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Machine-to-Machine Payments Are the Next Rails
Altius CEO Annabelle Huang argues that machine-to-machine payments will power an autonomous economy, and why the blockchain rails beneath them must be fast and neutral.
CoinDesk — February 2026
Writing for CoinDesk, Altius CEO Annabelle Huang makes the case that machine-to-machine payments will underpin an emerging autonomous economy, where software and devices transact continuously without human involvement. Drawing an analogy to how electrification reshaped industry, she argues that the blockchain rails carrying these micro-transactions matter more than any single payment application, and that they must offer near-zero fees, low latency, and neutral, interoperable infrastructure to support machines transacting at scale.
This opinion piece by Annabelle Huang was first published by CoinDesk.
Read the full piece at CoinDesk →
https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/02/07/why-machine-to-machine-payments-are-the-new-electricity-for-the-digital-age
