According to Odaily Planet Daily, the US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched x402 Bazaar, the first discovery layer for AI agents, described as an agent-based "search engine." The platform provides a unified entry point for autonomous AI agents, enabling them to automatically discover, interact with, and pay for new services, enabling them to evolve.

Previously, AI agents' capabilities were limited by developer preferences, making expansion slow. x402 Bazaar breaks this bottleneck, enabling agents to automatically access financial data, access image and video generation tools, and even book performances and manage business processes. Coinbase claims this will promote the widespread adoption of "self-improving AI agents," potentially leading to the emergence of autonomous AI businesses.

x 402 Bazaar is built on the x 402 protocol, an open payment protocol developed by Coinbase that supports instant stablecoin payments over HTTP, eliminates account and subscription processes, and enables AI agents to autonomously discover and pay services in application scenarios.