Cloudflare announced the Monetization Gateway — enabling customers to charge for any asset protected by Cloudflare: web pages, datasets, APIs, or MCP tools.
Single control plane for payment policies and access controls. Payment verification and enforcement at the edge across 330+ city network.
Payments settle in stablecoins over x402, the open protocol built with 25+ industry leaders via the x402 Foundation.
x402 properties: micropayments down to fractions of a cent; buyer needs no account with seller — payment is the credential. Rail-agnostic but natural fit for stablecoins with sub-second settlement.
Agents can request a resource, be told the price, pay, and get the response — no signup, no API key. Supports USDC and Open USD. Waitlist open.