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x402 in a Nutshell
Tokens under x402 meta pumped 200-1000%+ during the past week.
x402 was live since May, created by Coinbase Developer Platform but recently adoption surged due to Google & Cloudflare further pushing the adoption of the standard.
Here's what the hype is all about
There are 2 sides to this (i) Memecoin trench side (ii) AI agent side
1. Memecoin Trench
x402 reignites the memecoin hype, dubbed "HTTP-native Fair launch Meta"
Devs Drop URL ➙ Users instantly mint tokens via a simple web request ➙ Instantly receiving tokens on-chain
TL;DR -> Instantly ape into memes with a few clicks (even faster with agents)
> Current hype is focused on memes generated by x402 "HTTP mints"
> Launchpads that allow you to launch memecoins via x402 easily popping up left and right
2. AI Agents
The hype for AI agents with x402 integrated & Orchestrator that's plugged in into Web3 agent services + Web2 apps/agents
The standard opens up better accessibility + distribution for the entire agentic internet (Web2 + Web3)
Before you'd need accounts + credit cards or manual wire + human authentication + KYC + pay huge fees to Stripe or other intermediary, now it's seamless and fast with x402.
> Orchestrator teams like $SANTA (on Virtuals), $KARUM (on CreatorBid) that handle the complexity of agents-to-agents interactions, figures out the right agents for the job, settle all the payments, and make sure the jobs are properly done & paid for.
> + All the agent teams with x402 integrated are experiencing the pump
My Thoughts
The memecoin trench hype will likely be short-lived because at the heart of it, they're memes.
The AI agents side however is different, x402 + adoption from Google AP & Cloudflare global standardization + ERC-8004 (Ethereum as the passport for agents) will enable the proliferation of Web3-native AI agent services.
At the end of the day, if services quality is low, people (or agents) flock to higher quality ones. Real-time pricing, your reputation, and transaction/service history will be more important than ever.
Only quality agents + better distribution = better revenue opportunity
This is Darwinian selection at scale — your agents' products or services compete at global scale (against both Web2 & Web3)
Only infrastructure & agent players offering good inference/intelligence will be able to 10x their revenue with x402
So yeah... make sure to not get swept up by all the hype because at the end of the day, only fundamentals will last in this cycle.
More commentary on this in this week's the After Hour episode
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I'm being asked what x402 is, so here's why you should care:
a) Background:
- The x402 protocol enables agents to make payments onchain
@a16zcrypto 2025 "State of Crypto" Report specifically mentioned x402 in the context of agentic payments, which is anticipated to hit $30 trillion in autonomous txs value by 2030
- It's dubbed the "Payments MCP" [Model Context Protocol];
I'll link my MCP article below so you have an understanding, but the "quick and nasty" is that MCP enables agents to interact with real world data, so payments MCP enables agents to transact with their own wallet
b) Backers: @coinbase + @Cloudflare
- So you'll see the bulk of this activity on @Base; But it's also cross-chain (Solana, Polygon, Near etc)
- It's why you've seen several @virtuals_io x402 agents pop off in the past few days - several of the ecosystem agents use the x402 protocol
- The acquisition of Echo by Coinbase took centre stage earlier this week; but this is Coinbase AI Agent baby; and IMO (I'm biased) far bigger. Sorry @icobeast
c) Relevant x402 protocols:
- @pingobserver - first token minted by x402
- @heurist_ai
- @virtuals_io
- @questflow
- @AnchorBrowser
- @GoKiteAI announced its partnership with @brevis_zk this week for privacy around payments with agents; it uses x402
- @Cloudflare Agents SDK + Google A2A payment protocol
- @PayAINetwork
- $DREAM (Virtuals)
- $SANTA (Virtuals)
- $GLORIA (Virtuals)
- $AURA (Virtuals)
Honestly the list could go on, so I'd advise researching before spraying and praying.
NFA on these - they're simply affiliated with using the x402 and it doesn't necessarily mean value will accrue to these tokens. If anything it'll accrue to the protocol backers itself - COIN.
You can check x402scan.com (see thumnail)
d) Other Insights:
1) @circle has an ongoing relationship with Coinbase and the main currency transacted by these agents is Stablecoins to pay for compute etc. So as you can imagine USDC will likely be the stable of choice
2) Neo Banks are gearing up for AI Agent payments:
- @tether launched its wallet development kit; the tagline is that there's anticipated to be trillions of wallets. These obviously won't be human wallets, so I'll let you connect the dots
- @useTria partnered with several AI protocols and this week with @billions_ntwk for zkKYC as privacy around payments comes to the forefront
- @Visa + @Mastercard announced their AI Agent programs a few months ago and are rolling out the infra for trillions of transactions. Almost all of these Cards from these Neo Banks are VISA/Mastercard.
- @PayPal ventures led the $18m Series A for Kite AI; PyUSD coming in hot here for agentic stablecoin usage?
Next step: Robots will have their own crypto wallets with virtual cards to make payments in the real world. Welcome to physical AI!
3) @a16zcrypto report on AI referenced x402 specifically when talking about AI Agents and payments, anticipating $30 trillion in agentic purchases by 2030
Interesting quote: "x402 is what the internet was supposed to be - payments via https" - @_imhamzah
4) @RibbitCapital released their 2025 "Token Letter" which discusses agents + payments (see "knowledge" tab on their website):
- Page 1/2: AI systems are economic participants that will earn and spend
- P33/34: Stripe and upstarts like PayOS will capture a lot of value building this infra for agents
- P33-35: Stablecoins and programmable money will be used by both humans and agents for payments and asset mgmt.
- P39/40: AI agent payments will become new financial rails for autonomous entities
TLDR: AI Agents + Payments is only going to get bigger. x402 is positioning itself at the enabler of this parabolic payment boom.
