Celo integrated native support for the Machine Payments Protocol, enabling AI agents to settle USDC payments with zero gas costs for buyers. The Ethereum layer-2 network recorded a 33% increase in agent wallet creation over the past month. The move positions Celo as a leading blockchain for autonomous agent commerce.
Celo added native support for the Machine Payments Protocol, allowing AI agents to settle USDC payments with zero gas costs for buyers.
"Native support for x402 and MPP means builders can settle agent payments on Celo regardless of the standard their buyers already use," Lena Hierzi, Developer Relations Lead at Celo Core Co., said.
The integration uses the mppx SDK and operates through the transferWithAuthorization function under the EIP-3009 standard. The facilitator sponsors gas fees and submits transactions without taking custody of funds. The network's ecosystem recorded a 33% increase in agent wallet creation over the past month, according to 8004scan.io data. Nearly 50% of applications in Prezenti's recent grant round focused on autonomous agent solutions.
The deployment aligns with Celo's "Vision 2030" plan, presented by co-founder Rene Reinsberg in April 2025. By supporting both the x402 standard backed by Coinbase and the MPP protocol backed by Stripe and Tempo, Celo aims to capture the emerging agentic economy where AI agents execute autonomous payments across enterprise systems.
The current architecture supports a one-time charge model with a fixed rate per request. Features for continuous sessions and recurring subscriptions are not yet available on the EVM path, according to official project documentation. Celo, an Ethereum layer-2 network focused on global payments, ranks second in agent feedback volume among blockchain networks, per 8004scan.io metrics. Technical resources and developer guides are now accessible through Celo's official documentation portal.
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