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Part 1 mapped what the incumbents are building for. This piece looks for the holes they leave. The door is free and the meter is going free, so I'd back what agents buy and the risk of what they do, at prices a realistic exit can repay.
The agent-payment protocols are free, and the open ones carry almost no money. The return sits with whoever issues the agent's credential and writes the rule for who eats a bad payment, mostly card networks and issuers, and with whoever owns the shopper's attention.
Recent econ data and policy developments suggest a stagflationary environment, and BTC may serve as a hedge. This post explores implications for the US, equities, & crypto