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In July 2026, the internet infrastructure company Cloudflare launched a research pilot with OpenAI to test whether Cloudflare's network signals could help ChatGPT users discover new content more efficiently. Both parties reported positive early results, with the pilot incorporating previously unknown pages into OpenAI's search index, providing ChatGPT with more sources to reference.The pilot utilized about 1% of Cloudflare's global participation queue, allowing OpenAI to discover and index hundreds of millions of new web pages. OpenAI independently evaluated and ranked these pages based on relevance and usefulness, while ChatGPT Search enabled users to view original content and publishers through backlinks. Observations indicated that automated traffic might make non-existent pages appear noteworthy, with some sites redirecting arbitrary addresses to their homepage and others pointing to duplicate content. Both parties are also testing signals to identify potentially harmful pages, such as fake login pages embedded on legitimate sites, advocating for the marking of single pages rather than entire domains.Related signals are also used to filter out non-existent or redirecting pages and to assess whether unchanged pages are worth revisiting. Page signals do not constitute access permission; the study utilized web metadata for search and discovery rather than using page content for model training. Site owners can understand and manage how AI systems access their websites through Cloudflare's AI Crawl Control. The next phase will improve page selection and test faster, more reliable change signals.

According to Forbes, Cloudflare announced the acquisition of the JavaScript/TypeScript runtime company Deno. Deno's founder Ryan Dahl (the inventor of Node.js) and co-founder Bert Belder will lead the entire team to join Cloudflare.The core asset of this acquisition is the open-source project celld------a distributed deployment tool that runs Workers and Durable Objects with a single Rust binary file, allowing enterprises to run Cloudflare's serverless programming model on their own infrastructure, fundamentally addressing the long-criticized "lock-in" issue of the Workers platform. Cloudflare plans to merge celld into the open-source runtime workerd to achieve complete self-hosted support.Deno has previously raised $26 million, and the financial terms have not been disclosed. Deno Deploy will shut down in six months, and the Deno runtime will stop development after one year of security updates. This is the second acquisition of developer tools completed by Cloudflare within four months, having previously acquired the company behind the Vite build tool, VoidZero, in June of this year.

According to Gate market data, Cloudflare's stock price rose by 11.5%, reaching a historic high, after the company raised its annual revenue forecast.

Cloudflare announced its Q2 2026 financial report, with revenue of $696.1 million, a year-on-year increase of 36%; GAAP operating loss of $205.7 million, non-GAAP operating profit of $96.1 million (profit margin of 13.8%); GAAP net loss of $170 million, non-GAAP net profit of $107.8 million (diluted earnings per share of $0.29). Operating cash flow was $117.6 million, free cash flow was $56.4 million (profit margin of 8%), and cash and cash equivalents totaled $4.163 billion at the end of the period.CEO Matthew Prince stated that as the internet transitions to AI question-and-answer engines and agent-driven businesses, it is undergoing a fundamental restructuring towards machine-to-machine traffic. Cloudflare positions itself as a core service provider for "agent internet" infrastructure, development tools, and payment tracks. The company expects Q3 revenue to be between $736 million and $737 million, with non-GAAP operating profit between $129 million and $130 million, and has raised its full-year revenue guidance to between $2.864 billion and $2.870 billion. The current cRPO has increased by 35% year-on-year.

According to official news, Cloudflare announced the launch of Cloudflare Wallets, providing payment and identity infrastructure for AI Agents.Cloudflare stated that currently, when AI Agents attempt new APIs, they typically need to go through registration, login, payment, and API key generation processes designed for humans. This lack of stable identity and native payment capabilities makes it difficult for agents to autonomously explore and compare different services, limiting the development of agent commerce. The newly launched wallet system aims to address this issue, allowing AI Agents to more conveniently purchase APIs, content, and other digital services.Cloudflare Wallets will support two modes: Account Wallets and Virtual Wallets. Among them, Account Wallets are aimed at individual and business users, allowing them to recharge, manage funds, and allocate budgets for AI Agents; Virtual Wallets are specifically designed for AI Agents, operating through API keys and allowing users to set spending limits, whitelists, and single transaction caps as security rules, enabling agents to autonomously call APIs and purchase services within a controlled range.In addition, Cloudflare Wallets will support stablecoin storage, micropayments based on the x402 protocol, and will integrate with Cloudflare's previously launched Monetization Gateway, providing automated trading capabilities for websites and applications aimed at AI Agents.Cloudflare stated that the future internet will gradually form a new "agent economy" driven by AI Agents, where wallets, payments, and identity verification will become key infrastructure. Through the cloudflare.pay identity identifier, AI Agents can obtain a readable identity name, helping merchants identify their associated accounts and organizations while enhancing transaction transparency.Cloudflare claims it will continue to improve the agent commerce ecosystem, providing developers and businesses with the foundational tools to support AI Agents in autonomously purchasing, selling, and interacting, promoting the transition of the internet from a human-oriented service model to an agent-oriented automated market.

