Payments

Programmable Payments Will Turn Sports Betting Into a Routing Business

X Money, stablecoin rails, and agentic wallets are converging to dissolve the closed sportsbook ecosystem. The winners will control routing intelligence, not bankroll custody.

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Coinbase x402 Protocol Explained: How It Powers AI Betting Agents and Autonomous Payments

How the Coinbase x402 protocol enables AI betting agents to make autonomous payments without human approval loops.

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Agentic Payments Protocols 2026: x402, AP2, Stripe, and the New Machine Economy

Complete technical guide to agentic payment protocols for prediction market agents in 2026. Deep dives into x402 (Coinbase), AP2, Stripe USDC, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Coinbase Payments MCP — with Python code examples, protocol comparisons, and a multi-protocol payment router.

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