AEON partners with @Apertum_io to support apertum:native, connecting Apertum’s ecosystem with mobile payments and AI-agent settlement through infrastructure built for the #AIeconomy#. As AI agents increasingly access digital services and perform tasks on behalf of users, assets that can support both conventional payments and programmable settlement may play a greater role in enabling these interactions. $AEON

🇨🇱 AI agents need real-world purchasing power and access to the payment networks people already use. AEON now supports local bank transfers in Chile, connecting crypto payments to merchants through familiar domestic banking rails and settling directly in CLP. Another local settlement rail added to the infrastructure powering the #AIeconomy#. AEON has gone live in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Columbia, and now Chile in Latam. $AEON

🏨Looking for the perfect stay near Tokyo's Asakusa Station? Leave it to your AI travel assistant! Powered by AEON Agentic Checkout, your AI assistant instantly searches @travalacom, selects your ideal stay, and completes your booking in a snap. With travel booking now live, AEON extends the agentic commerce flow from purchasing individual products to executing complex, intent-driven transactions. As the settlement layer for the #AIEconomy#, AEON is building the infrastructure that powers frictionless, end-to-end AI transactions across any industry. 👇 Check out the demo below and try at:

Paid for my Dunkin Donuts with $ZANO @zano_project today in the Philippines! 🍩🇵🇭 Literally just scanned a QR code at the counter. Dropping the video below so you can see how smooth it is. 👇 The exact same AEON payment rails letting users buy donuts are being built for the #AIEconomy#. The same rails we use to buy coffee today are what autonomous AI will use tomorrow to execute real physical transactions. By connecting instant crypto settlement with real-world merchants, AEON is giving AI agents actual purchasing power.

ZK-powered scalability enters the physical merchant aisle. ⚡️ $STRK on @Starknet is now officially enabled for merchant payments across India, Colombia, Mexico, and Africa via AEON! From instant bank transfers and QR codes to regional mobile money systems, users in emerging digital economies can now spend $STRK natively for physical goods and services. This integration bridges traditional commerce with the #AIEconomy#, positioning $STRK as a critical asset for scalable Agent-to-Merchant (A2M) settlements. #AIPayment# $AEON

AI token prices have fallen more than 50% since May to under $1 per million tokens but a lot of that reflects usage shifting toward cheaper models rather than broad price cuts. Open models now account for ~60% of top model traffic at just $0.83 per million tokens while paid models average $6.03 as $GOOGL, OpenAI and Anthropic compete at the high end. The AI economy is going to continue splitting between cheap intelligence driving massive usage and premium models retaining pricing power which is why falling average token costs don't necessarily mean weaker compute demand for $NVDA, $AVGO and $AMD.

AI is moving beyond the technology sector and deeper into the broader economy. On The Bid #podcast#, host Oscar Pulido speaks with Jay Jacobs, BlackRock’s US Head of Equity ETFs, about how businesses across healthcare, manufacturing, financial services and more are putting #AI# to work. They explore what’s driving broader AI adoption, the physical infrastructure needed to support its growth and how areas like robotics and autonomous vehicles could shape the next phase of the AI economy. Listen:

AI has turned $SMH into the most popular semiconductor ETF in the world. VanEck veteran Nick Frasse is the man behind the $70 billion fund. We sat down to unpack the high-conviction stocks that make up the AI economy, how to bet on bottlenecks, and his favorite opportunities in the AI trade right now. This is one of the best conversations you will hear from someone who knows semiconductor investing extremely well. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - SMH and semiconductor demand 1:16 - Bear case for chips 5:27 - Semis collaborate, not compete 10:16 - Are semis still cyclical? 13:53 - SMHX and fabless chipmakers 15:32 - Asset-light vs. asset-heavy 16:59 - AI buildout bottlenecks 19:49 - Data centers, robotics, and space 21:25 - Grid-to-rack supply chain 22:51 - Financing the AI buildout 24:41 - Is AI killing software? 27:44 - Hyperscalers turning asset-heavy 29:21 - Robotics 30:52 - @vaneck_us

AI is overpowering every economic turbulence. Tariffs, wars, expensive energy, none of it has stopped earnings from beating expectations because AI is improving productivity, margins, and free cash flow across all 11 sectors of the economy. This isn’t just hype anymore. AI is already changing how companies operate, and the next constraint is becoming obvious, energy. You can’t build the AI economy without the power to run it.

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