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Armstrong: stablecoins and x402 will replace subscriptions with micropayments

  • —Armstrong says paying for a single article beats buying a monthly subscription
  • —x402 is Coinbase's open payment protocol built on the HTTP 402 status code
  • —In June Coinbase and AWS let publishers monetize AI agent requests via x402
  • —Cloudflare is testing a Monetization Gateway that charges AI agents through x402
Why it matters: If x402 gains traction, stablecoins become a payment layer for content and AI agents, not just for transfers.
Source: U.Today
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