x402 Protocol Introduces Usage-Based Pricing for AI Compute and Agent Payments
Coinbase upgrades the x402 protocol with usage-based pricing, enabling more flexible payments for AI compute, data queries, and LLM inference.
Coinbase upgrades the x402 protocol with usage-based pricing, enabling more flexible payments for AI compute, data queries, and LLM inference.
Visa launches Intelligent Commerce Connect, enabling AI agents to securely browse, select, and pay for goods across digital ecosystems.
A Coinbase executive says lawmakers are close to a CLARITY Act deal, though disputes over stablecoin yield still delay progress.
A Coinbase survey shows many crypto users still misunderstand tax rules despite a strong willingness to comply.
Coinbase partners with Better to offer crypto-backed mortgages, allowing homebuyers to use Bitcoin or USDC as collateral for down payments.
Coinbase is resisting proposed limits on stablecoin yields in a U.S. Senate crypto bill, highlighting ongoing tensions between crypto firms and banks.
Stablecoins may benefit from AI-driven payments over time, even as early usage remains limited, Bernstein says.
Coinbase expands its “everything exchange” vision with 24/7 stock perpetual futures for non-US traders, offering leveraged exposure to major equities.
Coinbase and Apex Group have launched a tokenized share class of a Bitcoin Yield Fund on Base, targeting institutional investors outside the US.
Visa and Coinbase are building rival infrastructures for AI-driven payments as autonomous agents begin executing microtransactions across the internet economy.
The x402 protocol, designed for AI-driven micropayments, currently processes minimal daily volume, highlighting early-stage adoption challenges despite a $7 billion ecosystem valuation.
Coinbase expands its regulated product suite in Europe, offering crypto and equity index futures to Advanced users under MiFID regulations in 26 countries.
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest added shares of Coinbase and Robinhood as geopolitical tensions tied to Iran weighed on US equities.
The OCC released a proposal to implement the GENIUS Act, formally barring yield on payment stablecoins and tightening oversight of issuer-affiliate reward structures.
Bloomberg Intelligence estimates Coinbase’s USDC-related revenue could rise significantly if stablecoin payments adoption accelerates, even as lawmakers debate tighter yield rules.