Cardano joins Solana, XRP Ledger in race to power AI agent payments
Summary
Cardano has been added to the x402 software kit, enabling developers to build apps and AI agents that pay for online services with ADA or Cardano-based tokens. The release includes TypeScript client and server tools and a facilitator to verify and submit payments; Python support is planned. The facilitator has completed a transaction on Cardano’s pre-production network, but has not been tested on mainnet. Developers can begin integrating the system, though commercial agent payments at scale are not yet established. Cardano joins networks including Solana and XRP Ledger in supporting x402, an internet payment standard created by Coinbase and later contributed to a Linux Foundation-backed organization.
