DeFi· ★★★· bullish·

Cardano joins x402 payments standard as ADA hits 4-month high

  • Cardano Foundation built x402 client, server and facilitator components after the network was added to the repo on September 9
  • The first real x402 transaction was processed on Cardano testnet; mainnet launch is still ahead
  • A TypeScript package is available to developers, with Python support planned
  • XRP Ledger has already processed over 1.4 million AI-agent transactions via x402
Why it matters: Cardano is entering the fast-growing machine-to-machine payments segment, but real traction depends on mainnet launch and developer adoption.
Source: BeInCrypto PL