Payment Options

Payment rails for developers, wallets, and autonomous agents.

MethodBest ForSettlement
USDC on-chainDevelopers with walletsImmediate, per-request
x402Autonomous agentsImmediate, per-request
MPP (Tempo)High-frequency agentsSession-based micro-payments
Fiat onrampsBuyers funding a Base wallet from fiatFunds arrive as Base USDC, then normal per-request settlement applies

All methods settle to sellers in USDC on Base. The buyer's funding method doesn't affect the seller experience.

  • USDC On-Chain — the standard flow for wallet users
  • x402 Protocol — HTTP 402-based per-request payments
  • MPP (Tempo) — Machine Payments Protocol
  • ACP (Virtuals) — agent-to-agent commerce with on-chain escrow; internal roadmap only until a public guide exists
  • Fiat Onramps — Coinbase Onramp, Peer/ZKP2P, MoonPay, and direct Base USDC transfers

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USDC On-Chain