Domain Trust Scoring for AI Agents — Checking Before You Pay
AI agents are increasingly handling financial transactions autonomously, raising concerns about domain legitimacy. The x402 protocol has facilitated over 165 million transactions, highlighting the need for trust verification before payments. A new API, TrustSource, offers a domain trust scoring system to help agents assess the risk of domains they interact with.
- ▪AI agents are now capable of spending real money autonomously.
- ▪The x402 protocol has processed over 165 million transactions across approximately 69,000 active agents.
- ▪TrustSource is an API that provides a domain trust score, helping agents verify the legitimacy of domains before making payments.
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