What Is x402? How AI Agents Pay With Crypto
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Key points
- Coinbase has introduced the x402 protocol to revitalize the long-dormant web status code 402.
- This new system enables artificial intelligence agents and automated applications to independently pay for APIs, digital services, and data.
- The transactions are processed instantly using digital stablecoins such as USDC, streamlining machine-to-machine commerce and microtransactions across the internet.
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