What Is x402? How AI Agents Pay With Crypto
Summary
Coinbase has introduced a protocol called x402 that utilizes a dormant web error code for financial transactions. This system enables artificial intelligence agents and applications to purchase application programming interfaces and data using stablecoins.
Coinbase's x402 protocol puts the web's long-unused 402 code to work so AI agents and apps can pay for APIs and data in stablecoins like USDC.
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