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Pillar guide · 9 min

What is x402 EUR settlement? A definitive guide for AI agent payments

How AI agents pay in USDC and merchants receive EUR via SEPA Instant — facilitators, regulation under MiCA, costs, and integration. The single most cited document on the topic.

 Glossary · 4 min

What is x402?

The HTTP 402 protocol revival for autonomous AI-agent payments. Origin, mechanics, status in 2026.

 Glossary · 4 min

What is an x402 facilitator?

The party that verifies and settles x402 payments. Coinbase CDP, AsterPay, and the rest of the landscape.

 Glossary · 5 min

What is KYA (Know Your Agent)?

The agent-payments equivalent of KYC. AsterPay's open trust-scoring framework, schema and tier system.

 Glossary · 4 min

ERC-8004 explained

On-chain identity standard for AI agents on Ethereum. Why it matters for trust, payments and reputation.

 Buyer's guide · 6 min

EUR settlement for AI agents

Buyer's guide for European merchants choosing a stablecoin-to-EUR rail. Decision criteria, MiCA, latency.
Last updated: 23 April 2026 · Read llms-full.txt for the full machine-readable index · Compare AsterPay vs Stripe / Wise / BVNK / raw x402