According to a report by Reuters, the American cybersecurity service company Cloudflare announced it will lay off about 20%, or more than 1,100 employees, to reorganize operations around the application of AI tools. CEO Matthew Prince stated that the company is redesigning each team and function to adapt to the era of agent-based AI.Cloudflare stated that its own AI usage has increased more than sixfold over the past three months, and this layoff is a redesign of internal processes and positions, rather than due to employee performance or short-term cost pressures. Cloudflare expects second-quarter revenue to be around $664 million to $665 million, slightly below the analyst expectation of $665.3 million.

According to The Information, Coinbase is promoting the use of AI agents to make payments with cryptocurrency and is working to reach a stablecoin partnership with Cloudflare.Given Cloudflare's key role in managing network traffic, if an agreement is reached, the relevant stablecoin will play a central role in the AI agent-driven traffic.

Cloudflare (NET.N) stated: The fix has been completed and results are being monitored.Previously, it was reported that OpenSea and Upbit websites experienced outages due to a Cloudflare service disruption.

Due to a Cloudflare service outage, both OpenSea and Upbit websites are experiencing downtime, showing a "500 Internal Server Error" message.

According to Cloudflare Status, there are issues with the Cloudflare dashboard and Cloudflare API services, which will not affect the cached file services provided through the Cloudflare CDN, nor will it impact other security features of Cloudflare Edge. Customers using the Dashboard / Cloudflare API may be affected, as requests may fail and/or display errors.

According to an analysis report published by Cloudflare's official blog, the large-scale outage on November 18 was not caused by an external network attack, but rather by an erroneous configuration file generated after a database permission adjustment, which led to anomalies in the core proxy system. This triggered interruptions in multiple products, including CDN, security services, Workers KV, Turnstile, and Access, marking the most severe incident since 2019.The report noted that in the early stages of the incident, the team mistakenly assessed it as a DDoS attack, and ultimately completed the fix by rolling back to an old configuration file. The related services were fully restored at 01:06 AM Beijing time on November 19. Cloudflare described this outage as "unacceptable" and will accelerate the improvement of system resilience.

According to information from the official Cloudflare website, the related services have now been restored to normal. Cloudflare: "The issue has been fixed, and we believe the incident is now resolved. We will continue to monitor for errors to ensure all services are back to normal."

Cloudflare (NET.N) stock price fell 2.5% in pre-market trading after the company reported issues with its global network services.

According to data from the network status monitoring site DownDetector, user reports indicate that there are issues with social media platform X, cloud acceleration service provider Cloudflare, and other platforms.Cloudflare responded that they are aware of and are investigating a potential issue that may affect multiple customers.

ChainCatcher news, according to Investing.com, cloud service provider Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) announced plans to launch a USD-backed stablecoin called NET Dollar, specifically designed to support instant secure transactions in AI-driven online activities.The company aims to create a payment system that serves the emerging "agent network," where AI agents can perform tasks on behalf of users, such as booking flights or ordering groceries. Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince stated, "The next business model of the internet will be driven by pay-per-use, fractional payments, and microtransactions."NET Dollar will help modernize payment infrastructure by enabling transactions across currencies, geographies, and time zones. The stablecoin is designed for programmatic operations, allowing AI agents to make instant payments based on predefined conditions.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official blog, Coinbase announced a partnership with Cloudflare to jointly establish the x402 Foundation, aimed at establishing x402 as the universal standard for AI-driven payments. Coinbase stated that the x402 protocol is fundamentally transforming the way internet payments are made. By utilizing the HTTP "402 Payment Required" status code, x402 embeds payments directly into web interactions, allowing AI agents, APIs, and applications to conduct value transactions as easily as exchanging data. This innovation eliminates the friction of traditional payment systems and paves the way for a new era of automated, scalable commerce.The x402 Foundation will focus on the following areas:Governance: Establishing x402 as a neutral, open standard that encourages adoption by developers, businesses, and AI platforms.Ecosystem Development: Supporting developers in building on x402 by providing funding, tools, and resources.Interoperability: Ensuring that x402 can operate seamlessly across different platforms, industries, and regions.