AEON partners with ApeX Protocol to integrate $APEX into merchant network

AEON: AEON is a settlement layer for the agentic economy that bridges autonomous AI interactions with real-world value flows and maintains a merchant network for payments. It is backed by YZi Labs and focuses on enabling tokens for AI-native and offline transactions. In this development, AEON is partnering with OfficialApeXdex to integrate $APEX into its infrastructure for broader real-world usability. Official ApeXdex: OfficialApeXdex operates as ApeX Protocol, a self-custody trading platform emphasizing pure trading with its $APEX token. The project has primarily operated in DeFi markets prior to this expansion. The partnership with AEON allows $APEX to extend into real-world merchant payments and AI-driven commerce through AEON's settlement systems. AI Commerce: Projects like AEON are developing infrastructure specifically for autonomous AI agent interactions and agentic economy value flows. Payments Infrastructure: AEON provides settlement capabilities that connect digital tokens to millions of real-world merchants for everyday transactions.