Intelligence Feed event · Equity · 2026-09-12

    X Pay launches API micropayment gateway on Base mainnet using USDC

    Question

    X Pay launches API micropayment gateway on Base mainnet using USDC

    Direct answer

    X Pay has deployed a payment protocol on Base mainnet allowing software developers to monetize HTTP requests directly in USDC. The gateway utilizes the x402 standard to automate real-time micro-settlements, offering an alternative to standard developer SaaS subscription billing.

    Original publisher
    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-09-12
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “X Pay launches API micropayment gateway on Base mainnet using USDC”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-12. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-12/x-pay-launches-api-micropayment-gateway-on-base-mainnet-using-usdc-7f6fd8

    EQUITY
    X Pay launches API micropayment gateway on Base mainnet using USDC
    X Pay has deployed a payment protocol on Base mainnet allowing software developers to monetize HTTP requests directly in USDC. The gateway utilizes the x402 standard to automate real-time micro-settlements, offering an alternative to standard developer SaaS subscription billing.
    COIN
    Impact
    65
    SEP 12
    SIG
    80%
    COIN
    X Pay launches API micropayment gateway on Base mainnet using USDC
    X Pay has deployed a payment protocol on Base mainnet allowing software developers to monetize HTTP requests directly in USDC. The gateway utilizes the x402 standard to automate real-time micro-settlements, offering an alternative to standard developer SaaS subscription billing.
    → Decentralized HTTP request micropayments settled in USDC drive on-chain transaction volumes and gas usage on Coinbase's Base Layer-2 network.
    Impact
    X Pay has deployed a payment protocol on Base mainnet allowing software developers to monetize HTTP requests directly in USDC. The gateway utilizes the x402 standard to automate real-time micro-settlements, offering an alternative to standard developer SaaS subscription billing.
    Affected
    COIN
    Transmission
    Decentralized HTTP request micropayments settled in USDC drive on-chain transaction volumes and gas usage on Coinbase's Base Layer-2 network.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    COINLayer-2 on-chain network transaction volume growthUp1-3mBase mainnet serves as the primary execution layer for X Pay USDC settlements.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    COINUpagreed175.26 2026-09-11+9.24%+10.84%Pending

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