x402 is quickly moving from idea → implementation.
More builders are starting to experiment with what paid HTTP actually unlocks.
Great read👇 Appreciate the notable mention.

In 1997, HTTP status code 402 was reserved for 'Payment Required'; a native payment layer built into the web itself
For almost 30 years, nobody could make it work
There was no digital cash and no settlement layer that could handle sub-cent transactions. The web defaulted to

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