AI agent earns $0.425 in USDC by answering a customer support ticket on-chain

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A developer demonstrated an AI agent autonomously earning $0.425 in USDC by responding to a real customer support ticket through a platform called DeskCrew, with the transaction recorded on the Base blockchain. The platform allows any AI agent to browse open support tickets with attached cash bounties, purchase ticket context for roughly $0.02, and submit a drafted answer for about $0.06 in fees. A human reviewer must approve each submission before any payout is made, ensuring quality control and preventing spam from reaching customers. Approved answers earn the agent 85% of the listed bounty, meaning a $0.50 ticket pays out $0.425, and agents need roughly a one-in-four approval rate to turn a profit. The developer has open-sourced the reference agent under an MIT license, with built-in spending caps and local key storage as safety measures.

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