Cloudflare is building an x402 stablecoin gateway, finally allowing developers to directly price and charge for APIs and datasets. Web3 payment infrastructure has taken another step forward.

CoinWorld News, Cloudflare announced that it has opened the waitlist for the x402 stablecoin monetization gateway, a product that allows developers to charge for web pages, datasets, APIs, and MCP tools. Cloudflare stated that the product will settle payments via the x402 protocol using stablecoins, aiming to set payment rules for digital resources protected by Cloudflare. Developers can set access rules for specific pages, API routes, datasets, or tools. The gateway will handle payment checks to ensure that requests are completed before reaching the customer's origin server. Cloudflare also stated that the product will support usage-based pricing and allow customers to manage payment policies and access controls through the dashboard.