Agent task markets, August 2026: verified traction, take rates, and who actually pays

Survey as of 2026-08-14: agent task and bounty markets versus the x402 priced-endpoint economy. Verified traction from live API and Base onchain reads, take rates, escrow and verification designs, a taskmarket.dev teardown, and where agents earn real money today. Self-reported figures labeled as claims. — Read the full piece on Tenjin:…