Algorand x402 AI payments outpace Solana and Polygon
Algorand (ALGO)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Algorand is gaining traction in emerging AI payments as automated agents increasingly use its blockchain rails for service access and settlement. The outlet highlights rising activity around Algorand’s x402 payment infrastructure, noting that recent tracked agentic payment volume has moved ahead of Solana and Polygon. Algorand describes x402 as an internet-native payment mechanism that supports pay-per-use access for APIs, data, computing, and digital resources.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ALGO, measured when this story was written up on 22 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Algorand is trading at $0.1125 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 51.0%, indicating a slight edge for buyers over sellers. Short-term momentum shows stronger conviction, with the 1-hour buy ratio at 51.4% and the 4-hour ratio rising to 57.8%. Volume delta reflects this buying interest, posting +$3,657 in the last hour and +$129,660 over four hours, while the cumulative volume delta for the day stands at +$578,479. Net buying has occurred for 18 of the last 24 hours, suggesting that buying pressure is building rather than fading as the session progresses.
The latest daily buy ratio of 54.0% sits at the 90th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.9% - among the strongest buying days it has had.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ALGO, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, Algorand has seen consistent accumulation, with net buying recorded for all seven days. The 7-day average buy ratio sits at 52.3%, slightly higher than the current 24-hour reading of 51.0%. Volume has surged to 1.95 times the average, contributing to an 8-day price increase of 17.1%. This represents an unusual day for the coin, driven by volume nearly double the norm compared to the standard weekly baseline.