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Coinbase\u2019s x402 protocol, which enables AI agents to transact autonomously over the internet, has seen a 10,000% rise in transaction activity over a month.<\/p>\n
An online payments protocol introduced by Coinbase in May that enables AI agents to transact in stablecoins over the internet has seen more than a 10,000% increase in transaction activity over a last month.<\/p>\n
At the time, Coinbase said x402 fixes \u201cthe internet\u2019s first mistake\u201d by resurrecting the Internet Communication Protocol\u2019s Hypertext Transfer Protocol 402 \u2014 or HTTP 402 \u2014 to create a seamless payment system native to the internet.<\/p>\n
It lets AI \u2014 and humans \u2014 pay directly while using a website or app<\/a>: they request something, receive a HTTP 402 \u201cPayment Required\u201d prompt, and then send a signed stablecoin payment, which x402 then verifies automatically. No credit cards required.<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n