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What Is x402? How AI Agents Pay With Crypto

Markets Brief gilt-and-policy note (2026-11-04): 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. Primary source: original at Decrypt (decrypt.co).

What Is x402? How AI Agents Pay With Crypto

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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