The Agentic Economy Timeline
A comprehensive, week-by-week chronicle of the agentic economy's evolution from March 2025 till date. Track the rise of autonomous AI agents, machine payments, and the collision of enterprise adoption with crypto-native innovation.
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The agentic economy is organized into five key segments based on function and market position
- May 6, 2025major
Coinbase Launches x402 Protocol: The "Big Bang" of Machine Payments
Coinbase publicly announces the launch of the x402 open standard and publishes its official whitepaper on May 6, 2025. The protocol fixes the internet's "original sin" by activating the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code, creating a direct, low-cost, programmatic value layer for API monetization and autonomous AI agent payments.
Agent Payment ProtocolsAgentic Infrastructure & ToolingCrypto-Native Agents (AI L1s)CoinbaseAWSAnthropicCircleNEAR+7 more - Jul 7, 2025standard
GOAT Token Emerges from "Terminal of Truth" AI Experiment
An article analyzes the GOAT token, an "AI-powered meme coin born from the 'Terminal of Truths' AI experiment". The project gains notoriety for its viral, meme-driven growth and airdrop strategy rewarding wallets that followed the agent on social platforms.
Crypto-Native Agents (AI L1s)Terminal of TruthGOAT - Aug 30, 2025standard
x402 Protocol Adds Solana (SVM) Support
The x402 protocol's official repository adds support for the Solana (SVM) blockchain on August 30, 2025, expanding beyond its initial Ethereum L2 deployment.
Agent Payment ProtocolsCoinbaseSolana - Sep 16, 2025major
Google Launches AP2 (Agent Payments Protocol) with x402 Integration
Google announces the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) on September 16, 2025, an open standard backed by 60+ partners including Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Salesforce, Shopify, and Cloudflare. Critically, AP2 includes the "A2A x402 extension" developed with Coinbase and MetaMask for blockchain-based agent transactions.
Agent Payment ProtocolsAgentic Platforms (Enterprise/No-Code)GoogleCoinbaseMetaMaskMastercardAmerican Express+4 more - Sep 23, 2025major
Cloudflare & Coinbase Launch x402 Foundation
Following the AP2 announcement, Cloudflare and Coinbase jointly announce the launch of the x402 Foundation on September 23, 2025. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince states the mission is to ensure x402 has "independent governance" and is treated as a "foundational internet primitive." Cloudflare simultaneously integrates x402 into its Agents SDK and proposes a deferred payment scheme for efficient micropayment batching.
Agent Payment ProtocolsAgentic Infrastructure & ToolingCloudflareCoinbase - Oct 10, 2025minor
Zerebro Token Experiences Significant Price Surge
Zerebro (ZEREBRO), a crypto-native agent platform promoting a consumer-oriented agent launchpad called "Zentients," experiences a significant price surge in early October amid the speculative token boom.
Crypto-Native Agents (AI L1s)Zerebro - Oct 14, 2025standard
Visa Releases Trusted Agent Protocol (TAP) Aligned with x402
Visa releases its Trusted Agent Protocol (TAP) on October 14, explicitly stating alignment with OpenAI's Agentic Commerce Protocol and Coinbase's x402 standard, bridging TradFi and crypto-agentic-payment worlds.
Agent Payment ProtocolsVisaOpenAICoinbase - Oct 24, 2025minor
S.A.N.T.A Token (Questflow) Listed on WEEX Exchange
The S.A.N.T.A token—"Swarm of Autonomous Networked Task Agents"—is listed on the WEEX exchange on October 24. The token is explicitly tied to Questflow's AI agent platform technology.
Crypto-Native Agents (AI L1s)QuestflowWEEX - Oct 25, 2025minor
PING Token: 8,200% Volume Surge as "First Coin Launched on x402"
The PING token, marketed as "the first coin launched on x402," becomes a phenomenon on the Base blockchain. Despite being a pure meme coin, its association with the x402 narrative drives an 8,200% surge in trading volume within a single week.
Crypto-Native Agents (AI L1s)PING - Oct 25, 2025standard
BNB Chain "Bidding War" for x402 Infrastructure
Three competing projects announce x402 facilitators on BNB Chain: Vistara Labs announces "b402" (Oct 25), Pieverse announces "x402b" focused on gas-free payments and compliance (Oct 27), and AEON announces its facilitator after selection for BNB's "Most Valuable Builder" program (Oct 28).
Agent Payment ProtocolsAgentic Infrastructure & ToolingVistara LabsPieverseAEONBNB Chain - Nov 6, 2025minor
AEON Releases x402 SDK V2 on BNB Chain
AEON releases its x402 SDK V2 on BNB Chain on November 6, 2025, successfully executing on its October announcement and winning its part of the BNB Chain "land grab."
Agent Payment ProtocolsAgentic Infrastructure & ToolingAEONBNB Chain - Nov 7, 2025major
IETF Internet-Draft Submitted for x402 DNS Discovery
A formal IETF Internet-Draft (draft-jeftovic-x402-dns-discovery-00) is submitted on November 7, 2025, defining a DNS-based discovery mechanism ("_x402 TXT records") for locating x402 payment resources associated with a domain.
Agent Payment ProtocolsAgentic Infrastructure & ToolingIETFCoinbase - Nov 17, 2025standard
GOAT Token Reaches Peak: $1.37 Price, $1.4B Market Cap
The GOAT token (from the Terminal of Truth experiment) reaches its peak high of $1.37 on November 17, 2025, achieving a speculative market capitalization approaching $1.4 billion before falling.
Crypto-Native Agents (AI L1s)Terminal of TruthGOAT