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I've been running a pay-per-query financial data oracle for about six weeks — cryptographically signed price feeds and economic indicators, payable directly by AI agents. No accounts, no API keys, no subscriptions. Agents hit an endpoint, get an HTTP 402 Payment Required response, pay via Lightning Network or USDC on Base, and receive a signed attestation. Quick context on payment protocols: L402 is a Lightning Network-based micropayment standard for APIs. x402 is an emerging standard from Coinb