Private payments
for AI agents.

Private USDC on Base. Pay AI agents. Withdraw anywhere.

233,659
Shielded ETH
$49.5M
x402 Volume
2.25M
x402 Transactions
727 ETH
Privacy Pools TVL
0202
x402 Private Payments
2,249,444
x402 transactions last month. All public on-chain. Until now.
Step 1
Agent requests payment
→
Step 2
zBase generates ZK proof
→
Step 3
Payment settled privately
$49.5M
Payment Volume
118,752
Buyers
2.25M
Transactions
0303
Compliant Privacy

The missing infrastructure
for AI agents.
Identity. Permissions. Payments.
All private. All compliant.

a16z flagged the gap: agents can't prove who they represent, what they're allowed to do, or how they get paid. zBase solves all three with ZK proofs, agent registry, and the x402 facilitator. Built on Vitalik's Privacy Pools.

ID
Agent Identity
"Prove who it represents" -- a16z
PM
Agent Permissions
"What it's allowed to do" -- a16z
ZK
Private Payments
"How it gets paid" -- a16z (+ privacy)
V
Vitalik + EF + Apache 2.0
Privacy Pools research, compliant by design
●Yield integration (Morpho · Kamino) — coming soon
0404
0
privacy protocols on Base -- until now

Connect your wallet to deposit USDC privately

1% deposit vetting fee (0xbow pool) · 5% take on private settles · Compliant by design

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Private Withdrawal

Withdraw from Privacy Pool

Withdraw your USDC privately. A ZK proof is generated server-side. The proof verifies you own a deposit without revealing which one.

Connect your wallet to view your deposits and withdraw privately.

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x402 Private Payments

Private Agent Payment

Pay AI agents via x402 without revealing what you bought. Your payment comes from the privacy pool, not your wallet. Nobody can link it to you.

Connect your wallet to pay AI agents privately from the pool.

How private x402 payments work

1.You pre-fund the privacy pool with USDC (Deposit tab). One deposit funds many subsequent x402 payments.
2.When an AI agent sends a 402 payment request, you generate a ZK withdrawal proof.
3.The proof verifies you have funds without revealing which deposit is yours.
4.USDC is sent to the agent from the pool. No on-chain link to your wallet. The agent gets paid. You stay private.

Why this matters

2.25M x402 transactions last month ($49.5M volume, 118K+ buyers). Every one reveals what service you bought, how much you paid, and your wallet's entire history. Competitors see your AI tool spending. Adversaries see your research queries. zBase breaks that link.

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Developer SDK

Integrate zBase

Add private payments to any agent, dApp, or x402 service in minutes.

Option 1: SDK

Live on npm

When to use

You're building an AI agent, dApp, or backend service that needs private payments. The SDK handles deposit, private settle, and stealth payout in a few lines of TypeScript.

npm install @zbase-protocol/core

Option 2: x402 Facilitator

Live

When to use

You already have an x402 agent (AgentCash, Claude Code, Cursor, or any x402 client). Just change your facilitator URL from Coinbase CDP to zBase. Zero code changes on the agent side. Like replacing Stripe with PayPal: same checkout flow, different processor, now with privacy.

Option 3: Direct API

Live

When to use

You're building a custom integration that doesn't use x402. You want direct access to ZK proof generation and relay submission. The facilitator endpoints call these internally. More control, less abstraction. One API call = one private payment.

Option 4: Any AI Agent

Live

When to use

You want any AI agent (Claude, ChatGPT, OpenClaw, Cursor) to make private payments. Just paste the prompt below into your agent. No SDK, no install, no code changes. The agent calls two API endpoints and the payment happens privately.

x402 provider? Get paid privately. Register a stealth meta-address, advertise it as your payTo, and every payment lands at a fresh unlinkable address. Seller quickstart → · Questions? DM @zbase__

Contracts (Base Mainnet)

Entrypoint0x275fAA86e2E316Abe46807453c1D95f101d36431
USDC Pool0x46753CED1E87871eA1aaF24Aed47DFA2D95855Dd
USDC Mint0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913
zBaseBase MainnetBuilt for Base Batches 2026