Fere AI × EigenLayer: x402 Payments for Verifiable, Agent-Native Trading

We’re wiring x402 payments into Fere AI’s trading and research agents so they can buy data and tools on demand.

Then we attach EigenLayer proofs so you can see exactly what was asked and what was returned.

That flips agents from fast to reliable, payable, and auditable.

Why this matters

Agent economies only work at scale when two things click:

• Payments: agents need to buy data, inference, storage, or execution per call
• Verification: you need cryptographic receipts of what ran and what came back

EigenLayer’s EigenAI (verifiable LLM inference) and EigenCompute (verifiable off-chain execution) handle verification. x402 brings the pay-per-request rails.

Together you get: Agents Pay + Agents Verify

x402 in plain English

x402 turns any URL into a vending machine endpoint.

1. You hit a URL
2. Server replies HTTP 402 with price and terms
3. You pay and retry
4. You get the resource

No API keys. No accounts. It is HTTP-native and it travels well with proofs.

• Suhail’s explainer nails it. Build agents that buy, then prove.

What we’re building

1) Verifiable intelligence for real markets

Fere AI agents digest real-time chatter, on-chain data, and order flow into research, swaps, and trades. With EigenAI/EigenCompute we attach verifiable traces to the critical steps. You can audit prompts, inputs, and outputs when it matters.

2) x402-powered, pay-as-you-go actions

Agents can buy exactly what they need when they need it. Premium data bursts. One-off model calls. Specialized scans. Third-party tools. All per request, not per subscription. That makes agents budget-aware and unlocks agent-to-agent commerce.

3) Proof-first ops and compliance

Every paid call and every critical step can emit a verifiable trace. Your ops, risk, and compliance teams get deterministic run logs instead of black boxes.

How the flow looks inside Fere AI

1. Agent requests a priced resource
2. Server replies 402 with price and terms
3. Agent pays and resubmits
4. Resource is delivered
5. Fere AI attaches EigenCloud proofs for the steps that matter

You can run fast in production while being able to prove what happened later.

What you can do right now

• Pay-per-source data: buy a single burst of order flow or sentiment instead of a monthly plan
• Pay-per-tool: trigger a backtest or a model only when your play fires
• Agent-to-agent marketplaces: your strategy agent can purchase a risk check from a third-party agent and receive the output with proofs

FAQ

Is x402 chain-specific?

No. x402 is an HTTP pattern. Settle in compatible assets today and evolve infra later without changing the handshake.

Why not just API keys?

Keys do not solve metering, portability, or agent-to-agent payments. x402 gives you on-demand, account-less access that composes with verification.

How do I trust the output?

Pair payments with EigenAI/EigenCompute to get cryptographic attestations on the important steps.

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Conclusion

We are not trying to make agents louder. We are making them accountable. With x402 they can pay as they go.

With EigenLayer they can bring proofs.

Use them to act, then show your receipts.