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Cloudflare announced it will issue quantum-safe TLS certificates to customers, using new encryption algorithms based on post-quantum cryptography standards, to address the potential risk of future quantum computers breaking existing internet encryption systems. This marks the first time a major CDN provider has systematically launched a quantum-safe certificate product, signaling that internet infrastructure is beginning a systematic security upgrade for the quantum era.

Cloudflare Kicks Off Stablecoin Wallet Rollout for AI Agents to Pay for APIs [Core Summary] According to The Block, internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare has officially launched its stablecoin wallet deployment plan, allowing AI agents to use cryptocurrency to pay for APIs and online content. This innovative move marks the deep integration of Web3 payments with the AI economy, opening entirely new scenarios for machine-to-machine (M2M) payments. Event Details Cloudflare announced that users can now claim Cloudflare wallet handles, while funding and payment features will arrive in subsequent phases. The wallet is built on mainstream stablecoins, aiming to provide seamless on-chain payment experiences for AI agents. ...

[Flash] Cloudflare’s Chief Strategy Officer noted that more than half of internet traffic is now non-human, with the x402 Foundation building infrastructure rails for AI agent-to-agent payments as traditional web economics face pressure from automated traffic.

Cloudflare proposes the x402 protocol to establish micropayment mechanisms between AI agents and content creators as AI-driven web scraping threatens traditional web economics.