437: An AI Agent Registered a Company , Here's How with Guest Speaker Pawel Mastalerz from Daski

I sat down with Pawel Mastalerz, co-founder of Daski.io, to explore the infrastructure he is building so AI agents can go out into the world and actually transact. We talk about how the idea was born when an AI agent got blocked trying to sign up for Gmail, why complex business transactions like registering a company need more than a simple payment protocol, and how Pawel's own agent became the first buyer on the Daski mainnet by incorporating Daski as a Wyoming corporation. Pawel breaks down how the platform uses X402, USDC on Base, the Agent-to-Agent protocol, and on-chain reputation to let agents discover services, pay for them, and follow up on delivery , all without a human babysitting the process.   CONNECT  Website: https://daski.io/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/daskiio Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daski Web3 with Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyz/  KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS  • [00:00] Sam introduces Pawel Mastalerz and the topic of agentic infrastructure for AI payments • [01:15] Pawel's background: travel e-commerce, FIO Protocol co-founder in 2018, then into AI • [03:07] The origin story: an AI agent got blocked by a CAPTCHA trying to create a Gmail account • [04:42] What Daski is , a marketplace welcoming to AI agents for complex, multi-step transactions • [05:34] How Daski differs from X402 , X402 handles simple one-off purchases; Daski handles complex, ongoing business relationships • [07:15] The first transaction on Daski mainnet: an AI agent registered Daski as a Wyoming corporation • [09:17] How the payment flow works , X402, USDC, splitting contracts, non-custodial by design • [12:26] Wyoming's openness to AI and DAOs, and jurisdictions like Argentina considering AI-owned companies • [16:33] How on-chain reputation works using ERC-8004 signals: transaction count, delivery confirmations, fulfillment time • [18:45] Why crypto and USDC on Base are the natural payment rails for AI agents • [21:00] What Daski is focused on over the next six to twelve months: growing both agent demand and service provider supply • [23:05] The ask: point your agent at Daski, try a free domain with the $10 cashback promotion, and share feedback DISCLAIMER Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend.  Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/