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Re:x402 — An open protocol for internet-native payments by wbnns on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @01:06PM (#45349875)
> The protocol boast "no fee" but that's deceptive: if it's based upon a blockchain, there will be transaction fees.

These days many transaction types onchain are completely free and subsidized because gas costs are subcent[1].

x402 functions predominantly on L2 networks like Base, where individual tx costs between agents are generally not a factor.

[1] https://www.gasfees.io/

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Re:x402 — An open protocol for internet-native payments by wmf on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @01:25PM (#45350178)
According to that site Base USDC fee is 1/8th of a cent. The x402 whitepaper says 1/100th of a cent so I'm not sure what accounts for the discrepancy; maybe Coinbase is willing to subsidize fees in some cases.
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Re:x402 — An open protocol for internet-native payments by __erik on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @02:32PM (#45351009)
Gas is variable, but Coinbase currently subsidizes x402 transactions that go through our facilitator
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