Alchemy has unveiled an autonomous payment system for AI agents that supports USDC payments on the Base chain. The system enables AI agents to automatically purchase computing points via on-chain wallets and to access blockchain data services, including on-chain data lookups, NFT holdings, multi-chain wallet balances, and real-time token prices, without human intervention.
The platform adopts Coinbase’s x402 payment standard, converting HTTP 402 responses into automated payment triggers to enable machine-to-machine transactions. Agent accounts can be funded with at least $1 USDC, and the system automatically initiates a recharge when points are depleted.
Alchemy’s CEO, Nikil Viswanathan, described the system as a tool for developers building autonomous DeFi agents and other chain-based applications. Major crypto apps, including Robinhood Crypto, Uniswap, and Aave, already run on Alchemy’s infrastructure, and the new capability will let AI agents access the same backbone autonomously.
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