x402: The Missing Payment Layer for the Web — And How LazAI & Metis Make It Work
For decades, the web has used HTTP to move data — but not money. The 402 “Payment Required” code was left unused… until now.
In 2025, Coinbase and Cloudflare revived it as x402, a universal payment standard that lets AI agents and servers send or receive small, instant payments inside a normal web request.
Think of it as “HTTP, but with a wallet.”
How LazAI, Metis, GOAT & ZKM Fit In
- LazAI adds the missing logic — it makes payments fair and traceable by tying every data or model call to ownership through DATs (Data Anchoring Tokens).
➜ Every contributor gets paid automatically when their data or model is used. - Metis powers the backbone — Hyperion handles high-speed execution, while Andromeda anchors final settlement onchain.
➜ Together, they turn every agent payment into real, verifiable value. - GOAT Network connects Bitcoin payments, and ZKM ensures every transaction is provable and trustworthy through zero-knowledge proofs.
Why It Matters
x402 finally lets the internet pay as it thinks — turning AI requests into transactions, and creators into earners.
With LazAI and Metis, this isn’t theory. It’s how the agent economy becomes real, transparent, and fair.
Read more: https://x.com/LazAINetwork/status/1983270534910562366