AI Agents Pay Crypto Bills: XRP Ledger’s Wild Ride!

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Behold, the XRP Ledger now permits AI agents to squander their digital rubles with the grace of a drunkard at a champagne bar. Thanks to the x402 facilitator, which has sprouted like a mushroom after a radioactive storm, these silicon sponges can now spend XRP and RLUSD without the tiresome rituals of API keys or accounts. A grand spectacle, one might say, where Coinbase and BNB Chain watch from the sidelines, clutching their pearls.

The x402 facilitator is now live on the XRPL.

AI agents can now pay for services using $XRP and $RLUSD – no API keys, no accounts, no friction.

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– t54.ai (@t54ai) February 19, 2026

How does this alchemy work? When an AI agent requests a resource, the server, in a fit of capitalist pique, replies with HTTP 402 “Payment Required.” The agent then tips its hat with a transaction, which settles on-chain as if orchestrated by a particularly bored angel. A ballet of bytes, one might call it, though the dancers are all robots.

Coinbase, ever the pioneer, birthed x402 in May 2025, a gift to the internet’s insatiable hunger for instant gratification. Now the XRP Ledger joins the parade, where agents pay per request like peasants tossing coins into a wishing well. One wonders if the blockchain gods will finally grant them a wish… or just laugh louder.

Dubai Tokenizes Real Estate: A Masterstroke or a Mirage?

Meanwhile, in the desert kingdom of Dubai, Ctrl Alt and the Dubai Land Department (DLD) have launched Phase Two of their Real Estate Tokenization Project. Ten properties, worth a mere $5 million (AED 18.5 million), now exist as tokens, their fates tied to a controlled secondary market. A modern-day alchemist’s dream, where sand becomes silicon and paper becomes code.

All transactions, naturally, occur on the XRP Ledger, secured by Ripple Custody. A fortress built by digital Gandalfs, one assumes.

Ripple’s Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa, Reece Merrick, hailed the launch as “massive,” a word that now seems as hollow as a dune in July. Still, the man knows how to throw a party.

Thrilled to see Phase Two launch for Dubai @Land_Department Real Estate Tokenization Project! Building on the pilot, controlled secondary market trading is now live for tokenized properties on the XRP Ledger, secured by @Ripple Custody via our partner @CtrlAltCo

This is massive…

– Reece Merrick (@reece_merrick) February 20, 2026

XRP Ledger’s UAE Love Affair

Dubai’s crypto obsession grows fiercer than a camel in a sandstorm. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has declared stablecoins “fiat crypto tokens,” a label as useful as a screen door on a submarine. Over 65% of UAE citizens now own crypto, and 1,800 crypto companies clutter the region like dhow boats in a monsoon.

Ctrl Alt, the indefatigable, now toils with Billiton to tokenize $280 million worth of diamonds on the XRP Ledger. One imagines the diamonds whispering curses as they are digitized.

XRP, that eternal rollercoaster, trades near $1.40, its market cap a bloated $85.72 billion. A number so vast it could drown a camel.

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FAQs

What is the x402 standard on XRP Ledger?

x402 allows AI agents to pay per request, settling instantly on XRPL without API keys or accounts. A bureaucratic utopia for machines, if one ignores the existential dread.

How do AI agents pay using XRP and RLUSD?

Agents receive HTTP 402 “Payment Required,” pay the requested amount, and the transaction settles on-chain instantly. A dance of algorithms, choreographed by chaos.

How does XRP Ledger support machine-native payments?

XRPL now lets AI agents pay natively for digital services, joining Coinbase and BNB Chain in supporting automated payments. A circus where the clowns are all robots.

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2026-02-20 16:07