What Is x402? How AI Agents Pay With Crypto

Decrypt · Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:59:09 GMT

Hype 8/100 · Market impact 10/100 · Breaking 45/100

Tags: USDC

The x402 protocol from Coinbase repurposes a rarely used web code, 402, to allow AI agents and applications to pay for data and API access using stablecoins such as USDC.

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