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Builder's AI Agent API Earns $0 from Strangers in 8 Weeks
A developer built token-risk.com, a pay-per-call API for AI agents that charges $0.01 in USDC per request. After eight weeks, the service processed 15 transactions totaling $0.15, all from the builder's own wallets. The project highlights the gap between technical execution and market demand in the AI agent economy.
Meridian48 take
The honest post-mortem is refreshing, but the zero external revenue underscores how early and speculative the AI agent payment ecosystem remains.
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I built a machine-payable API for AI agents and made $0.00 from strangers. Here's every number. →
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