Current outcome
Cloudflare has opened a closed beta of its tokenized Monetization Gateway, allowing websites to charge AI agents per request, query, or token via HTTP 402 with USDC settlements on Base, extending crypto payment rails into autonomous machine-to-machine commerce.
Progress timeline
2 material updates- #01
Cloudflare Launches Closed Beta for Stablecoin Payments to AI Agents
Cloudflare has begun a closed beta allowing stablecoin payments between AI agents, extending crypto payment rails into autonomous machine-to-machine commerce.
Source evidence: tokenpost.com
- #02
【Cloudflare 代币化网关开放封闭测试，支持 AI Agent 按量付费】
Cloudflare's closed beta is for its tokenized Monetization Gateway, letting websites charge AI agents per request, query, or token via HTTP 402 with USDC settlements on Base, for use cases including AI inference, web search, market signals, and PDF generation.
State after update: Cloudflare has opened a closed beta of its tokenized Monetization Gateway, allowing websites to charge AI agents per request, query, or token via HTTP 402 with USDC settlements on Base, extending crypto payment rails into autonomous machine-to-machine commerce.
Source evidence: foresightnews