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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has pushed back against suggestions that artificial intelligence competes with crypto, arguing instead that AI agents are driving massive demand for programmable blockchain payments.
Coinbase unveils Agentic.market, an app store-like platform built on x402 that allows AI agents to access and transact with digital services autonomously.
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.
Google, Microsoft, and others support the x402 Foundation to standardize AI-driven crypto payments.
The x402 protocol, designed for AI-driven micropayments, currently processes minimal daily volume, highlighting early-stage adoption challenges despite a $7 billion ecosystem valuation.
