WalletConnect: Powers Agentic Crypto Payments

Developers at WalletConnect just unlocked agentic crypto payments, blending Stripe's Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) with their Pay API in a demo where an AI agent like Claude Code shops using any connected crypto wallet. Enes Ozturk showcased how the agent searches products through MPP endpoints, initializes payments, prompts wallet connection via QR code, secures signatures, and polls results—tapping into WalletConnect's ecosystem of over 700 wallets and millions of users for seamless machine-to-machine transactions. This fusion, building on MPP's launch earlier this year as an open standard for HTTP 402 payments, opens doors for crypto wallet integration in AI-driven economies, potentially boosting Bitcoin (BTC) adoption in automated commerce and aligning with trends like TAO in decentralized agent networks. Dive into the Agent SDK docs and repo for building your own setups, as this protocol evolution signals massive shifts in crypto payments landscape.