Dev stress-tests agent payment protocol by having LLMs hire each other in USDC

lucianocccc built a live tournament where 10 LLMs autonomously hire one another using USDC payments to pressure-test a protocol called SwarmWage. It's a practical, self-contained testbed for agent-to-agent micropayments — a plumbing problem that will matter a lot if autonomous AI workflows become mainstream. For indie builders experimenting with agentic systems, watching real money move between models in a controlled environment is a more honest stress test than a demo.