Building Open Standards for the Future of Payments with Erik Reppel from Coinbase
In this episode, Erik Reppel from Coinbase and the creator of x402, an open-source, HTTP-based payments protocol designed for the internet shares his journey from stumbling upon the Bitcoin white paper to leading innovative projects like x402. Discover insights into open standards, agentic payments, and the future of interoperable blockchain protocols.
Building Open Standards for the Future of Payments with Erik Reppel from Coinbase
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