Coinbase\u2019s x402 gains AI payments traction<\/h2>\n
PayBox also supports x402, an open payment protocol originally developed by Coinbase that enables AI agents to make internet-native payments. Contributed to the Linux Foundation in April 2026, the protocol is now governed<\/a> as an open, vendor-neutral industry standard.<\/p>\n Coinbase has continued expanding the x402 ecosystem this year. In June, the crypto exchange launched tools that let AI agents accept USDC payments<\/a>, trade crypto, discover paid services through an AI marketplace and process high-frequency micropayments more efficiently. <\/p>\n Earlier this year, Amazon Web Services integrated<\/a> x402 into its Bedrock AgentCore Payments service, while Fireblocks launched an x402-compatible payments framework<\/a> for AI agents and joined the x402 Foundation.<\/p>\n Network activity appears to be growing alongside adoption. In a June 3 report, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said agentic payments on Coinbase\u2019s Base network surpassed 100 million transactions<\/a> within roughly nine months, highlighting growing activity around the protocol even as early usage was driven in part by speculative applications.<\/p>\n At the time of writing, the protocol\u2019s public dashboard<\/a> shows\u00a0more than 12.7 million transactions over the past 30 days\u00a0across participating services.<\/p>\n x402scan (past 30-day ecosystem statistics). Source: <\/em>x402scan.com <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>The 100x obsession: Fundamentals grow in importance as crypto matures<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/screenshot-2026-07-29-at-100148-am.png\")
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