Coin-base (x402) Becomes the First AI Payment Partner for Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE)

Applications & Breakthrough Opportunities:

· Automated Payments for Data: AI can automatically pay to purchase and use proprietary data sources, with authenticity guaranteed by Chainlink.

· Economizing Workflow Processes: Developers can publish CRE workflows (for example: a complex trading strategy) and allow anyone, including AI, to pay fees to activate and use them.

· Creating a "Protocol Stack" for AI: Forming a complete ecosystem where AI can:

1. Explore services (CRE workflows).

2. Activate and verify results with Chainlink.

3. Automatically pay using x402.

4. Record results on the blockchain.

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