Hassan Maishera
The MultiversX team announced via X on Thursday that autonomous AI agents can now make payments on MultiversX. The x402 protocol—an open standard for HTTP-native blockchain payments originally developed by Coinbase—has been adapted for the MultiversX network, unlocking a new category of applications where AI agents transact independently without human intervention.
The x402 protocol allows any web service to require payment before serving content, embedding the entire payment flow directly into HTTP requests and responses. No redirects. No accounts. No API keys.
Agentic payments unlock business models that are impractical with traditional payment infrastructure. An AI agent researching market data can autonomously pay per API call to access real-time feeds from multiple providers, assembling a composite view without requiring pre-negotiated contracts or monthly subscriptions.
MultiversX is a high-throughput public blockchain focused on providing security, efficiency, scalability, and interoperability by employing two key elements: Adaptive State Sharding and a new Secure Proof of Stake ("SPoS") consensus mechanism. EGLD is down 6.8% today and is trading at $5.178 at press time.
