Official links
Relationships
| From | Type | To | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| evt-linux-foundation-x402-intent-2026-04-02 | DISCUSSES | linux-foundation | Verified |
| evt-linux-foundation-x402-operational-2026-07-14 | DISCUSSES | linux-foundation | Verified |
| evt-linux-foundation-x402 | DISCUSSES | linux-foundation | Observed |
| linux-foundation | HOSTS | x402-foundation | Verified |
| x402-foundation | MAINTAINED BY | linux-foundation | Verified |
Recent events
Linux Foundation announces operational launch of the x402 Foundation
On 14 July 2026 the Linux Foundation announced the operational launch of the x402 Foundation and completed contribution of the protocol by Coinbase. Premier members listed include Adyen, AWS, American Express, Circle, Cloudflare, Coinbase, Google, Mastercard, Shopify, Stripe, Visa and others. Membership is not settlement volume.
VerifiedSourceLinux Foundation announces it is launching the x402 Foundation
On 2 April 2026, at MCP Dev Summit North America, the Linux Foundation announced it is launching the x402 Foundation with contribution of the x402 protocol from Coinbase. Named intending supporters included Cloudflare, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, Circle, Google and others. This is a governance announcement, not a traffic print.
VerifiedSourcex402 Foundation language appears as multi-vendor governance
Cloudflare’s Monetization Gateway announcement describes x402 as an open protocol built with a coalition of industry leaders via the x402 Foundation, with a Linux Foundation launch referenced in contemporaneous reporting. zFinia treats vendor blog claims of foundation status as TIER_B until the foundation’s own charter page is the primary source in-store.
ObservedSource
Source
verified · https://zfinia.com/methodology