The cats out of the bag, so how would you capitalize on the upside?
Taking a cut in fees on trillions of txs isn't a bad idea.
It's been an eventful week as the CSGO skins market falls into turmoil, Echo is acquired by Coinbase, CZ is pardoned and @a16zcrypto releases its 2025 "State of Crypto" report:
"Crypto may be the only viable payment rails for AI Agents...Gartner estimates that by 2030, $30 trillion in purchases will be made or influenced by AI Agents"
Keep an eye on those emerging Neo Banks and the associated integration of AI for payments... x402 season?
Here's the DeAI roundup since Monday:
- @GoKiteAI (tokenless) partners with @brevis_zk for (you've guessed it) AI Agent payments! This will enable a verifiable computation and payments system. We've seen a boom in privacy coins recently, so the intersect of these two could well be the catalyst for the next leg up for not just DeAI, but for crypto more broadly
- @AlloraNetwork (tokenless) releases information on its $ALLORA tokenomics, including 30%+ to community and network emissions
- @the_nof1 "Alpha Arena" continues to gain attention as Qwen's portfolio surges 60% in the past 24 hours; giving AI a portfolio of $10k to trade to see which model (grok, openAI, Qwen etc) has the best performance
- @surfai crosses 50k users following the reveal of its mobile app, this now offers a comprehensive AI crypto copilot as it partners with several prominent entities like UpBit + more
- @openservai partners with @getdomeapi (YC 2025 Batch) to push forward AI + prediction markets; the token rallies 30% on the news; why? It aggregates the best price and connects all the relevant markets (Kalshi, Polymarket, Limitless etc) - This goes beyond speculation... you can hedge real businesses e.g. farming crop production + weather
- @bluwhaleai token goes live, hitting $340m FDV and settling around the $220m FDV mark with $100m in volume in a 24 hour period
- @useTria (tokenless) churns a million USD in revenue, mostly through its "Best Path" AI swap solution; it also partnered with @billions_ntwk to bring zkKYC; privacy popping up again! AI Payments cropping up again...
- @eigencloud (verifiable AI) $EIGEN is LIVE on Google Cloud’s Faucet
- @hippius_subnet becomes the first TAO subnet to be listed on a CEX with @MEXC_Official
- @arbitrum's grant for the @USDai_Official Auto vault strategy will be distributed imminently
- @cookiedotfun delivers $12m+ in rewards for its cSNAPS campaigns with several users bagging 5 figures [soon to be 6 ;) ] from various rewards programs. What I don't think people realize is the product has a plethora of AI Agents amalgamating data on the crypto market - a top notch research tool as well as an infoFi platform
- @gaib_ai reveals that it has deployed $50.4m into AI & Robotics financing deals at avg ~16% APY; more than $700m to come!
- @FractionAI_xyz to launch 2,500 AI powered NFTs with @FOXX_NFT
- @farcaster_xyz has acquired Clanker. As a result 3% of the $BNKR supply has been burnt
- @sire_agent increases its alpha Vault to $500k which subsequently fills; think agentic oddsmaker as the ROI offers double digit returns
- @vooi_io (tokenless) uses AI to aggregate all the best pricing on Perp DEX positions. But the interesting part is that it initially raised through Echo (acquired by Coinbase) and is also backed by YZiLabs. Both these behemoths have a vested interest in the success of this protocol - step aside Aster...
- @ridges_ai sells some alpha tokens into its LP, bringing runway to $4m to launch their product w/o needing to worry about runway
- @almanak (tokenless) Founder @NeoAlmanak provides insights into its Bribe markets and associated token value accrual ahead of the token launch; Fees from vaults/AI compute accrue to veALMANAK via emissions, governance
Bonus (Trad AI to watch):
a) Amazon rolls out its smart glasses to all its delivery drivers; why is this significant? It is providing real world visual data that can be used to train Robots
b) Google Willow ran an algorithm (Quantum Echoes) computing a 150-year problem in 2 hours; 13,000x faster than the best classical algorithm on one of the world's fastest supercomputers; pay attention to tech that is trying to keep your assets secure (quantum resistance)
Let me know in the comments if I've missed anything and I'll append below!
Disclaimer: I hold several tokens and have partnerships with some projects mentioned in this post.
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Over the coming weeks, you'll see more novel strategy launches before a massive platform release in early November.
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It was a $44 Million Reload Fund", air dropped randomly to people who lost money on memes on BNB Chain a few days ago.
Then someone added $1 million more, and "screwed it up". 🤣
Protect users. @BNBChain
BNB Chain and Four Meme Launch a $45M Reload Airdrop with Ecosystem Partners
Recent market conditions have created turbulence across the broader crypto landscape, yet the BNB community continues to build, create and stay engaged through it all. That spirit of resilience is what keeps our ecosystem strong.
To recognize that dedication, BNB Chain, together with @four_meme_, supported by @pancakeswap, @BinanceWallet, and @TrustWallet, will launch a $45M Reload Airdrop across memecoins on BNB Chain.
This initiative will distribute the $45M in BNB to 160k+ users/addresses who have traded memecoins recently over the past week, with the final amount of airdropped BNB being distributed randomly. The first batch of airdrops will be distributed starting this week, all airdrops to the 160K+ addresses will be completed by early November 2025.
This initiative represents a collective effort across the BNB ecosystem to show appreciation for our users and builders, especially the memecoin community. The memecoin community is one of the most active and creative communities in the ecosystem, who have been affected the most by recent events especially during the past week.
Thank you to everyone who continues to build, create, and participate across BNB Chain. Your energy is what keeps this ecosystem moving forward. We remain committed to supporting all builders, users, and all areas of innovation that make this ecosystem thrive.
For more details, please stay tuned to the official channels.
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