payment protocol

Skyfire

Skyfire Systems

Skyfire is a payment network purpose-built for autonomous agents. Each agent gets a verifiable KYA passport, merchants apply per-agent policies, and settlement runs in stablecoins across Base and Solana.

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Adoption
Updated 1d ago
Avg payment size
$0
Registered agents
42K
Merchants accepting Skyfire
1.8K
Protocol details

Protocol details

Version
2.1
Settlement latency
~600ms (Solana) / ~2s (Base)
Payment methods
USDCSkyfire PayKYA passport
Company

Skyfire Systems Inc.

Country
United States
HQ
San Francisco
Founded
Sep 1, 2023
Structure
private
Key people
  • Amir Sarhangi Co-founder & CEO
  • Craig Vincent Co-founder & CTO
Timeline

Timeline

  1. Apr 15, 2024
    Skyfire payment network beta
  2. Oct 8, 2024
    Series A $9.5M (Coinbase Ventures, a16z)
  3. Mar 22, 2025
    KYA passport spec v1
  4. Jan 30, 2026
    Skyfire v2.1 — Solana settlement
Funding and investors

Funding and investors

Total raised: $9.5M
Investors
Coinbase Venturesa16z cryptoBoldstart VenturesBrevan Howard Digital
Oct 8, 2024 Series A $9.5M Coinbase Ventures, a16z
SDKs and products

SDKs and products

Products
  • Skyfire Pay (network)
  • KYA passport
  • Skyfire SDK
  • Skyfire Console
SDK languages
TypeScriptPython
Stablecoins and chains

Stablecoins and chains

Stablecoins
usdc
Chains
base solana polygon
Notable users

Notable users

Users
  • Several AI startup agents
  • API monetization platforms
  • Foundation model resellers
Integrations
  • LangChain
  • AutoGen
  • Coinbase CDP wallets
Security and audits

Security and audits

Bug bounty (max): $100,000
Risk notes

Risk notes

  • ● Smaller team than competing networks
  • ● KYA standard not yet industry-wide
  • ● Network-effect risk if x402 wins de-facto standardization
Competitors

Competitors

x402Coinbase Agent PaymentsPaymanHalliday
Resources

Resources

Notes

More on agent payments in the AI payments deep dive and the use case.