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x402 explained: Coinbase's payment standard for AI agents
x402 uses HTTP 402 to let AI agents pay for web services in stablecoins like USDC, with backing from Coinbase and the x4...
Card networks back AI payment standard with no dispute process
Visa, Mastercard, and American Express back x402, an AI payment standard with no charge dispute process.
Mastercard Opens Early Access to Agent Pay for Machines With Live AI Payment Demo
Mastercard opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines, letting AI agents pay for services within human-set limits, an...
AI agents keep returning to crypto wallets as x402 refill rate hits 89%
Chainalysis data shows 89% of active AI agent wallets get refilled within 30 days, as median payment time drops from 73...
Block joins x402 Foundation and adds Bitcoin Lightning payments for AI agents
Block has joined the x402 Foundation and added Bitcoin Lightning support to the x402 payment protocol, which lets AI age...
Block joins x402 Foundation and adds Bitcoin Lightning to the AI-agent payment standard
Block joined the x402 Foundation and contributed a Bitcoin Lightning payment spec, adding a bitcoin option to the open s...