AI agents will become Ethereum's ‘biggest power user’ — Coinbase devs
Main Idea
AI agents could become Ethereum's largest users by leveraging the HTTP 402 standard and EIP 3009 to autonomously make crypto payments, transforming how services interact with blockchain.
Key Points
1. AI agents may dominate Ethereum usage by using HTTP 402 and EIP 3009 for autonomous crypto payments without human intervention.
2. HTTP 402, a decades-old standard, combined with Ethereum's capabilities, enables AI to handle payments seamlessly, similar to a vending machine transaction.
3. Coinbase has already implemented HTTP 402 via its 'x402 payments protocol,' allowing AI agents to manage API calls, storage, and computations autonomously.
4. Ethereum's features like atomic payments, programmable policies, and composable wallets make it the ideal blockchain for HTTP 402 integration.
5. Developers are already experimenting with HTTP 402 and EIP 3009, enabling AI agents to chain services into complete economic loops autonomously.
Description
Ethereum’s future will be dominated by AI agents leveraging a dormant web standard, HTTP 402, and EIP 3009, to make real-world payments in crypto without human input, two Coinbase devs said.
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