Rebooting the internet: inside the open-source project to let AI programs pay each other
The x402 Foundation, backed by major tech and financial firms, is developing an open-source protocol to enable seamless machine-to-machine payments over the internet. By reviving the dormant '402 payment required' HTTP status code, the initiative aims to facilitate micropayments for AI agents, potentially shifting the web away from an advertising-driven model.
Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, one of the premier members of the x402 Foundation, helped engineer open-source browsers during the first iteration of the internet. She witnessed first hand when walled gardens were erected, and “five companies basically took over content on the web,” leading to the advertising-driven attention economy that exists today.
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