solana processed 15m agent-to-agent transactions in 2026 YTD. all EVM chains combined processed less than 50k. that's 99.7% dominance in machine-to-machine payments. 400ms finality vs 12s finality is not a marginal improvement for autonomous agents running escrow loops, it's a different category entirely. 111,000 agent transactions per day, peaking at 2-6am UTC when human activity is lowest. agents don't care about ecosystems or brand loyalty. they route to the chain where escrow settles before the next task begins. the reputation/slashing layer for agent services doesn't exist yet on solana. whoever builds verifiable on-chain agent reliability scores with staking captures the trust layer for this entire economy. believe in something