By 2030, agentic transactions will surpass $30 Trillion

By 2030, agentic transactions will surpass
$30 Trillion

By 2030, agentic transactions will surpass $30 Trillion

OpenxAI x402 — The Agent Payments Infrastructure

OpenxAI x402 — The Agent Payments Infrastructure

OpenxAI x402 — The Agent Payments Infrastructure

Programmable wallets, policy, and on‑chain settlement on Base. Secure, instant, and composable for autonomous agents.

Programmable wallets, policy, and on‑chain settlement on Base. Secure, instant, and composable for autonomous agents.

Programmable wallets, policy, and on‑chain settlement on Base. Secure, instant, and composable for autonomous agents.

Launch

November 2025

November 2025

Settlement

Base (L2)

Medium

USDC

Path

Agent x402
Base

Agent x402 Base

Ecosystem Partners and Integrations

Launch

November 2025

Settlement

Base (L2)

Medium

USDC

Path

Agent x402 Base

Ecosystem Partners and Integrations

Why X402

$30T agent economies

$30T agent economies

Autonomous AI Agents & Machine to Machine Microtransactions

AI agents can buy, sell, or rent services without humans.

Per‑call + metered fees

Routing BPs

Compute top‑ups

Pay Per Compute: Tokenized GPU Minutes

Every compute cycle becomes a transaction.

HSM keys & policies

Allow/deny + limit

KYC/AML hooks

Self Paying AI Apps & AI Subscription Alternatives

AI that earns, spends, and sustains itself.

p99 < 800ms

10k+ TPS target

Idempotent retries

Architecture

Deep Integration Blueprint

Deep Integration Blueprint

X402 connects every layer of the agentic payment stack — blending compute, governance, and financial routing in one unified protocol.

Comparison

How x402 stacks up

How x402 stacks up

X402 connects every layer of the agentic payment stack — blending compute, governance, and financial routing in one unified protocol.

Aspect

OpenxAI x402

Traditional

Competitors

Infrastructure Type

Decentralized, agent‑native
(x402 + Base)

Centralized processors

Custodial agent wallets / L2 rollups

Latency

< 800ms p99 settlement

1–3s clearing time

Variable / RPC bound

Compliance

Programmable policy via rulesets

Manual KYC & limits

Static, minimal rules

Transparency

On‑chain receipts & audit logs

Opaque ledgers

Hybrid visibility

Scalability

Elastic; wallet orchestration

Fixed server scaling

Dependent on provider

Fee Model

Microfees per‑call in USDC

2–5% per transaction

Gas‑based or fixed

Aspect

OpenxAI x402

Traditional

Competitors

Infrastructure Type

Decentralized, agent‑native
(x402 + Base)

Centralized processors

Custodial agent wallets / L2 rollups

Latency

< 800ms p99 settlement

1–3s clearing time

Variable / RPC bound

Compliance

Programmable policy via rulesets

Manual KYC & limits

Static, minimal rules

Transparency

On‑chain receipts & audit logs

Opaque ledgers

Hybrid visibility

Scalability

Elastic; wallet orchestration

Fixed server scaling

Dependent on provider

Fee Model

Microfees per‑call in USDC

2–5% per transaction

Gas‑based or fixed

Aspect

OpenxAI x402

Traditional

Competitors

Infrastructure Type

Decentralized, agent‑native
(x402 + Base)

Centralized processors

Custodial agent wallets / L2 rollups

Latency

< 800ms p99 settlement

1–3s clearing time

Variable / RPC bound

Compliance

Programmable policy via rulesets

Manual KYC & limits

Static, minimal rules

Transparency

On‑chain receipts & audit logs

Opaque ledgers

Hybrid visibility

Scalability

Elastic; wallet orchestration

Fixed server scaling

Dependent on provider

Fee Model

Microfees per‑call in USDC

2–5% per transaction

Gas‑based or fixed

Timeline

November rollout

November rollout

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Now

02

Early Nov

03

Mid Nov

04

Late Nov

Waitlist open

Reserve a spot and receive dev updates.

Waitlist open

Reserve a spot and receive dev updates.

Waitlist open

Reserve a spot and receive dev updates.

Private preview

Selected teams integrate x402 payments.

Private preview

Selected teams integrate x402 payments.

Private preview

Selected teams integrate x402 payments.

Public launch

Open access for OpenxAI agents on Base.

Public launch

Open access for OpenxAI agents on Base.

Public launch

Open access for OpenxAI agents on Base.

SLA & Billing

Usage‑based billing, quotas, invoicing.

SLA & Billing

Usage‑based billing, quotas, invoicing.

SLA & Billing

Usage‑based billing, quotas, invoicing.

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Now

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Now

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Now

02

Early Nov

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Early Nov

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Early Nov

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Mid Nov

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Mid Nov

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Mid Nov

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Late Nov

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Late Nov

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Late Nov

The Payments Layer for the Agent Economy

The Payments Layer for the Agent Economy

Join the waitlist to access SDKs, documentation, and early integrations.

Join the waitlist to access SDKs, documentation, and early integrations.