Google has unveiled an open-source payment protocol designed to give AI applications a single, universal standard for exchanging value. For the first time, the tech giant has embedded stablecoins at the heart of the stack, alongside legacy rails such as credit cards. The move is intended to solve the cross-border settlement, speed and value-transfer headaches that arise when autonomous AI agents start paying one another. More Than 60 Partners, from Coinbase to the Ethereum Foundation More tha...

Google has unveiled an open-source payment protocol designed to give AI applications a single, universal standard for exchanging value. For the first time, the tech giant has embedded stablecoins at the heart of the stack, alongside legacy rails such as credit cards. The move is intended to solve the cross-border settlement, speed and value-transfer headaches that arise when autonomous AI agents start paying one another. More Than 60 Partners, from Coinbase to the Ethereum Foundation More tha...