Alchemy Unveils Autonomous Infrastructure Access for AI Agents via x402 Standard
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,...
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Coinbase is showing up inside the AI Crypto theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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