The web's biggest infrastructure player just enabled AI agents to pay for data with crypto. While stablecoins lead the x402 pilot, Bitcoin's privacy edge and geopolitical neutrality could reshape how the entire agent economy settles transactions.

The newly-convened x402 Foundation is a neutral space where competitors and payment methods can work together to create an open standard for AI agentic commerce.

The web's biggest infrastructure player just enabled AI agents to pay for data with crypto. While stablecoins lead the x402 pilot, Bitcoin's privacy edge and geopolitical…

The new x402 Foundation will oversee an open protocol designed to let AI agents, applications, and APIs pay for digital services over the internet.