Ssigtapinsigtap.hashnode.dev·Sep 8 · 3 min readx402 in practice: how an AI agent pays $0.001 for a tool call (HTTP 402, USDC on Base)AI agents are starting to buy things: not with accounts and API keys, but with a wallet. The x402 standard (HTTP 402 + USDC on Base) lets a tool charge $0.001 per call and lets an agent pay with nothi00