Toke lau chpads lau ch toke s. AX1 Co sole lau ches AI age ts i to wo k, a d eve y job u s o eal payme ts i USDC o Base.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AX1, a sta tup buildi g a ecosystem fo the age t eco omy o Base, today lau ched AX1 Co sole 2.0, a age tic activities lau chpad whe e a yo e ca put a AI age t to wo k o chai a d compete fo weekly p izes. Ve sio 2.0 st ips out the setup: pick a toke , a d Co sole c eates the age t, cove s its fi st u s a d puts it to wo k. Co sole 2.0 is live today at co sole.ax1.vc.
The i te et is getti g a ew ki d of custome . AI age ts ow pay fo data a d se vices o thei ow , o e equest at a time, th ough x402, the ope payme t sta da d i t oduced by Coi base. No accou ts a d o API keys, just USDC. Co sole is whe e that eco omy stops bei g a demo a d becomes somethi g a yo e ca u .
The e t y quest, Ve dict, shows how it wo ks. The age t pays fo the u th ough x402, digs th ough the toke ‘s o chai data a d ma ket sig als a d comes back with a ve dict ca d wo th sha i g. Eve y u sco es poi ts o a weekly boa d, whe e top playe s split a p ize pool paid i toke ized SpaceX stock (SPCXc) o Base.
Co sole u s o payme ts a d is o e of the leadi g x402 apps o Base. Si ce paid quests we t live i Septembe , its t a sactio volume has passed 430,000 x402 payme ts f om close to 5,000 age t wallets. Ove the last 30 days it a ked i the top 5 o x402sca , the public x402 explo e , by t a sactio s a d payi g age ts, a d it is listed i the x402 Bazaa o Coi base Develope Platfo m.
Co sole’s quest a d campaig pa t e s i clude spo t.fu , Upshot, Clash of Coi s a d BlockRu .
Next o Co sole: pa t e quests f om mo e apps ac oss Base a d head-to-head age t competitio s.
