# Machine-to-Machine Payment Content type: Glossary Term Summary: A payment initiated and received directly between software agents, devices, or machines with minimal human involvement. Related resources: - AI Agent (Glossary Term): https://theblockchainlibrary.com/glossary/ai-agent - Blockchain (Glossary Term): https://theblockchainlibrary.com/glossary/blockchain - Blockchain (Glossary Term): https://theblockchainlibrary.com/glossary/blockchain - Decentralized Compute (Glossary Term): https://theblockchainlibrary.com/glossary/decentralized-compute - Verifiable AI (Glossary Term): https://theblockchainlibrary.com/glossary/verifiable-ai - The Next Crypto Bull Market Will Look Different Than the Last One (Article): https://theblockchainlibrary.com/article/the-next-crypto-bull-market-will-look-different-than-the-last-one - Why Flat-Fee Blockchains Are Becoming the Enterprise Standard (Article): https://theblockchainlibrary.com/article/why-flat-fee-blockchains-are-becoming-the-enterprise-standard
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Machine-to-Machine Payment

A payment initiated and received directly between software agents, devices, or machines with minimal human involvement.

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A payment initiated and received directly between software agents, devices, or machines with minimal human involvement.

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AI Agent

Software that uses artificial intelligence to perceive information, make decisions, and perform actions toward defined objectives.

Blockchain

A blockchain is a distributed, immutable ledger technology that records transactions across a network of computers. Data is stored in 'blocks' that are linked chronologically using cryptographic hashes. Once data is verified and written, it is computationally impractical to alter or delete, ensuring a single, verifiable version of the truth without a central intermediary. This architecture provides transparency, security, and trust by requiring consensus among network participants rather than relying on a central authority.

Blockchain

A distributed, decentralized digital ledger that records transactions across many computers in such a way that the records cannot be altered retroactively without the consensus of the network. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, creating an immutable chain.

Decentralized Compute

Computing capacity supplied and coordinated across independent providers, often using blockchain settlement or incentives.

Verifiable AI

AI systems whose model identity, inputs, outputs, or computations can be independently checked using cryptographic or auditable mechanisms.