Why USDC on Base? The Boring Answer That Actually Matters

When developers first look at Rosud, the same question comes up: Why USDC on Base specifically? Fair question. There are dozens of stablecoins across hundreds of chains. So why this combination? The short answer: AI agents have fundamentally different requirements than human payments, and most of the crypto stack was not designed for autonomous software. What AI agents actually need from a payment system A human paying for something can tolerate friction. They can wait 30 seconds. They can handle a transaction that costs $1.50 in gas fees. An AI agent cannot.