This is the x402 protocol [0] which uses one weird trick that HN
really hates which is... yes...
crypto.
> I regret to inform you that we may have found a real use-case for crypto.
"Use case?" What happened to the "crypto is scam" crew? Are you telling me that crypto has a use case?
> The client can then make a payment on the blockchain, and retry the request with the proof of payment. The server verifies the payment, and release the premium API response.
There it is and with that, ends the age-old discussion around crypto not having a real use case.
Case closed.
[0] https://www.x402.org/
