Bankr Launches x402 Cloud on 4/02 Day as x402 Protocol Joins the Linux Foundation
Berkeley, California, April 2nd, 2026, Chainwire
Bankr x402 Cloud gives developers a complete platform to deploy pay-per-request API endpoints with hosting, agentic payments, and agent discovery included — powered by the open x402 protocol and the Bankr wallet on Base.
Bankr, the financial infrastructure platform for AI agents built on Base, today launched x402 Cloud, a platform for developers to deploy paid API endpoints with hosting, agentic payments, and agent discovery included out of the box. The launch coincides with 4/02 Day and the announcement that the x402 protocol has joined the Linux Foundation under open governance, with founding members including Coinbase, Cloudflare, Stripe, Google, Visa, Mastercard, Amazon Web Services, and Shopify.
The x402 protocol, originally created by Coinbase, is a universal open standard that embeds payments directly into HTTP interactions. It enables AI agents, APIs, and applications to send and receive stablecoin payments as seamlessly as they exchange data — with no accounts, no API keys, and no human intervention required. As the x402 Foundation moves to the Linux Foundation, Bankr x402 Cloud provides the first complete developer platform built on top of the standard.
Deploy a Pay-Per-Request API Endpoint in One Command
With the Bankr CLI command bankr x402 deploy, any TypeScript handler function becomes a live, payment-gated API endpoint. Bankr x402 Cloud handles wallet creation, hosting, applies the x402 payment layer, manages on-chain USDC settlement on Base, and provides real-time logs and a management dashboard. Developers write a standard Request to Response function; Bankr handles payment verification, on-chain settlement, and encrypted environment variable injection.
With distribution becoming a key bottleneck for agentic commerce, every approved x402 Cloud endpoint is automatically indexed in Bankr’s agent discovery layer, searchable by any AI agent or developer through the Bankr CLI. Agents can evaluate pricing and schema, then call and pay for a service autonomously without reading documentation. This discovery layer addresses a gap in the broader x402 ecosystem: deployment alone does not generate revenue if agents cannot find the service.
“Bankr x402 Cloud is the easiest way to ship an x402 endpoint. A paid API endpoint can be live in under a minute — public URL, searchable in the marketplace, inference powered by the Bankr LLM Gateway.” — Deployer, Founder, Bankr
Internet-Native Payments for the Agentic Economy
Legacy payment infrastructure was built for human users. AI agents — projected by McKinsey to mediate $3 to $5 trillion in global commerce by 2030 — cannot open bank accounts, manage API keys, or complete payment forms. The x402 protocol solves this at the protocol level. Bankr x402 Cloud solves it at the product level: developers set a price, deploy in one command, and receive USDC payments directly to their wallet with no invoicing, no payment processor, and no DevOps overhead. Every deployed endpoint includes a provisioned, secured wallet — no key management required. Earnings accumulate in USDC on Base and are accessible directly from the Bankr dashboard.
The Bankr wallet, already used by AI agents and end-users across the Base ecosystem, serves as the native payment client for x402 Cloud. Both AI agents and human users can pay for services through the Bankr wallet without external wallet setup or manual transaction signing. Each deployed endpoint functions as a Bankr wallet distribution point, connecting the x402 Cloud infrastructure to Bankr’s broader agent economy.
Availability and Pricing
Bankr x402 Cloud is live and publicly available at bankr.bot/x402. Pricing is as follows:
- Free tier: up to 1,000 requests per month
- 5% platform fee on requests beyond the free tier
- Earnings settle directly to the developer’s wallet in USDC on Base
- Gasless for developers and end users — Bankr operates as the x402 facilitator and covers gas costs
About Bankr
Bankr (bankr.bot / @bankrbot) is financial infrastructure for the agent economy, built on Base and Uniswap v4. Products include AI agent wallets, a token launchpad, an LLM gateway, and x402 Cloud. Documentation is available at docs.bankr.bot.