Alchemy has launched a new “agentic” gateway that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to independently purchase compute credits and access blockchain data without any human intervention. Announced on February 26, 2026, the update introduces a programmatic payment flow using x402, an open-source payment standard developed by Coinbase. This protocol revives the dormant “402 Payment Required” […]News Bytes, Artificial intelligence (AI), Coinbase, News Bytes – 5, USDCRead More

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