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Para CEO Says Crypto's Agent-Payments Standards Race Won't Have a Single Winner

Nitya Subramanian, CEO of Para, argues that the race to establish payment standards for AI agents will not result in a single dominant protocol. While Coinbase's x402 initiative has gained significant traction among grassroots developers, Subramanian predicts that major players like Google and Stripe will fragment the market by focusing on specific transaction types. This fragmentation suggests a future where multiple standards coexist, each serving distinct niches within the broader ecosystem of autonomous financial transactions. The lack of a unified winner implies that interoperability and flexibility will be critical for firms building the wallet layer for these intelligent systems.

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