Coinbase Just Rewrote the Internet’s Payment Layer

May 08, 2025

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Coinbase released the new standard for internet-native payments alongside AWS, Anthropic, Circle and NEAR.

x402 is the first real attempt at embedding stablecoin payments directly into HTTP.

Yes, the actual internet protocol.

This is big.

It will allow AI agents to transact autonomously with stablecoins.

Here’s how it works:

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