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x402

Open HTTP-native payment protocol that uses status 402 and stablecoin settlement, originally published by Coinbase.

Verified

Machine: https://api.zfinia.com/v1/graph/entities/x402

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Relationships

FromTypeToEvidence
agent402INDEXESx402Observed
agentkitCAN PAYx402Verified
agentpayCAN PAYx402Observed
baseSUPPORTSx402Verified
bazaarINDEXESx402Verified
cdpFACILITATESx402Verified
cloudflareINTEGRATEDx402Verified
coinbaseBUILDSx402Verified
evt-base-l2-fees-enable-micropaymentsDISCUSSESx402Verified
evt-cdp-x402-discovery-resourcesDISCUSSESx402Observed
evt-cloudflare-monetization-gateway-x402DISCUSSESx402Verified
evt-coinbase-x402-2025-05-06DISCUSSESx402Verified
evt-foundry-csv-profile-liveDISCUSSESx402Observed
evt-hn-pay-per-crawl-discussionDISCUSSESx402Reported
evt-linux-foundation-x402-intent-2026-04-02DISCUSSESx402Verified
evt-linux-foundation-x402-operational-2026-07-14DISCUSSESx402Verified
evt-linux-foundation-x402DISCUSSESx402Observed
evt-mcp-paid-tools-gapDISCUSSESx402Verified
evt-openai-apps-agents-commerceDISCUSSESx402Verified
evt-payai-facilitatorDISCUSSESx402Observed
evt-payai-network-homeDISCUSSESx402Observed
evt-solana-x402-supportDISCUSSESx402Observed
evt-stablecoin-agent-wallets-patternDISCUSSESx402Observed
evt-stripe-mpp-blogDISCUSSESx402Verified

Recent events

  • zFinia offered AgentPay a live Base exact-x402 smoke target

    Public GitHub issue on shawnhvac/spec-kit-pay-x402 offered the existing 1000-atomic contrast route as an optional independent regression target for /speckit.pay-x402.pay. No endorsement request and no self-buy.

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  • Foundry CSV Profile remains a live x402 experiment, not independent revenue

    Foundry’s advertised x402 estate on Base mainnet includes CSV Profile and related deterministic utilities. Merchant-index observations can show listings and quality fields. Independent revenue remains US$0.000 unless a durable ledger proves otherwise. Historical owner tests are excluded.

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  • 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.

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  • Cloudflare Monetization Gateway puts x402 on any edge-protected resource

    Cloudflare announced a Monetization Gateway waitlist: customers can charge for any Cloudflare-protected asset, with verification at the edge. Launch settlement is described as stablecoins over x402, with work through the x402 Foundation. The post frames per-seat SaaS as a poor fit for one-shot agent requests.

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  • Paid MCP is still an overlay, not a core MCP feature

    MCP specifies how tools are described and invoked. It does not specify settlement. Cloudflare’s gateway, x402 challenge-handoff and MPP all propose to hang payment on the same tool call. Until the MCP spec itself names a payment profile, “paid MCP” remains a market category, not a single standard.

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  • Linux 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.

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  • x402 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.

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  • Agent commerce protocols proliferate beyond crypto-native stacks

    Through 2025–2026, incumbent payments and model vendors published overlapping agent-commerce interfaces. Stripe describes an Agentic Commerce Protocol alongside MPP and x402 support. Visa shipped Intelligent Commerce. The overlapping vocabulary is a classification problem for buyers and a coverage obligation for zFinia.

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Source

verified · https://zfinia.com/methodology