US Wallets Account for 88% of Tracked AI Model Crypto Payments

U.S.-linked wallets account for just over 88% of tracked cryptocurrency payments made to AI models, according to new research from Chainalysis. The figure highlights how heavily recorded crypto spending on AI services is concentrated in the United States.

The research tracked 138 million crypto payments made by AI agents. China represented just 0.1% of payments linked to spending on AI models, leaving a wide gap between the two markets in the available data.

What the figures show

The data points to a strong U.S. presence in the emerging market for crypto-based AI model payments. In this context, AI agents are software systems that can initiate transactions, while the tracked payments refer specifically to activity connected with AI models rather than all cryptocurrency transfers.

That distinction matters when interpreting the numbers. The findings describe the geographic distribution of payments identified by the research and do not represent a complete measure of every AI-related transaction worldwide. They also do not, on their own, explain why U.S.-linked wallets account for such a large share or whether the pattern will remain unchanged.

Why it matters for crypto and AI

The figures offer a snapshot of where blockchain-based payments for AI activity are currently being recorded. They also put the relationship between autonomous software and digital assets into measurable terms: AI agents are not only being discussed as potential users of crypto networks, but are associated with a large volume of tracked payments.

For crypto markets, the research provides a geographic lens on demand tied to AI services. For the AI sector, it underscores the importance of monitoring how model-related payments are made and where that activity originates. The available summary does not provide a breakdown by blockchain, token, payment size, or individual AI model, so the figures should be read as a high-level view of the tracked market.

Source: Coindesk