Circle adds Venice.ai to Agent Marketplace for USDC payments
- —Venice.ai processes over 1 million API calls per day
- —The marketplace has grown from 600 to over 900 services in a couple of months
- —Payments are made via x402 in USDC on Base and Solana without gas
- —In July 2026, Venice raised $65 million at a $1 billion valuation
Why it matters: It expands USDC use cases in AI agent payments and strengthens Circle's position in autonomous service infrastructure.
Source: Crypto Briefing