Coinbase Seeks Cloudflare Stablecoin Deal as AI Agent Payments Expand

Cloudflare is considering Coinbase and Zerohash to support a planned NET Dollar stablecoin for AI agent micropayments, extending its x402 Foundation work as the company’s shares climbed more than 6% Wednesday.

Summary

Cloudflare is considering Coinbase and Zerohash to help issue its planned NET Dollar stablecoin, a dollar-pegged token the company aims to launch later this year for micropayments across AI agent networks. The project builds on Cloudflare’s x402 Foundation partnership with Coinbase, adding a concrete stablecoin initiative to earlier reports that Coinbase was seeking a payments partnership with the internet infrastructure company. Cloudflare shares rose more than 6% to $225.48 on Wednesday as the effort gained attention.

Terms & Concepts
  • Stablecoin: A cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, often by being pegged to a fiat currency such as the U.S. dollar.
  • AI agent: Software that can act autonomously, including initiating tasks or transactions on behalf of users or systems.
  • Micropayments: Very small-value payments, often used for digital services, machine-to-machine activity, or high-frequency online transactions.