THE STREET · 2026-10-29 18:18 UTC

Coinbase CEO wants to kill monthly subscriptions, one article at a time

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong proposes using stablecoins and x402 protocol to enable micropayments for individual articles instead of monthly subscriptions. Armstrong suggests AI agents could pay for content on users' behalf, avoiding high credit card transaction fees that make micropayments impractical today. Coinbase has a financial stake in stablecoin adoption through its relationship with Circle and USDC, receiving a share of reserve income.

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