According to CoinMeta, in the financial report live broadcast on August 19, 2026, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that in the payments made by AI intelligents through the proxy payment protocol, over 99% of the transactions were completed using USDC. He emphasized that since AI intelligents exist in the cloud, their task execution is highly deterministic, and they rely heavily on a reliable, widely recognized currency that can facilitate extremely low-cost settlements quickly. In addition, the application of USDC in cross-border settlements, capital markets, and retail payments is growing strongly, and offline settlement methods are also rapidly transitioning towards new types of instant payment modes such as QR codes.