The Cardano network has integrated the x402 protocol, a technology developed by the Coinbase exchange and designed to allow artificial intelligence (AI) agents and applications to make payments to each other over the internet. All this without relying on accounts, passwords, or traditional authentication systems.
Google also supports this technology by incorporating it into the Agent Payment Protocol (AP2). is a tool for Streamline transactions between AI agents.
As explained by CriptoNoticias, the x402 protocol is Acts as an extension of the HTTP standard (hypertext transfer protocol. It is the same one used in web browsers, but with the ability to embed cryptographic transactions directly on the web.
In this way, rather than building a new payment infrastructure, x402 leverages your existing Internet network Facilitate micropayments and automatic transfers between machines and digital services. This property makes it an important tool for an AI-powered economy of autonomous agents.
Given this situation, integration with Cardano will allow applications developed on this network to use x402 as a payment layer, allowing intelligent programs and automated agents to Pay and receive with ADA or tokens issued in cardano.
On a practical level, this opens up more possibilities for development within Cardano. Cardano CEO Charles Hoskinson himself explained the integration this way: “Very good” Publications on Social Networks X, About Networks.
Hoskinson’s comments came in response to a post by Masumi CEO Patrick Tobler on the same day announcing the progress of integrating x402, Cardano, and Masumi.
Maesumi is an infrastructure platform built on Cardano that allows you to create, test, and deploy decentralized applications (dApps) and tokens using open source tools.
Its relationship with the x402 protocol lies in the fact that it serves as a test environment to verify the communication between Cardano and the artificial intelligence layer provided by Coinbase.
In his post, Tobler explained that the team achieved the first. “Proof of concept” (Proof of Concept) It’s called Memecoin Mint and can be accessed through the website.
There, users can mint experimental tokens that require “2 USDM (Cardano stablecoin) and some ADA to cover network fees,” according to Tobler.
Proof of concept means it has been achieved Tech demo of x402 integration on Cardanoby creating meme coins that prove the protocol can be used to make payments and mint digital assets in a decentralized and automated way.
Finally, the CEO also revealed: Not a real assetbut it’s just a test meant to show how the technology works. “There is no plan at all for the future of this currency,” he said.
