Coinbase Empowers AI Agents with USDC Payments for Businesses

Coinbase has introduced a new feature allowing businesses to accept payments in USDC directly from AI agents. This move is part of Coinbase's efforts to support autonomous commerce and position USDC as a key settlement layer.

The company has integrated the x402 open payment standard for machine-to-machine transactions, making it easier for AI agents to pay businesses using USDC.

Coinbase claims that this feature will facilitate agent payments and enable a future internet economy driven by both humans and AI software acting on their behalf. The company also launched new real-time trading tools for AI agents and a software development kit to facilitate agent payments.