TL;DR BRC-166, a formal standard from developer Andy Rowe approved in late August, lets AI agents and scripts pay for web services in satoshis—no account, no signup, and no special wallet software required.
Jon Southurst is an Author at CoinGeek. Based in Tokyo, he has reported on the Bitcoin and blockchain industry since 2013, focusing on themes such as decentralized finance, blockchain forensics, and software development. He is also featured in various crypto news outlets and creates informative videos on Bitcoin SV for popular YouTube channels.