Cloudflare Unveils Stablecoin Gateway for AI-Powered Web Payments
Cloudflare’s Monetization Gateway enables stablecoin payments for websites, APIs, datasets and AI-powered tools. The platform uses the x402 protocol to help AI agents pay for digital services
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July 2, 2026
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Cloudflare’s Monetization Gateway enables stablecoin payments for websites, APIs, datasets and AI-powered tools.
The platform uses the x402 protocol to help AI agents pay for digital services through automated transactions.
Cloudflare aims to reshape online revenue models as AI traffic grows and traditional ads face new challenges.
Cloudflare launched its Monetization Gateway on Wednesday, introducing a platform that lets businesses accept stablecoin payments for online services such as websites, APIs, datasets and AI tools. The company also opened a waitlist for customers as it bets that AI agents will increasingly pay for digital content and services on their own.
Payments on the platform will settle in stablecoins through the x402 open protocol, while businesses can set usage-based pricing from a single dashboard. Cloudflare said the gateway is designed to handl…
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