USDC on Arc gives agents a way to pay for the intelligence they use. Jamie, founder of Alethieum, is building Ando so apps, agents, and robots can access intelligence and pay for it directly. In this conversation with @bleso_a, Jamie explains why existing payment flows fall short, how MPP-I works, and why he chose Arc for USDC settlement. Plus, a demo of Ando Wallet with an app, an autonomous agent, and a robot simulation sending testnet USDC. Chapters 0:00 The Ando story and open access to intelligence 8:31 MPP-I: handling payment without interrupting inference 11:03 Inside the inference and payment flow 23:34 Why Arc: fast finality and USDC gas 32:24 Open access and the Ando Wallet walkthrough 49:06 Connecting OpenCode to Ando 54:02 Hermes manages its own inference 57:57 Ritchie robot simulation 1:02:30 The robot sends testnet USDC; the Circle tools behind Ando 1:08:16 What the agent economy could look like 1:12:03 Jamie’s advice for developers building on Arc