Why the x402 protocol didn’t fade after the PING hype, and what’s driving the second wave
X402 is moving beyond the PING hype as Coinbase and Cloudflare turn “402 Payment Required” into real pay-per-use infrastructure.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
X402 is moving beyond the PING hype as Coinbase and Cloudflare turn “402 Payment Required” into real pay-per-use infrastructure.
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