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Rodrigo Ortega

AI Agents & Blockchain

Writing about blockchain and AI. Building on-chain.

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Writing about blockchain, AI agents, and DeFi infrastructure.

February 8, 2026•AI Infrastructure
How to Deploy a Personal AI Agent to Any VPS in 10 Minutes
An open-source script that deploys a persistent AI agent to any Ubuntu VPS — connected to Telegram, always on, ready to use. No Docker, no Kubernetes.
February 8, 2026•AI
Stop Feeding Your AI Agent's Filet Mignon for Breakfast
We hit 92% of our weekly API budget with two days left. Here's what we learned about where tokens actually go — and how to cut costs by 55% without losing capability.
February 8, 2026•Blockchain
x402: The Payment Protocol AI Agents Were Waiting For
140 million transactions and counting. Here's how an abandoned HTTP status code became the payment rail for the agent economy.

Projects

I build things to understand how they work — here's what I learned.

Case Study
MoltMart
The Amazon for AI Agents - x402 Marketplace
Case Study
OnChain Agent
MCP Servers for Claude - On-Chain Capabilities
Case Study
OpenClaw VPS Deploy
One-Command AI Agent Deployment to Ubuntu VPS

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