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Odaily reports: Mastercard has announced early access to its AI agent payment system, Agent Pay for Machines, and demonstrated actual transactions at the Cloudflare Connect conference. Built on the open protocol x402, the system allows AI agents to autonomously discover services, negotiate transaction terms, and complete payments, while operating under human-preset budget caps. When an agent accesses a paid service and receives a "402 Payment Required" response, it generates a digitally signed payment credential, which the service provider verifies before delivering the service; the credentials can be settled in batches. In the demonstration, a marketing agent completed 9 payments to two independent merchants under a single budget, without needing to register separate accounts or handle separate invoices. Coinbase provides wallet services, Base handles on-chain settlement, and BVNK supports fiat or stablecoin payments and settlement through Mastercard's Global Money Platform. Mastercard will also provide developers with buyer and seller APIs, SDKs, and a testing environment, and has already conducted end-to-end pilots with Cloudflare, AWS, Coinbase, and other organizations.
Odaily News: Modular blockchain project Celestia has announced the launch of Eden, a high-performance EVM-compatible chain running on Celestia, serving as an experimental sandbox for testing AI Agent autonomous payments, trading, and model calls. Eden supports atomic batch transactions, application-sponsored gas, and larger smart contract deployments, with TIA as its native gas token. Eden's first experimental project is Botfun, currently in closed beta, where participating Agents can independently issue tokens and trade around narratives generated by other Agents; each model inference call is paid on-chain via x402.
Odaily News: On October 8, Metis announced the launch of the Metis Rise monthly developer incentive program, rewarding teams that deploy new AI Agents on the Metis Andromeda mainnet, acquire real users, and generate real on-chain economic activity.Metis stated that while many teams can currently build Agents capable of answering questions, Agents that can get paid, prove their identity, and earn sustained transaction trust remain scarce. Metis Rise aims to support developers in exploring this direction, help developers innovate, and drive the growth of AI Agent applications within the Metis ecosystem.Metis also stated that it is building an execution and data layer for AI Agents, and that Andromeda's decentralized sequencer (DSeq) can eliminate the single point of failure that trustless transactions between Agents depend on.The program focuses on the "economic usability" of AI Agents, covering four categories of needs: payments (x402), identity (ERC-8004), stablecoin escrow (Escrow), and independently verifiable on-chain signature receipts.In terms of participation thresholds, developers need to meet the following conditions each month:- At least 15 valid monthly active users;- Each counted user must complete at least 3 qualifying transactions on Metis Andromeda, or settle an amount of no less than $2 (m.USDC, m.USDT, or METIS);- Primary user transactions, settlement volume, and Gas consumption must occur on the Metis Andromeda mainnet.The program is open to all developers, but is limited to projects newly deployed on the Andromeda mainnet. It supports any AI Agent framework and hosting method, including ClawUp, GOAT AgentKit, or self-built backends, and supports a dual-chain architecture based on GOAT Network. Metis Rise is hosted by Metis, with ClawUp, GOAT Network, and LazAI as ecosystem partners.
Odaily Report: Blockchain platform Solana has launched x402 batch payment functionality through PayAI Network and BlockRunAI, enabling AI agents to initiate multiple USDC payments and settle them all through a single on-chain transaction.BlockRunAI has already applied this technology to its AI model routing service. The company states that by consolidating multiple model calls into a single USDC settlement, it can save over $20,000 per month in network fees and reduce latency by approximately 10x; its service provides access to over 113 AI models through a single endpoint.Solana development organization Anza stated that the upgrade to ultimately reduce Solana's block time to 200 milliseconds is expected to go live around 15:00 UTC on October 9, having previously been gradually reduced from 400 milliseconds to 350, 300, and 250 milliseconds. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Sui posted on the X platform that Mysten Labs has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to officially release the Verifiable Agent Arbiter (VAA), providing enterprises with an evidence layer to prove whether AI Agent actions were executed within authorized scope, and using Sui and WalrusProtocol to anchor the relevant proofs. VAA integrates an Agent's authorized scope, actual behavior, and final outcomes, while keeping sensitive information such as prompts, model outputs, tool calls, and policy decisions private, storing them in customer-controlled Google Cloud Storage. VAA supports dispute replay, event reconstruction, and verifiable Agent commercial transactions through Sui Agent payments and x402, and can help enterprises meet regulatory requirements including the EU AI Act.
