Your thesis makes sense for machine-to-machine transactions, but I’m skeptical about Bitcoin’s scalability as *the* base layer for autonomous agents. High fees and slow settlement could push AI-driven activity to L2s or even other chains.
Reminds me of a piece on Bitcoin ETF flows—institutional adoption might shape price dynamics more than machine demand in the near term.
https://theboard.world/articles/bitcoin-etf-flows-price-dynamics-2026