Tokenized Agentic Commerce: How Will It Work? Ft. Louis Amira
Nov 20, 2025
Louis Amira, Co-founder & CEO of Circuit and Chisel, brings his impressive background from Google and Stripe to the discussion on agentic commerce. He unveils the explosive growth of the x402 protocol and its implications for the crypto landscape. The conversation delves into the need for neutrality in protocols, how agentic payments can bridge gaps, and the fascinating potential of micropayments for services. Amira also shares insights on the future of funded standalone agents and how crypto wallets might serve as universal keys in this evolving marketplace.
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Career Pivot Sparked The Company
- Louis Amira described his path from Google to Chainlink to Stripe and then founding Circuit and Chisel after observing AI + crypto opportunities.
- He left Stripe in January 2025 with investors including Stripe to build agentic commerce infrastructure and agents themselves.
MCPs Made Tool Discovery Real
- Anthropic's Model Context Protocol normalized tool usage for agents and opened discovery and payment problems.
- Louis sees stablecoins as the natural low-fee rail for frequent micro-payments between agents and tools.
Neutral Layer To Prevent Fragmentation
- Multiple competing agent protocols (X402, ACP, Trusted Agent Protocol) are emerging and may fragment the space.
- Circuit and Chisel aim to be a compatibility layer that lets all protocols interoperate so developers and agents don't care which protocol they hit.