🌐 x402 Foundation Launches Open Payment Protocol Under Linux Foundation
🌐 x402 Foundation Launches Open Payment Protocol Under Linux Foundation
🌐 Internet payments get protocol
The x402 Foundation has officially launched under the Linux Foundation, introducing an open standard for payments over HTTP.
Key developments:
- Creates a universal protocol for internet payments, similar to existing protocols for data, email, and identity
- Enables agents, APIs, and applications to transfer money with the same ease as data
- Backed by major industry players including Coinbase, AWS, Google, Stripe, Mastercard, and Visa
The initiative addresses a fundamental gap in internet infrastructure: while protocols exist for various online functions, payments have lacked a standardized approach. The x402 protocol aims to make global money movement as seamless as data transfer, establishing an internet-native payment framework.
Learn more about the x402 Foundation
The internet has protocols for data, email and identity. But not payments. Today the x402 Foundation launches under the Linux Foundation — an open standard for payments over HTTP. Now agents, APIs, and apps can move money as easily as they move data. Learn more ↓
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