# Erik Reppel (slim)

> Erik Reppel is co-author of the x402 whitepaper; TSC Chair at x402 Foundation. x402 on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-author of the x402 whitepaper; TSC Chair, x402 Foundation.

## What Erik builds

- [x402](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/x402.md), graded A, 80/100, in Pay-per-call protocols. Protocol for per-request stablecoin payments using HTTP 402. Co-author of the x402 whitepaper; TSC Chair, x402 Foundation, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Brian Armstrong](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brian-armstrong/), Co-founder and CEO, Coinbase
- [Fred Ehrsam](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/fred-ehrsam-2/), Co-founder, Coinbase

## Questions

### Who is Erik Reppel?

Erik Reppel is co-author of the x402 whitepaper; TSC Chair at x402 Foundation.

### What does x402 Foundation (Linux Foundation) make?

Anchor Terminal lists x402 from x402 Foundation (Linux Foundation).

### How are Erik's tools graded?

x402 is graded A, 80 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://x402.org/
- https://x402.org/contact/
- https://x402.org/linux-foundation-announces-operational-launch-of-x402-foundation-to-standardize-internet-native-payments-for-ai-agents-and-applications/
- https://x402.org/leadership/
- https://x402.org/x402-whitepaper.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinbase
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/coinbase
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Armstrong_(businessman)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ehrsam

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.