Coinbase x402 is now native to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, allowing AI agents to pay for their services. $USDC without human input
Coinbase x402 is now native to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, allowing AI agents to pay for their services. $USDC without human input. AWS announced Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments on May 7, describing it as the first time a major cloud provider has built crypto micropayments directly into its agent infrastructure platform.
Stripe is also integrated in preview, and agents can choose between a Coinbase or Stripe wallet funded with stablecoins or fiat.
The system runs on x402, an open HTTP native payment protocol that uses a “Payment Required” status code to allow machines to transact over standard web infrastructure.
Payment is made on the basis $USDC It costs less than 1 cent per transaction and completes in about 200 milliseconds. The agent never has access to your private key. A single API call handles authenticating the wallet, signing the transaction, and making the payment.
How much an agent can actually pay
Developers can connect their agents to thousands of x402-enabled services through Coinbase’s MCP integration within AgentCore Gateway. At the time of release, supported providers include Exa, Messari, and Browserbase, covering search, real-time data, assessment execution, and backend setup tasks. Agents pay only for what they use, and there are no subscription or checkout flows.
“Soon there will be more AI agents transacting than humans. They need funds that are programmable, always-on, and built for the global internet,” said Brian Foster, head of infrastructure growth at Coinbase.
As reported by crypto.news, BNB Chain surpassed 150,000 autonomous AI agent deployments in April, an increase of 43,750% from January, establishing a parallel infrastructure race for AI agent commerce across blockchains.
Why x402 is important for cryptocurrency adoption
In its first year, the x402 protocol processed over 169 million payments across 590,000 buyers and 100,000 sellers. AWS and Coinbase are both founding members of the x402 Foundation, along with Cloudflare, which joined in September 2025.
As tracked by crypto.news, Coinbase AgentKit has been building towards this integration for several months, providing developers with pre-built tools to equip AI agents with wallets and transaction capabilities across multiple blockchains.
Warner Bros. Discovery is already testing AgentCore and said it sees potential for agent-led transactions covering live sports and major entertainment releases.
