Cloudflare opens closed beta of tokenized gateway with USDC payments on Base
- —The gateway is in closed beta with no public launch date
- —Payments settle in USDC on the Base blockchain
- —Sites can charge per request, query or token via HTTP 402
- —Use cases include AI inference, web search, market signals and PDF generation
Why it matters: A major infrastructure player is legitimizing stablecoin micropayments for AI agents, expanding real-world USDC use.
Source: PANews