Beat: agent-payments

2 pieces filed under agent-payments, newest first.

• x402 Puts Payment Inside the HTTP Request. The Checkout Flow Was a Control Point.

  X402 puts payment inside the HTTP request as a signed-header retry (402 - payment payload - facilitator verify/settle), which deletes the checkout flow, and the checkout…

• Briefing · July 19, 2026 · afternoon

  Regulators, payment rails, and hardware makers began treating the agent as a first-class actor (EU Android access, x402 payments over HTTP, Codex hardware) faster than…