AEON, a crypto payment and settlement network positioning itself for the emerging AI economy, has partnered with Dash to integrate the $DASH token across its global payments infrastructure.

The move is aimed at expanding Dash’s real-world utility while strengthening AEON’s role as a bridge between digital assets, everyday commerce, and future AI-driven payment systems.

Under the partnership, Dash becomes supported across AEON’s merchant network through AEON Pay, a Web3 mobile payment solution that allows users to make both online and offline payments using cryptocurrency.

The integration gives Dash holders the ability to spend $DASH at physical checkout points and digital merchants, while merchants receive settlement in local fiat currencies.

Through AEON Pay, users can now pay with $DASH for everyday transactions such as dining, retail purchases, and services.

The network already provides access to more than 50 million offline merchants across Southeast Asia, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, Georgia, and Peru, with plans to extend coverage further across Africa and Latin America.

AEON Pay operates via a Telegram Mini App and is also integrated into several major crypto wallets and platforms, including Bitget Wallet, Binance Wallet, OKX Wallet, Solana Pay, TokenPocket, KuCoin Pay, and Bybit.

Customers complete transactions by scanning QR codes at participating merchants, enabling crypto payments at the point of sale without requiring merchants to directly handle digital assets.

Dash, launched in 2014, has long focused on being a payment-oriented cryptocurrency.

It is known for fast transaction confirmations, relatively low fees, and an emphasis on usability.

Over time, Dash has also introduced decentralized governance, instant transaction finality, and infrastructure designed to support applications and data without reliance on centralized intermediaries.

For AEON, the Dash integration builds on its broader strategy of scaling crypto payments through familiar retail workflows.

The company says it has onboarded more than 50 million merchants and served over 1.74 million users, positioning itself as one of the largest crypto payment settlement networks using QR codes and bank transfers.

AEON Pay has processed nearly one million transactions with more than $29 million in volume across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

The partnership also reflects a trend among crypto payment providers toward offering merchants a seamless experience that minimizes volatility and operational complexity.

By converting crypto payments into local currency for merchants, AEON aims to lower barriers to adoption while expanding the use cases for digital assets like Dash.

Beyond human-led transactions, AEON and Dash are framing the partnership as part of a longer-term shift toward programmable and autonomous commerce.

AEON supports emerging AI payment standards such as x402 and ERC-8004, which are designed to enable payments between software agents, automated systems, and AI-driven services.

Through this integration, $DASH is positioned not only as a medium of exchange for individuals but also as a potential settlement asset for AI agents operating within decentralized systems.

The companies say this approach extends the concept of digital cash beyond peer-to-peer payments into applications aligned with the evolving AI economy.

As crypto firms increasingly explore intersections between payments, automation, and artificial intelligence, the AEON–Dash partnership highlights how established digital currencies are seeking relevance in both current commerce and future payment architectures.

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