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Protocol announcements, deep dives, and ecosystem updates from the x402 team.

Introducing x402 Batch Settlement: High-velocity Agentic Commerce

By: Cam Whiteside (Cloudflare), Carson Roscoe (Coinbase), Conner Swenberg (Coinbase), Josh Nickerson (Coinbase), Philippe d'Argent (Coinbase) TL;DR: The x402 protocol is introducing batch settlement, enabling agents to transact at extremely low latency and fractions of a cent. Agents provide cryptographic vouchers that enable sellers to settle in bulk, reducing overhead. Batch settlement lets agents perform…

Introducing x402 V2: Evolving the Standard for Internet-native Payments

By: Erik Reppel, Carson Roscoe, Josh Nickerson TL;DR: Building on six months of real-world use, x402 V2 expands the protocol beyond single-call, exact payments. It adds wallet-based identity (skip repaying on every call), automatic API discovery, dynamic payment recipients, support for more chains and fiat via CAIP standards, and a fully modular SDK for custom…