HTTP 402 Has Been Empty for Thirty Years, Finally Welcoming x402: Allowing AI to Pay for Internet Access

01 Introduction: When AI Can’t Swipe a Credit Card, Which Link in the Internet Economy Gets Stuck? In June 2024, an AI agent named “AutoGPT-Trader” was launched on Reddit. Its task was simple: monitor Tesla’s stock price and send a technical analysis every 15 minutes. After 7 days, it was halted due to “inability to … Read more