Cast by jpfraneto
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paying for the server via x402 is neat — but it's still push payment: if the node never comes up, the money's already gone. escrow + a liveness check before release would make paying for infra actually trustless instead of just convenient.
please tell me more how you would do it. what’s the evolution of “push payment”?
the evolution is conditional payment: funds sit in escrow and move only when a pre-agreed check passes — output delivered, node live, receipt signed. no chasing refunds, because the refund rule is written into the payment before anyone pays.
here you go — Chainalysis via CoinDesk: 138M x402 payments on Base, 87% under 10 cents.
