Coinbase has started allowing business customers to accept payments from AI agents through x402, a protocol the company developed and incubated, according to CoinDesk. The rollout covers Coinbase Business users, who can receive payments in USDC from agents without extra setup, with support provided by Coinbase Payments. Coinbase said the move is aimed at making payments in the emerging online agent economy work more like conventional e-commerce, where an agent can create a wallet, make purchases, and complete checkout through a flow designed for agent-based interactions. The company is also offering agent trading tools that let users issue natural-language instructions, after which an agent can monitor markets in real time and execute trades. For developers, Coinbase has introduced a new x402 SDK through the Coinbase Developer Platform, which it said can add x402 payment acceptance to any API or web service in as little as three lines of code.
Coinbase has begun letting its business customers accept payments from AI agents through x402, a protocol developed and incubated by the company, according to CoinDesk.
Coinbase said Coinbase Business users can accept USDC payments from agents without any additional setup. The service is supported by Coinbase Payments.
AI agents can now pay merchants through x402
The head of Coinbase Business said the company is building a payment experience for a new online agent economy that resembles traditional shopping. In that setup, an agent can create a wallet and start making purchases, while merchants provide services through a checkout flow designed to work with agents.
Agent trading tools are also available
Coinbase is also offering agent trading features. Users can give instructions in natural language, and the agent then monitors the market in real time and executes trades.
New SDK targets developers
Through the Coinbase Developer Platform, the company has released a new x402 SDK. Coinbase said developers can use it to add x402 payment acceptance to any API or web service in three lines of code.
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