The latest articles on DEV Community by Adrian Cole (@sovroute). https://dev.to/sovroute https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4141263%2Fd67c4f1c-2a86-48c8-af59-c2c6608b2594.png https://dev.to/sovroute en Adrian Cole Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:09:03 +0000 https://dev.to/sovroute/what-happens-when-software-starts-spending-money-1gc4 https://dev.to/sovroute/what-happens-when-software-starts-spending-money-1gc4 <p>AI agents are moving from simply answering questions to taking actions: calling APIs, paying for resources, unlocking content, and coordinating work without a human clicking every button.</p> <p>That shift creates a new kind of internet primitive: software that can hold a budget, make a decision, and spend tiny amounts of money when the task requires it.</p> <p>I am exploring this space through SovRoute: agent payments, Bitcoin Lightning, micro-transactions, and machine-native commerce.</p> <p>The interesting question is not only “can an agent pay?”</p> <p>It is: what happens when payment becomes part of the software runtime itself?</p> <p>Original article: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-happens-when-software-starts-spending-money-faruk-ucal-eyx4e" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-happens-when-software-starts-spending-money-faruk-ucal-eyx4e</a></p> ai bitcoin web3 payments