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Insights on affiliate marketing, attribution technology, and building commerce infrastructure that actually scales.

Affiliate Software Wasn't Built for Agents

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Affiliate Software Wasn't Built for Agents

Here's a scenario that's playing out right now, in real dashboards, without anyone noticing it.

Jess

Jess

May 11, 2026

Five Agent Payment Protocols. One Attribution Problem.

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Five Agent Payment Protocols. One Attribution Problem.

Stripe Sessions happened last week. The recurring word in the agentic commerce sessions wasn't "x402" or "stablecoins" or "machine-to-machine." It was a phrase that doesn't usually come from Stripe: **protocol crowdin...

Jess

Jess · May 4, 2026

When the Buyer Is Also an Agent

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When the Buyer Is Also an Agent

Signals out of Anthropic point to a marketplace where AI agents buy services from other AI agents. No user opens a tab. No one clicks a link. Agent A needs a capability, finds Agent B, pays for it — the whole transact...

Jess

Jess · April 27, 2026

The Receipt: Our First Public Payout

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The Receipt: Our First Public Payout

On April 16, 2026, Syndicate Links sent its first publicly documented commission payout — **11.5 USDC on Base** — to a real wallet address. No demo data, no simulation. On-chain settlement you can verify yourself.

Jess

Jess · April 18, 2026