emerging machine-driven economy. Earlier this year, Ardoino\u00a0said<\/a> he expects \u201ctrillions\u201d of autonomous AI agents to eventually transact using Bitcoin (BTC) and USDT because traditional banks are unlikely to provide accounts or payment infrastructure for non-human systems. Tether has since\u00a0launched<\/a> \u201cTether AI,\u201d an open-source AI runtime built around its Wallet Development Kit to support Bitcoin and USDT payments between AI agents without centralized intermediation.<\/p>\n Read also:\u00a0The ‘King Of Liquidations’ Gets Liquidated Again \u2014 Machi Big Brother Has Just $100K Left, Arkham Reports<\/a><\/p>\n For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com<\/p>\n![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_2026_05_24_at_5_27_06_AM_png_c37ce6ade4.webp\")
<\/a>Circle CEO on AI agent using USDC to create a memo. Source: @jerallaire\/x<\/p>\n
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