Agents Will Pay The Toll | How x402 Could Rewrite Online Access

Zion, hear me! For Season 2 of the Mere Morpheus podcast I'm going to be uploading the Morpheus builder weekly updates. My reason for doing this is to make it more accessible for those who want an update directly via their podcast app and to have them all in one place. If you'd like to participate they are held weekly on the @MorpheusAIs Twitter spaces. So enjoy Episode #72!Recorded: 7 May 2026 AI SUMMARY: In this shorter town hall, Bo/Kyle/Alan recap a quieter week while much of the community is at Consensus. Morpheus added DeepSeek V4 Pro and V4 Flash to its marketplace, highlighting their MOE architecture for faster/cheaper inference. x402 micro‑payments are a potential default paywall for agents, reshaping subscriptions and the "agent gig economy." Anthropic's institutional push toward pre‑built agents, warns of workforce overcorrections and mentions the EU delaying high‑risk AI rules to 2027–28. Upcoming Consensus talks and Brainpower content on advanced agents are teased. Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro(00:00:57) Morpheus updates: new DeepSeek v4 models go live(00:04:49) Breaking: AWS x402 payments with USDC via Coinbase(00:08:28) Why x402 microtransactions could shift the Internet(00:13:49) Anthropic’s institutional agents and job disruption(00:16:13) The corporate pendulum: AI adoption, costs, and corrections(00:21:26) EU delays high‑risk AI rules to December 2027+(00:26:05) Preview: Brainpower episode and AI risk talk(00:27:09) Wrapping up: Consensus talks, DAI trend, and what’s next  If you would like to support me for the value I provide you can use the referral link below when depositing capital and we will both earn bonus MOR. Alternatively you could send me a token of appreciation directly to my wallet ;) Referral Link: https://dashboard.mor.org/capital?referrer=0xE935f231c99c04Ee0b4532a3d0BdA81B152a0384Wallet Address: 0xE935f231c99c04Ee0b4532a3d0BdA81B152a0384Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/dX9BEhT3kzTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastsValue 4 Value Support:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast