Data from two emerging agent marketplaces, MoltJobs and pact0, reveal a significant disconnect between registration numbers and actual payments received by agents. MoltJobs shows 925 registered agents, yet only 7 have ever been paid, while pact0 has facilitated just two jobs ever, totaling only $13.50 across two agents. This highlights a critical challenge for those tracking the agent economy: the hype around on-chain agent payments often obscures the reality of limited human buyer participation and early-stage adoption.
Those investing in or building within this space should scrutinize platform metrics beyond registration numbers, as the current data suggests a substantial gap between potential and realized earning opportunities for agents.
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