"At first the AI Agents could talk. With x402 they can autonomously pay" - @MetisL2 At Verifying Intelligence during @token2049, Metis CEO @tomngodefi explained that while AI is advancing rapidly, a key missing piece is a standardized way for agents to transact, manage wallets, and execute payments on-chain - securely and within regulatory bounds. This vision led to Metis, @LazAINetwork, @ProjectZKM, and @GOATRollup’s joint x402 initiative - a decentralized framework for agent-to-agent payments and verified interactions. x402 aims to give AI agents a shared protocol for trust, compliance, and real-time settlement - the type of infrastructure that Tom outlines as essential for the future of decentralized AI economies. Watch the full panel from Verifying Intelligence, hosted in partnership with @googlecloud and @boundless_xyz: