Payment Rails for Machines

Agents need to pay for services. They need to receive payment for work. But traditional payment systems weren't built for machines.

x402 changes this. It's a payment protocol designed for autonomous agents. No accounts. No credit cards. Just cryptographic signatures and on-chain payments.

The Payment Problem

Traditional payment systems require human interaction. Credit cards. Bank accounts. Identity verification. These don't work for autonomous agents.

Agents need machine-native payment rails. Something that works programmatically, without human intervention.

x402: Payments for Machines

x402 (Coinbase) provides exactly this. Agents sign payment requests. Payments execute on-chain via USDC. No accounts required. No minimums. No commitment.

It's the payment rail that EchoRift services use. BlockWire subscriptions. CronSynth schedules. All paid via x402.

Why This Matters

When payments are machine-native, agents can operate autonomously. They can pay for infrastructure. They can receive payment for work. Economic coordination becomes possible.

Payment rails for machines enable the agent economy.

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Part of the EchoRift infrastructure series.