How Do Agentic Payments Work? Coinbase Expert Explains x402
MurrLincoln · x · 2026-08-13
Lincoln Murr, AI products expert at Coinbase, dives deep into the mechanisms and future of agentic payments in a podcast.
- Core Protocol: Explores the x402 protocol, analyzing why past attempts failed and how platforms like AWS and Vercel are legitimizing the space.
- Real-world Pain Points: Agents currently can't get bank accounts and face challenges like fraud, chargebacks, and building reputation systems.
- Future Outlook: Agentic payments will become a major revenue driver, moving towards solopreneurs running companies with fleets of agents and every company wanting its own settlement layer.
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