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Cloudflare has launched a closed beta of Monetization Gateway, a layer that enables websites, APIs, and MCP tools to collect usage-based payments from AI agents. The service relies on HTTP 402 and settles payments in USDC on the Base network, with production deployments at Cloudflare AI Gateway, Ceramic.ai, Stocktwits, and API2PDF.