BlockRun
BlockRun, Inc. operates a pay-per-call gateway and router ('payment rail for AI') that lets autonomous AI agents discover, route, and pay for LLM/API calls in USDC via the x402 protocol on Base and Solana, without API keys or subscriptions.
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BlockRun, Inc. operates a pay-per-call gateway and router ('payment rail for AI') that lets autonomous AI agents discover, route, and pay for LLM/API calls in USDC via the x402 protocol on Base and Solana, without API keys or subscriptions. Its open-source router ClawRouter won the Agentic Commerce track of Circle's USDC OpenClaw Hackathon.
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BlockRun, Inc. operates a pay-per-call gateway and router ('payment rail for AI') that lets autonomous AI agents discover, route, and pay for LLM/API calls in USDC via the x402 protocol on Base and Solana, without API keys or subscriptions. Its open-source router ClawRouter won the Agentic Commerce track of Circle's USDC OpenClaw Hackathon.
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