Injective joins x402 Foundation for AI payment standards
Injective (INJ)
Cryptobriefing.com reports that Injective has joined the x402 Foundation as a core member to enhance payment standards for AI-native commerce. The x402 protocol, originally a Coinbase project based on the HTTP 402 status code, is now live on Injective’s network. It enables USDC payments that settle in a single block with sub-second finality. The foundation includes major backers like AWS, Google, Visa, and Mastercard. This integration allows machines to pay for services on a per-request basis without traditional accounts or API keys. Injective’s low median fees of $0.0001 make these micropayments economically viable. The network’s deterministic confirmation at 650 milliseconds eliminates latency for machine-to-machine commerce.
What Whalio's data showed
Binance spot order flow for INJ, measured when this story was published on 26 August 2026.
Injective trades at $5.57 with 24-hour spot volume of $15,194,656 and 255,712 trades. The 1-hour buy ratio of 63.6% contrasts sharply with the 4-hour ratio of 42.9%, indicating a recent shift toward buying pressure after a period of selling. This short-term bullish sentiment is supported by a positive 1-hour volume delta of +$78,206, reversing the negative 4-hour delta of -$101,564. However, the 24-hour cumulative volume delta remains negative at -$802,067, showing that net selling has dominated the full day. Only 9 of the last 24 hours saw net buying, suggesting the recent uptick is a temporary reversal rather than a sustained trend. The narrowing gap between the 1-hour positive delta and the larger 24-hour negative delta implies fading selling pressure, but the overall daily trend remains bearish.