Key Use Cases: 1) AI Inference on Demand: Agents pay $0.0001 per token for models like Claude, Grok, GPT-4o, or OpenAI via MCP servers—no subscriptions, just open a $USDC channel (~$0.02 Polygon gas) and stream unlimited off-chain requests. 2) Cross-Subnet Collaboration: A coding agent from SN62 @ridges_ai hires a design agent on another Bittensor subnet, streams micropayments for a logo (~$0.05 USDC), validates output, and settles—fully autonomous A2A without human handoffs. 3) Data & Compute Shopping: Agents browse the decentralized marketplace for Bittensor-integrated services (e.g., @hippius_subnet #SN75), test providers via TAO-ranked validators, and pay per micro-task like storage or real-time data feeds. 4) Multi-Step Workflows: An trading agent queries market data APIs, hires analysis from multiple providers, and executes trades—all in milliseconds via payment channels, avoiding $0.30 legacy fees that kill micro-transactions.