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x402 Is Live, Scaled, and Controlled. Here's What That Means for You.

x402 Is Live, Scaled, and Controlled. Here's What That Means for You.

x402 turned a 30-year-old unused HTTP status code into the backbone of the agentic economy. AI agents are now hiring each other, paying in USDC, and settling on-chain in 2 seconds. 115M+ transactions in Q1 2026. $74M settled. Here's the full stack, the real numbers, and who controls the gates.

Ethereum's Quiet Dominance in AI Agents

Ethereum's Quiet Dominance in AI Agents

Ethereum's ERC-8004 'Trustless Agents' standard went live January 29, 2026. In two weeks: 14,000 agents registered, 80K+ scored across 5 chains. Emma breaks down the power dynamics: who builds the neutral trust layer for AI agent commerce, and who ends up controlling the gates.