Alchemy launches AI agent autonomous payment system, supporting USDC settlement on the Base chain

2026-02-28 04:18:29

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ChainCatcher News: Alchemy announces the launch of an autonomous payment system for AI agents, allowing AI agents to automatically purchase computing power credits with USDC on the Base network via on-chain wallets, and access blockchain data services, including querying on-chain data, NFT holdings, multi-chain wallet balances, and real-time token prices, all without manual intervention.

The system adopts Coinbase’s x402 payment standard, converting HTTP 402 Payment Required responses into automatic settlement triggers to facilitate machine-to-machine transactions. Agent accounts can be funded with a minimum of $1 USDC; when credits are exhausted, the system automatically initiates a payment request and recharges.

Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan stated that this system is aimed at developers building autonomous DeFi agents, portfolio management bots, and other on-chain applications. Major crypto applications like Robinhood Crypto, Uniswap, and Aave already run on Alchemy, and now AI agents can independently access the same infrastructure.

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