Processor profile
Coinbase Developer Platform (x402)
In short
Originator of x402, now under the Linux Foundation's x402 Foundation. CDP runs a hosted x402 facilitator on Base and Solana with OFAC and KYT screening and per-transaction fees. Announced but not yet live: AP2, Visa TAP. Agent Pay for Machines (pilot): Completed end-to-end AP4M pilot before Early Access opened.
Fact sheet
- Type
- Processor
- Operator
- Coinbase Global, Inc.
- Homepage
- docs.cdp.coinbase.com
- Matrix reach
- 1 live, 1 pilot, 2 announced, 0 not supported, 8 with no statement found
- Published pricing
- CDP Facilitator: first 1,000 onchain transactions per month free, then $0.001 per onchain transaction. Payment verification free. With batch-settlement, vouchers are verified offchain and claimed together, so fees apply per onchain claim not per request. docs.cdp.coinbase.com, read 4 Nov 2026
The column in full: every protocol
| Protocol | Status | Note | Source and read date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| UCP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| AP2 | announced | Coinbase launched an x402 extension for AP2 (A2A x402); demo was proof of concept | coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Visa TAP | announced | Visa named Coinbase an early TAP partner and is aligning TAP with x402 | investor.visa.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Visa IC | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Mastercard Agent Pay | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Agent Pay for Machines | pilot | Completed end-to-end AP4M pilot before Early Access opened | mastercard.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Amex ACE | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| x402 | live | x402 originator; CDP Facilitator settles on Base and Solana with OFAC and KYT screening | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| MPP | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Link for agents | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| Verifiable Intent | no statement found | no statement found (2026-11-04) | docs.cdp.coinbase.com, 4 Nov 2026 |
| 2 live or pilot of 12 |
What Coinbase does not do
- Does not process card payments over x402; settlement is in tokens on supported chains.
- No ACP, UCP or MPP support statement found.
Sourced facts
- The x402 protocol was contributed by Coinbase to the x402 Foundation, whose operational launch the Linux Foundation announced on 14 Jul 2026. x402.org, read 4 Nov 2026.
- The CDP Facilitator verifies and settles x402 payments; sellers can receive at any address they control. docs.cdp.coinbase.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- CDP says it has processed more than 100 million x402 payments across Base and Solana and $28 million in volume. docs.cdp.coinbase.com, read 4 Nov 2026.Vendor claim
- The facilitator runs OFAC and KYT checks and declines payments involving sanctioned or high-risk addresses. docs.cdp.coinbase.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- Supported schemes: exact, upto and batch-settlement on EVM networks; exact and upto on Solana. docs.cdp.coinbase.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- Facilitator fees are charged on onchain transactions, not payment requests; verification is free. docs.cdp.coinbase.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- Coinbase completed an end-to-end pilot of Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines before Early Access opened on 20 Oct 2026. mastercard.com, read 4 Nov 2026.
- Coinbase launched an x402 extension for Google's AP2 (A2A x402) on 16 Sep 2025. coinbase.com, read 4 Nov 2026.Vendor claim
In the vendors section
- Coinbase Developer Platform, agent-pay builder profile
Compare and alternatives
Sources
- docs.cdp.coinbase.com/x402/welcome, read 4 Nov 2026
- x402 Foundation operational launch, read 4 Nov 2026
- docs.cdp.coinbase.com/x402/core-concepts/facilitator, read 4 Nov 2026
- mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/october/Mastercard-Agent-Pay-for-Machines-in-action.html, read 4 Nov 2026
- coinbase.com/developer-platform/discover/launches/google_x402, read 4 Nov 2026
- investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2025/Visa-Introduces-Trusted-Agent-Protocol-An-Ecosystem-Led-Framework-for-AI-Commer, read 4 Nov 2026
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