{"id":36226,"date":"2026-07-14T10:17:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/ripple-coinbase-circle-join-linux-x402-foundation-to-help-shape-ai-payments\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:17:54","slug":"ripple-coinbase-circle-join-linux-x402-foundation-to-help-shape-ai-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/ripple-coinbase-circle-join-linux-x402-foundation-to-help-shape-ai-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple, Coinbase, Circle Join Linux x402 Foundation to Help Shape AI Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRipple has joined the newly launched x402 Foundation as a premier member, backing an open protocol designed to enable seamless internet-native payments for AI agents and applications.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Ripple, alongside a range of other cryptocurrency-oriented firms, has joined the newly operational x402 Foundation as a premier member.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Linux Foundation, the organization is designed to oversee x402 \u2013 an open protocol contributed by Coinbase that embeds payments directly into standard web interactions.<\/p>\n<p>The main purpose of the technology is to let AI-based agents, applications, and APIs send and receive money as easily as they exchange data.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ripple is proud to join the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member.<\/p>\n<p>As AI agents begin to take on more of the transaction lifecycle, they\u2019ll need a way to pay that\u2019s as fast and reliable as the way they already exchange data. We\u2019ve been helping build that future on the XRP Ledger\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSzTyXBQFm\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/eSzTyXBQFm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ripple (@Ripple) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ripple\/status\/2077017675247833365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The protocol could become increasingly important as AI agents move from making recommendations to actually purchasing services, accessing paid APIs, and completing transactions entirely on their own. Through open, vendor-neutral governance, the foundation aims to ensure that this emerging payment infrastructure supports various networks and payment methods without being controlled by a single company.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the matter was Markus Infranger, senior vice president of RippleX, who said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpen standards like x402 help lay the foundation for trusted, interoperable machine-to-machine payments.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading-4\">You may also like:<\/h3>\n<p>He also added that Ripple has already developed XRP Ledger infrastructure, which supports x402. 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