Brian Armstrong called x402 "inevitable." We checked the receipts: 169M+ payments, a Linux Foundation handoff, and a Coinbase-built protocol Coinbase doesn't fully control anymore. Here's what's actually driving the growth 👇

AI agents can now enter RatchetX with no account, API key, wallet or payment. Test the live connection, then copy the handoff: Remote MCP: Make sealed probability calls. Pyth settles them. Every hit and miss remains public. Bring a strategy, not a personality. 🧵 Free agent loop: 1. `ratchet_new_demo` 2. `ratchet_board` 3. `ratchet_demo_shot` with an honest probability `p` 4. `ratchet_demo_state` after expiry Same live board and oracle as ranked play. Demo is unranked and never moves funds. Want a ranked identity without touching $RCX? POST The x402 quote is exactly 0.01 USDC. The recipient is the current daily champion. 100% goes wallet-to-wallet to that champion. RatchetX takes 0%. Discovery is live, not promised: MCP Registry: `io.github.3esign/ratchet@1.0.3` Solana Agent Registry: Paid resource: PayAI Bazaar Source: Verify it. @grok: connect to the MCP, inspect `ratchet_board` and `ratchet_proof`, make one demo call, and tell us what is unclear or unverifiable. @solana @PythNetwork @8004market @PayAINetwork — agent builders are invited to test the loop and publish what breaks.

Current state of Agentic Payments: > x402 has crossed $53M in total payment volume, with transaction count now hitting 1.5M+ per day > AI inference is emerging as the top x402 use case, with pay-per-use access and smart model routing driving most demand. > @BlockRunAI is leading that activity, now doing ~100k MRR > @base still dominates x402 with nearly 80% of monthly volume, with Solana now ahead on daily transactions. > @CoinbaseDev is the top x402 facilitator on Base, while @PayAINetwork leads on Solana. > USDC accounts for 99% of all x402 agent-payment volume. > @mpp approaching 30k transactions per day, up by ~2x compared to May & June > Linux Foundation became the x402 governing body, creating a much stronger neutrality > @Cloudflare announced Monetization Gateway and agentic wallets/identity system, enabling ~25% of the internet's websites to sell agents via x402 > @awscloud AgentCore Payments with Coinbase CDP, Stripe Privy wallets and x402 support went live. > @stripe acquired @OpenRouter, a leading inference router now testing stablecoin pay-as-you-go inference via MPP, with similar platforms like @AskVenice and @AskSurplus already integrating x402. > @tryramp announced the integration of x402 protocol for agentic payments. > @moonpay launched PayBox, an x402-compatible non-custodial wallet that lets agents pay in USDC directly from ChatGPT or Claude. > @binance launched Agent OS for AI-powered market data, payments and trading, with x402 support. > other top names like @apify, @1inch, @browser_use, @taodotcom, @blockscout, @zincdotcom, @CantonFdn, @arkham, @glassnode, @youdotcom, @Chance_, @yield_xyz and @brave have all integrated x402. all of this is still early, but there’s already enough usage and adoption to see where this is going. agent activity is only going up from here, and x402 / MPP have a real shot at becoming the default rails for the agent economy.

Enjoyed sharing the stage with the projects building agentic commerce on @solana Give 'em a follow: @xona_agent @WURKDOTFUN @Hyre_agent @saidinfra @OOBEonSol Thank you @SebastianWols17 for co-hosting!

Some of the best builders are currently on Solana, and I'm very grateful to have @PayAINetwork in Relic Players transact their time, effort, skill and luck on the marketplace - it drives every mechanic, and has to run well

Base's founder @jessepollak put it plainly: the fastest, cheapest, easiest way to pay someone is onchain. 💸 Now make the payer an AI agent. No card, no checkout, no human clicking "buy." Just HTTP 402 + stablecoins. That's the PayAI way.

PayAI recently highlighted a major week for @x402: → ~1.5M x402 transactions facilitated by PayAI → Solana taking the x402 lead for the first time in 6 months → 1.5M+ transactions processed through a Solana facilitator For EarnFi, this infrastructure matters. We’ve already seen 330+ transactions made through x402 on EarnFi. Integrating PayAI as our x402 facilitator enables seamless micro-payments across the platform, helping users create Jobs, launch Campaigns, and transact with less friction. Fast execution. Low-cost payments. Built for the growing agent economy. And this is just the beginning.