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New x402 Protocol Lets AI Agents Pay Per API Call Without Accounts
The x402 protocol enables AI agents to pay for API calls in microtransactions of USDC or sats, bypassing account creation and API keys. A competitor research workflow costs under $0.04 and completes in under 3 seconds. The protocol, under the Linux Foundation, already has 834 live services and AWS Bedrock support.
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The promise of frictionless agent-to-service payments is compelling, but adoption hinges on whether developers trust a new payment layer and if incumbents will integrate it.
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