The BRC20 protocol has taught countless people a profound truth: once a technological standard is activated, it can create an entire new wealth system. In 2025, this "standards explosion" occurred again. ✅This time, the protagonist is the x402 protocol. It is the "inscription of the AI era" and the foundation for the next level of the internet. 🧵Today, I'll explain "What is x402?" and in the next article, I'll share how to subscribe to new offerings. [A great opportunity to turn things around, save this article!]

6. What can ordinary people do? 1️⃣ Understand the standards: x402 is not a currency, but a "channel." In the future, all AI, web pages, and APIs may be connected to it. 2️⃣ Pay attention to projects. Currently in use are: $PING (Minting Verification) $SANTA (AI Team Collaboration) $AURA (AI Backend) $MRDN (Settlement) $PAYAI (Payment Channel) 3️⃣ Pay attention to data volume and transaction counts:

7. Summary in One Sentence: Inscription in 2023 will allow humans to engrave value on a blockchain for the first time; x402 in 2025 will allow machines to pay value online for the first time. Inscription ushers in an era where "everyone can create assets," and x402 ushers in an era where "AI can participate in the economy." This is the evolution from "people issuing coins" to "AI paying." 🔸HTTP makes web pages interoperable, 🔸x402 makes value interoperable.