Arc(@arc):Machine-to-machine payments are live on Arc Testnet. @tlay_io showed two physical devices negotiating and settling USDC payments on Arc every 10 seconds, with no human in the loop. One device broadcasts a live electricity price. Another decides whether buying power is profitable, signs a USDC payment, and settles on Arc. A concrete look at what the agentic economy can become when it moves beyond cloud agents into physical AI and autonomous machines.

2026.08.13 19:00

Machine-to-machine payments are live on Arc Testnet. @tlay_io showed two physical devices negotiating and settling USDC payments on Arc every 10 seconds, with no human in the loop. One device broadcasts a live electricity price. Another decides whether buying power is profitable, signs a USDC payment, and settles on Arc. A concrete look at what the agentic economy can become when it moves beyond cloud agents into physical AI and autonomous machines.