Cardano joins Solana, XRP Ledger in race to power AI agent payments

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Cardano adds its tools to the official x402 kit, enabling AI agents and applications to settle transactions with ADA and other network tokens alongside Solana and XRP Ledger, though the facilitator currently runs only in pre‑production testing; this integration signals growing cross‑chain infrastructure for AI‑driven payments, potentially boosting demand for Cardano’s ecosystem and expanding its role in the emerging AI‑finance…
The official x402 kit now includes Cardano tools for apps and AI agents to pay with ADA and other network tokens, though the facilitator has so far only been tested on pre-production.