Bitcoin News posted on X that Bringin is launching an enterprise banking platform for European businesses, bridging Bitcoin and traditional banking while supporting self-custody for enterprises. The platform offers dedicated virtual IBANs, instant SEPA transfers, Bitcoin-to-EUR and EUR-to-Bitcoin conversion, Lightning Network payments, stablecoin support, and cross-border payments. Businesses can purchase Bitcoin directly into self-custody wallets and pay employees and suppliers using Bitcoin, stablecoins, or euros. Bringin also supports integrating payment functionality into existing systems via API, and plans to support MPP and x402 payment protocols for AI; the company plans to expand to the United States, South Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, and India.
Odaily News: Payment company Block announced on September 24 that it has integrated the Bitcoin Lightning Network into the x402 payment standard. The x402 protocol can complete verification and unlock data through Lightning Network invoices and payment preimages after a server returns an HTTP 402 payment request.Steve Lee, head of Spiral, Block's open-source Bitcoin research and development division, stated that the integration targets instant, low-cost micropayment use cases. Block has not yet disclosed a timeline for bringing the standard to Cash App, Square, or Bitkey, and the related Python implementation still needs to be tested on real nodes. (Bitcoin.com News)
Bitcoin News posted on X that Block has joined the x402 Foundation and is providing Bitcoin Lightning Network support for x402, an open payment standard for AI agents. x402 embeds payments directly into HTTP, enabling AI agents to autonomously pay for goods, services, and other agent tools. Block stated that the Lightning Network is well-suited for the billions of instant, low-cost micropayments expected to be generated by the agent economy.
Bitcoin News posted on X platform that the x402 Foundation has incorporated the Lightning Network payment specification into its open internet payment standards. x402 was initially developed by Coinbase, aiming to enable AI agents and applications to automatically complete payments and continue executing tasks upon receiving a "402 Payment Required" response, without needing to create accounts, enter credit card information, or manage API subscriptions.The protocol is now governed by the Linux Foundation, with participation from companies such as Cloudflare, Google, AWS, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and American Express. With the integration of the Lightning Network, AI agents can use satoshis to pay for API calls, data, computing power, MCP tools, and other digital resources, and cryptographically prove payment through Lightning Network preimages.
global asset management firm BlackRock has released a research report titled "The Machine-Native Economy," arguing that as AI agents autonomously complete multi-step tasks, demand for onchain programmable payment infrastructure may increase, with stablecoins potentially used for payments and settlement.The report notes that traditional bank accounts and card payment mechanisms are ill-suited for sub-1-cent, round-the-clock machine-to-machine payments. Stablecoins can achieve near-instant settlement without requiring manual account opening or confirmation.BlackRock suggests that computing power could be wrapped into standardized contracts for buying, selling, collateralizing, or automatic settlement on the blockchain. TRM Labs' analysis of $52.7 million in x402 settlements this year shows that AI agents accounted for approximately 0.6% to 7.5% of payment volume. (Decrypt)
Sharplink CEO、前贝莱德数字资产战略负责人 Joseph Chalom（@joechalom）发文，稳定币、代币化现实世界资产（RWA）、去中心化金融（DeFi）与 AI 代理四大要素的融合，正在引发一场"经济大爆炸"。其团队模型预测，全球金融服务行业可被争夺的年收入规模将于 2030 年突破 1 万亿美元，并于 2035 年增长至 4 万亿美元。 在费用压缩层面，AI 代理预计将于 2030 年为投资者每年节省约 3500 亿美元的手续费，2035 年这一数字将升至 1.4 万亿美元，相当于消除全球金融行业近四分之一的费用。在资产效率层面，美国家庭约 15 万亿美元的活期与短期存款长期处于低收益状态，每年损失至少 1800 亿美元利息，AI 代理可实现全天候自动优化配置。 在基础设施层面，Coinbase 已开源机器间稳定币微支付标准 x402，以太坊代理注册协议 ERC-8004 上线十周内已有逾万个代理注册，以太坊主网今年 4 月单日交易量创下 360 万笔的历史纪录。目前，Visa、Mastercard、Stripe、PayPal、Coinbase、Binance
Atum has announced the end of its stealth phase and completed a $13.5 million funding round backed by investors including Variant, PayPal Ventures, and Abstract Ventures. Atum connects payment companies, developers, and enterprises through a unified coordination layer, responsible for payment authorization, routing, and confirmation, but does not issue currency, operate a blockchain, or hold customer funds. Its network supports cross-chain and stablecoin settlements and is compatible with agent payment protocols such as x402 and MPP.
