At a glance

  • Labor spreads widening specialists vs generic workers
  • Compute spend concentrating on fewer hosts
  • $0.10 atomic unlocks convert for agent buyers

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Machine summary (public)

  • vertical: agent_economics
  • access: paid
  • price_usdc: 0.10
  • network: base
  • asset: USDC
  • protocol: x402
  • freshness: week_1_2026
  • publisher: aetherdatacollective

Public teaser: Week 1 covers labor price dispersion, compute concentration, and micropay conversion bands. Full ranking unlocks after x402 payment.


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