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.

