- Block said it will add Bitcoin Lightning Network support to the AI agent payments protocol x402.
- Block said the Lightning Network is well suited to the small, high-frequency payments used in AI agent-based commerce and could broaden Bitcoin’s use cases.
- Participants in the x402 Foundation include Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Coinbase and the Solana Foundation.
Block Adds Bitcoin Lightning Support to AI Agent Payments Protocol x402
Jack Dorsey-led fintech company Block is integrating the Bitcoin Lightning Network into x402, an AI agent payments protocol. The move is aimed at expanding Bitcoin’s role in environments where AI agents process large volumes of…
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Jack Dorsey-led fintech company Block is integrating the Bitcoin Lightning Network into x402, an AI agent payments protocol. The move is aimed at expanding Bitcoin’s role in environments where AI agents process large volumes of micropayments.
Crypto media outlet Cointelegraph reported on Sept. 25 that Block had joined the x402 Foundation and would add Lightning Network support to the x402 protocol.
Block views the Lightning Network as well suited to the small, high-frequency payments needed for AI agent-based commerce. Steve Lee, head of Spiral, Block’s Bitcoin development initiative, said bringing Lightning to x402 is “a concrete step” toward making Bitcoin a currency used in everyday transactions by both people and AI agents.”
Bitcoin moved from $77,681.6 to $83,708.2 over the last 30-day period, a gain of 7.8 percent.
Source: Kraken · NewsLayer Markets · Updated il y a une minute
He added that the company would support the industry in building more services on top of it.
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