@svpino: The most exciting demo of the entire week: My agent is now paying for its own data. No API key. No account. No credit c…
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An autonomous agent demo shows it paying for its own data using Coinbase’s experimental x402 crypto-payment protocol without user API keys or credit cards.
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The most exciting demo of the entire week: My agent is now paying for its own data. No API key. No account. No credit card. Not me. This is using the x402 open protocol from Coinbase. You can set it up too, but keep in mind, this is experimental!
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