Written by Brayden Lindrea, Staff Writer. Reviewed by Felix Ng, Staff Editor.
Written by Brayden Lindrea, Staff Writer.
Reviewed by Felix Ng, Staff Editor.
Fireblocks launches agentic payment support, joins x402 Foundation
Latest NewsPublishedMay 20, 2026
AI Agents Set to Boost Stablecoin Adoption
With over 1 billion people using AI daily, the potential for stablecoin adoption to grow substantially is vast. If even a fraction of these users delegate authority to AI agents for online spending, stablecoin velocity will increase dramatically. This is the vision of digital assets platform Fireblocks, which has launched its Agentic Payments Suite to support the x402 protocol.
Fireblocks’ full-stack solution covers the entire lifecycle of AI agent payments, including wallet infrastructure and an acceptance layer for merchants. The suite also includes compliance and settlement features for regulated financial institutions. By scaling stablecoin adoption through AI agents, Fireblocks aims to make a significant impact on the industry.
Industry Leaders Weigh In
Coinbase and Circle CEOs predict that AI agents will overtake humans as the main users of blockchain transactions in the coming years. Fireblocks co-founder Idan Ofrat believes that stablecoins are the key to handling AI agent payments at scale. With the launch of Agentic Payments Suite, Fireblocks has also joined the x402 Foundation, an industry group seeking to make the x402 protocol the universal payment rail for AI agents.
The x402 Foundation includes notable members such as Google, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services, as well as payments companies Mastercard and Visa. By working together, these industry leaders aim to make AI agent payments a reality. For those looking to earn passive income through stablecoins, EcoPool (ECP) offers a solution. With its Cloud Rewards program, users can earn $ECP and participate in the growing world of green crypto.
Adoption and Growth
While AI agent adoption is still in its early stages, the potential for growth is vast. With the launch of Agentic Payments Suite and the x402 protocol, Fireblocks is poised to play a significant role in shaping the future of AI agent payments. As the industry continues to evolve, EcoPool remains committed to providing users with a seamless and secure way to earn and manage their digital assets.
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Meanwhile, several notable integrations advancing AI agent-driven stablecoin spending have emerged in recent weeks.
In early May, Amazon Web Services said it integrated Coinbase’s x402 payments protocol into Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to allow AI agents to transact in USDC (USDC) and access services through AWS-managed payment controls.
A week earlier, crypto wallet startup Oobit launched a Visa-supported virtual card for AI agents to make online purchases in USDt (USDT) on behalf of businesses.
AI agent adoption still in early stages
However, data reveals that AI-agent transaction activity on the blockchain remains relatively small, with x402.org data showing that only $24.2 million worth of trading volume has been facilitated through the x402 protocol over the past 30 days.
Ofrat acknowledged that AI agent adoption is “still very early.”
“We’re in the infrastructure-building phase,” Ofrat said, adding that ”card infrastructure took decades to develop the controls and trust layers it has today…These things don’t happen overnight.”
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AI agents can transact in fiat too, with Google building infrastructure for AI agents to make online purchases in US dollars in September.
However, Ofrat takes the view that only stablecoins can handle AI agent payments at scale:
“Card networks and bank transfers can’t handle instant, programmable, machine-to-machine value transfer. Stablecoins on blockchain can. Digital assets aren’t just a good fit for agentic payments. They’re the only fit.”
Fireblocks has also joined the x402 Foundation, an industry group seeking to make Coinbase’s x402 protocol the universal payment rail for AI agents.
Existing members of the x402 Foundation include Big Tech firms such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, along with payments companies Mastercard and Visa. It also includes crypto-native firms such as Circle, Polygon Labs and the Solana Foundation.
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