Four payment protocols have emerged as the foundation of the agentic economy. Each serves a distinct function: ✔️x402 enables AI-to-AI payments in stablecoins over HTTP ✔️MPP handles automated machine-to-machine payments to pay on demand using either traditional credit cards or crypto ✔️AP2 bridges to traditional finance through authorization mandates ✔️ACP enables AI to complete checkouts like a human customer AEON covers the full matrix of agentic payments. When AI agents need to pay each other, AEON's AI Gateway uses x402 for atomic, on-chain settlement in stablecoins. When AI agents need to pay real-world merchants, AEON routes to 50 million+ stores—merchants receive local currency instantly, with no crypto required on their end. And when the ecosystem demands traditional rails, AEON bridges to local payment networks. The #agenticeconomy# needs a settlement layer that works everywhere AI can spend. That's what AEON is building.