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x402
Agent Payments & Commerce✦ L'AURA Certified
Open HTTP-native protocol for agent stablecoin micropayments (HTTP 402).
75MoatRank™
About
Built by Coinbase, x402 revives the HTTP 402 status code so agents can negotiate and settle stablecoin micropayments at the HTTP layer. In April 2026 it moved to a Linux Foundation x402 Foundation with 20+ founding members incl. Google, Stripe, AWS, Visa, Mastercard.
MoatRank™ Breakdown
Total Score75 / 100
Structural Integrity16/20
Behavioral Coherence12/20
Governance Maturity17/20
Adoption Legitimacy13/20
Composability Index17/20
Observation Timeline
Apr 2, 2026
x402 Foundation launched under the Linux Foundation
20+ founding members (Google, Stripe, AWS, Visa, Mastercard, Circle, Shopify). Note: 100M+ tx but ~$28K/day real on-chain volume reported Mar 2026 — demand still early.
Certification
✦ L'AURA Certified
Issued: Jun 25, 2026
Best composability and governance among agent-payment protocols; real commerce volume unproven.