# Articles

> Sourced notes on how agents pay and get paid. Each note has an HTML page and a raw Markdown file.

Not investment advice.

- [The machine-native economy: why AI agents need crypto payment rails](https://agentpaywire.com/articles/machine-native-economy.md): A note on BlackRock's paper dated 5 October 2026: agentic commerce requires machine-native payment rails; stablecoins are likely to lead; the ecosystem remains nascent. HTML: https://agentpaywire.com/articles/machine-native-economy/. Published 2026-10-20. Status: live.