40% use virtual asset payments… Survey of 100 AI proxy services

Chainalysis found that 40 of 100 AI proxy services it surveyed accept cryptocurrency payments, primarily stablecoins, though the figure reflects the share of services offering crypto checkout rather than actual transaction volume or value. AI proxies act as intermediaries that relay user requests to AI models, and the surveyed services also accepted fiat payments including WeChat Pay and Alipay. The analyzed wallets clustered not only in China but also in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. Chainalysis did not disclose its sampling method or survey period, leaving the geographic breakdown based on wallet classification rather than confirmed user nationality or operator location. The finding signals that stablecoins are becoming a default payment rail for cross-border AI API access, and the next thing to watch is whether transaction-level data confirms meaningful crypto payment volumes behind the 40% adoption figure.