Cloudflare Launches Monetization Gateway for Stablecoin Payments via x402

Cloudflare opened a waitlist for its Monetization Gateway on Wednesday, letting customers charge for web pages, datasets, APIs or MCP tools with payments settling in stablecoins over the x402 protocol. Will Papper, formerly of Syndicate, joined the company as product manager for Agent Payments to According to The Defiant, cloudflare opened a waitlist for its monetization gateway on wednesday, letting customers charge for web pages, datasets, apis or mcp tools with payments settling in stablecoins over the x402 protocol. will papper, formerly of syndicate, joined the company as product manager for agent payments to. The development comes amid ongoing regulatory scrutiny in the sector. The Defiant reports that this marks a significant milestone for the industry. The The Defiant report provides additional context on the implications for market participants and regulatory frameworks moving forward.