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    X Pay launches micropayment API settling per HTTP request on Base

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    X Pay launches micropayment API settling per HTTP request on Base

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    X Pay announced the mainnet launch of its HTTP-level micropayment gateway on Coinbase's Base Layer-2 network. The service leverages the x402 standard to settle per-request API calls directly in USDC, enabling developers to charge programmatic workloads without user logins, credit cards, or SaaS recurring billing.

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

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “X Pay launches micropayment API settling per HTTP request on Base”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-12. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-12/x-pay-launches-micropayment-api-settling-per-http-request-on-base-d8e1d9

    EQUITY
    X Pay launches micropayment API settling per HTTP request on Base
    X Pay announced the mainnet launch of its HTTP-level micropayment gateway on Coinbase's Base Layer-2 network. The service leverages the x402 standard to settle per-request API calls directly in USDC, enabling developers to charge programmatic workloads without user logins, credit cards, or SaaS recurring billing.
    COIN
    Impact
    69
    SEP 12
    SIG
    80%
    COIN
    X Pay launches micropayment API settling per HTTP request on Base
    X Pay announced the mainnet launch of its HTTP-level micropayment gateway on Coinbase's Base Layer-2 network. The service leverages the x402 standard to settle per-request API calls directly in USDC, enabling developers to charge programmatic workloads without user logins, credit cards, or SaaS recurring billing.
    → Enabling granular per-call HTTP monetization settled instantly in USDC on Base drives incremental on-chain transaction volume and stablecoin velocity.
    Impact
    X Pay announced the mainnet launch of its HTTP-level micropayment gateway on Coinbase's Base Layer-2 network. The service leverages the x402 standard to settle per-request API calls directly in USDC, enabling developers to charge programmatic workloads without user logins, credit cards, or SaaS recurring billing.
    Affected
    COIN
    Transmission
    Enabling granular per-call HTTP monetization settled instantly in USDC on Base drives incremental on-chain transaction volume and stablecoin velocity.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    COINon-chain transaction volume growth on Base layer-2Up1-3mX Pay gateway goes live on Base mainnet using USDC for API call 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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