Solana overtook Base in daily x402 transactions on January 20, 2026, ending a six-month streak of dominance by Base in this micropayment protocol. Solana processed 518,400 x402 payments that day versus Base’s 505,000, a margin of roughly 2.6%, and by mid-August 2026 had captured approximately 70% of monthly x402 volume across all chains. The network has processed over 35 million x402 transactions since protocol inception, with daily counts regularly exceeding 100 million. On August 21, 2026, fintech company Ramp announced the addition of x402 AI agent wallet capabilities on Solana, targeting its network of over 70,000 businesses. Nearly all x402 payments settle in USDC.
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