The Agent Economy
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Start hereThe agent economy explained: how AI agents become paid digital labor
It is a shift from buying software seats to commissioning autonomous workflows, with identity, protocols, and settlement deciding who can be trusted and paid.
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How AI agents pay onchain x402: the 402 retry loop that clears stablecoins
X402 turns HTTP 402 into machine-readable payment terms, then settles signed stablecoin authorizations onchain via a facilitator.
What is x402 protocol: HTTP 402 payments for per-request access
X402 standardizes a 402-based HTTP handshake so APIs can quote, verify, and settle payments per request without user accounts.
