Google is bringing digital money into artificial intelligence. The company unveiled a protocol that allows AI applications to send and receive payments, including stablecoins pegged to traditional currencies. The move comes in partnership with Coinbase, the Ethereum Foundation, and more than 60 other firms spanning finance and technology. The initiative reportedly builds on Google’s earlier Agent2Agent protocol, which standardized communication between AI applications. Named Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), the new framework extends this model to financial transactions. Additionally, it introduces rails for both crypto ... (full story)