AI Industry Published on July 1, 2026
Cloudflare introduces Monetization Gateway via x402 protocol
Cloudflare announced the Monetization Gateway on July 1, 2026.
It lets customers charge for any resource behind Cloudflare, including web pages, datasets, APIs and MCP tools.
Payments settle in stablecoins using the x402 open protocol.
The service targets an AI-agent-driven economy where machines make micro-payments for content and tools.
Source: Cloudflare