AI agents need to pay for things. That's a harder problem than it sounds. If an agent pays $0.0001 for a data query but the gas fee is $0.05, the economics fail entirely.
GraphTally, the trust-minimized micropayment system built by core developers on The Graph, has been live on the network since late 2024 and directly shaped the x402 specification to solve exactly this problem.
The official Agent0 Subgraphs are now live on @base, @BNBCHAIN, @ethereum, @monad_xyz, and @0xPolygon.
Real-time indexing for every ERC-8004 agent — identity, capabilities, reputation, validation. Built as a public good with @graphprotocol.
For any enterprise considering doing indexing work in-house, it is sometimes harder than it looks. Definitely reach out to some of the folks who have been doing this from the very beginning.
The Graph set the standard.
Institutions are exploring #blockchain tools—but are they truly ready to embrace decentralized ecosystems?
@graphprotocol is helping bring trust, transparency & structure to that conversation.
@TwentyTwoNode breaks it down. Stay tuned for the full interview with @Ericspivak🎤 @consensus2026
Things that are now a single GraphQL query thanks to the Agent0 Subgraphs:
→ Every active MCP agent across 5 chains
→ Top-rated agents by capability
→ Full reputation history for any agent
→ Cross-chain ERC-8004 adoption stats
→ Real-time feed of new registrations
All in milliseconds. No RPC limits.
The agent economy will generate the most aggressive demand for structured blockchain data anyone has ever seen.
Agents don't click block explorers. They query, they decide, they act — thousands of times a minute.
That's a Subgraph problem The Graph is already building for.
Not every data problem needs custom indexing. For standard token data, wallets and marketplaces should not have to build and maintain infrastructure from scratch.
Token API on The Graph Network handles that: pre-indexed balances, prices, transfers, and NFT data, built on Substreams infrastructure. Q3 brings real-time DEX token pricing.
Every onchain application needs JSON-RPC to read state, check balances, and broadcast transactions to the network.
The Graph roadmap explores integrating JSON-RPC as a native service, aligning existing network capacity with The Graph's payment and security frameworks.
A full-stack data layer is the goal.
https://t.co/D1esWU7QeZ
Most AI agents are still working off training data or manually pasted context.
Now, any onchain dataset indexed on The Graph Network, DeFi protocols, NFT activity, governance data, identity, gaming, can be wired into an AI assistant as a live, queryable tool in an afternoon.
The question stops being "how do I get this data into the AI?" and starts being "what do I want the AI to do with it?"
💪Governance Update
The Graph Foundation welcomes Kyle Rojas (@kyleArojas) as the newest member of The Graph Council.
Kyle brings a rare combination of institutional finance experience and deep web3 expertise: From VP at @GoldmanSachs, to Director of Global Business at @edgeandnode, to Global Business Lead at Avail, to Institutional Lead for the Americas at the @ethereum Foundation.
His perspective will strengthen governance, treasury stewardship, and long-term ecosystem growth.
https://t.co/PgfrYa7iZP
Every indexed dataset on The Graph Network is now a potential tool for an AI agent. Not someday. Today.
That means any protocol, any wallet, any onchain activity that's already been indexed can be queried in plain English by an AI assistant, without a developer writing custom integration code for every new model.
The data layer already exists. This is how you connect it to the agent layer.
The @The_DTCC built their Great Collateral Experiment using The Graph Subgraphs.
Now Amp is bringing institutional-grade blockchain data infrastructure to scale:
✓ SQL-native analytics
✓ Verifiable data lineage
✓ Audit-ready provenance
✓ Enterprise deployment options
Financial institutions are moving onchain. The infrastructure is ready.
What can you build with Subgraphs on Tempo?
↳ Real-time payment tracking dashboards
↳ Stablecoin transfer reconciliation
↳ Compliance monitoring for cross-border flows
↳ Automated payroll verification
↳ Settlement analytics for tokenized deposits
The data layer for the payments chain is here.
At scale, sequential blockchain indexing hits a wall. Substreams solves this with parallel processing, composable modules, and sub-second latency on chains like Solana, Base, and BSC.
In 2026, Substreams moves The Graph Network as a fully permissionless data service, with trust-minimized payments, a Provider Selection Oracle, and a probabilistic verifier for data integrity.
Nick, Team Lead at The Graph Foundation, on where web3 infrastructure stands today:
"The industry is maturing, and projects are having to get super serious about revenue and sustainability. For the first time in the history of this industry, people are really at the conversation table."
Full conversation ⬇️
If you work with @aave data — as a researcher, builder, risk analyst, or writer — this changes your workflow.
Real-time lending markets, liquidations, flash loans, health factors & governance. All queryable through plain English via @graphprotocol subgraphs.
No GraphQL. No unit conversions. No stale screenshots.
Just ask.
Want to try Substreams?
➡️Get an API key (no personal info required)
➡️Find a package in the Registry or write your own
➡️Choose your sink: Subgraph, SQL, PubSub, or direct streaming