₿ **The end of ads: Coinbase engineer says AI agents could kill the internet’s favorite business model**

Erik Reppel, who created the x402 protocol, said that the web economy depends heavily on advertising revenue generated from humans. AI agents bypass that system entirely.

🔗 https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/05/06/the-end-of-ads-coinbase-engineer-says-ai-agents-could-kill-the-internet-s-favorite-business-model

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