Odaily News: Coinbase posted on X that Coinbase for Agents now supports AI agents in accessing stocks, cryptocurrencies, and derivatives markets. With the x402 payment feature, AI agents can pay for market data fees while executing user instructions.
Odaily News: Cardano developers can build applications and AI agents that support payments in ADA and Cardano network tokens based on this suite, enabling AI agents to complete on-chain payments for services such as online data and computing resources. Cardano Foundation engineers have completed the relevant specifications and developed the client, server, and Facilitator responsible for verifying and submitting transactions; the first version supports TypeScript, with a Python version planned for release later.Currently, the Facilitator has only completed actual transaction testing on the Cardano pre-production network and is not yet running on the mainnet.
According to an official announcement from Arc, Circle's public chain, agentic payments are now live. Its Facilitator Service provides a managed integration path for x402 developers, accepts USDC, and supports on-chain settlement on Arc, Base, and Polygon; this path requires no Relayer keys or separate Gas fee wallets.
Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire posted on X that with the launch of Arc, demand for cirBTC is growing. Currently, all Circle Mint clients can directly natively mint and redeem cirBTC within the app. Additionally, the Circle x402 Facilitator service is now live on Arc and supports related processing services on Base and Polygon PoS.
Odaily News, Coinbase stated on the X platform that the financial layer emerging around AI agents is called agentic finance, namely AiFi, covering agent transactions and agent commerce. AI agents can research information, make decisions, and execute actions on behalf of individuals and businesses, while also needing to perform fundamental financial activities such as making payments, receiving funds, storing value, and transferring money. Coinbase stated that it is building tools for AI agents to enable them to continuously execute financial operations within preset goals, permissions, limits, and security boundaries.Coinbase stated that Coinbase Advisor, Coinbase for Agents, x402, and Coinbase Business have formed the AiFi infrastructure. Coinbase Advisor is an SEC-registered investment advisor integrated into the app for Coinbase One users, providing portfolio analysis and guidance through a chat interface. Coinbase for Agents connects tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor to Coinbase accounts via MCP, allowing users to set operating conditions and security boundaries for agents, as well as create separate sandbox accounts for agent use.Coinbase stated that x402 is an open payment standard initiated by Coinbase and now managed by an independent foundation, supporting AI agents in paying fees to other agents, applications, and services. To date, x402 has processed over 205 million transactions with a volume of $53 million, covering 200,000 sellers, with Coinbase facilitating 67% of this activity. Individual payments can be used for API calls, datasets, research materials, or computing resources.Coinbase stated that Coinbase Business supports enterprises in natively receiving USDC payments from AI agents, while Coinbiz helps merchants sell services and content to software without relying on card credentials, manual invoicing, or payment processes designed around human customers. Eligible businesses can earn a floating 3.35% reward on idle USDC balances. USDC currently accounts for 99% of on-chain agent commerce transactions, x402 accounts for 97% of agent finance protocol usage, and the related activities run on Base.
Odaily News: Brian Armstrong posted on X platform, stating that his team, together with x402 and @CoinbaseDev, has built a feature in Slack: users can ask questions to agents in Slack; if a complete answer requires paid services, the agent will directly purchase the service. This supports micro-payments only, not subscriptions, and the answer will be returned in the same message.This way, everyone can get better and faster information without having to submit budget requests, fill out expense reports, or wait days for approval of expenses worth a few dollars.
Binance has launched the Agent OS developer platform, designed to connect AI applications to its trading, market data, wallet, payment, and on-chain features. The platform integrates the Binance API, Binance Wallet Agent Center, the programmable payment tool Binance x402, and Skill Hub, while supporting the Model Context Protocol. Users can authorize agents to access market data, view account information, and execute restricted transactions through compatible tools.
: Base announced the launch of the Batches 004 accelerator program, which will select 10 startups over an 8-week program, with each receiving $100,000 in investment funded by the Base Ecosystem Fund. Applications close on September 9, and the program will hold Demo Day in New York in November. This round is aimed at pre-seed startups focused on trading, payments, funding, and AI agents, covering products that use stablecoins to support agent shopping, trading, and payments, as well as lending, e-commerce, and decentralized AI infrastructure. Teams may support multiple blockchains but must have Base as their primary network. Selected teams will receive dedicated advisors, weekly support, and exposure assistance within the Base ecosystem, and will present their projects to investors at Demo Day. Coinbase launched Agentic Wallets on Base in February and Coinbase for Agents in June, which respectively enable AI agents to hold USDC and pay via the x402 protocol, and to directly connect to user accounts. (Decrypt)