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New payment protocols, x402 and h402, transform online commerce by enabling direct machine-to-machine payments using cryptocurrency within standard web communications. This approach eliminates traditional payment barriers, allowing AI agents to autonomously purchase digital resources without human intervention or separate billing systems, potentially revolutionizing how automated services interact and transact across the internet.
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Ethereum’s recent proposal (EIP-9698) aims to scale the L1 network’s gas limit by 100x over four years, representing a strategic pivot after years of focusing on rollups. This shift addresses concerns that the rollup-centric