Payment Rails Are Shipping. Trust Rails Aren't. That's the Problem.

Payment Rails Are Shipping. Trust Rails Aren't. That's the Problem. Stripe shipped x402 payments, 250M Link wallets for agents, Payment Tokens, and stablecoin micropayments — all in the same week. Same week: 1-in-6 new AI business signups flagged as risky. 3.3M accounts blocked for 8 AI businesses in a single month. Free trial abuse doubled over six months. These are not separate stories. They're the same story. The payment rails are ready Here's what Stripe shipped at Sessions 2026: x402 protoc