Ankr Lets AI Agents Pay USDC for Blockchain Data on Monad
Ankr is officially entering the x402 ecosystem, launching its first pay-per-request blockchain infrastructure services for autonomous AI agents.
A wave of blockchains and fintechs (Injective, Casper, Ramp/Solana, Avalanche, Alchemy Pay, Binance) rolling out infrastructure for AI agents to autonomously make payments using stablecoins and the x402 protocol.
Ankr is officially entering the x402 ecosystem, launching its first pay-per-request blockchain infrastructure services for autonomous AI agents.
On Thursday, the Pyth Network announced via X that the Pyth Pro MCP Server 1.1 is now live.
Ripple and Stripe-owned Privy add XRPL wallet support for XRP, RLUSD, and AI-agent payments, with policy controls and fee sponsorship planned.
Ethereum’s experimental zkAPI lets users pay for AI services with private usage credits, while IP addresses and prompt content remain privacy risks.
Celo's native x402 facilitator has expanded to USA₮, enabling agentic payments using the US Dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage and supported by Tether.
Pharos Network unveils its Agent Native upgrade with sponsored transactions, AI-powered RealFi tools, developer infrastructure, and a roadmap toward autonomous onchain agents.
Cardano joins the x402 toolkit for AI agent payments, with TypeScript support and a successful pre-production test, while mainnet use remains unproven.
Concordium appoints Geely Sweden CEO Per Ansgar to its Board as it develops verified infrastructure for AI agents and machine-initiated payments.
On Wednesday, the Injective team announced via X that Injective is now a core member of the Linux x402 Foundation, which includes members from Stripe to Coinbase.
Payouts.com partners with Casper to launch x402-powered AI agent payments, combining AgentWallet controls with csprUSD blockchain settlement.
Binance launches Agent OS, connecting AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor to its trading and financial infrastructure.
On Thursday, the Solana team announced via X that Ramp customers can now fund agent wallets and let agents buy via x402 on Solana.