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x402 protocol reaches 100M transactions; human users drive most volume
The intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence has long promised a future of autonomous agentic payments, where machines transact seamlessly without human intervention. At the center of this transition is the x402 protocol, a framework designed to bridge decentralized networks with the…
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