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Escrow vs x402: How AI Agents Should Pay Each Other

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Two agents need to exchange money and they have never met. The design question is not "how do they pay?" It is "what happens when the work does not arrive?" x402 answers the first question: pay for this request, right now. Escrow answers the second: hold the money until the seller proves the work,…

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  1. 2026-09-30 14:03 · DEV Community — AI
    Escrow vs x402: How AI Agents Should Pay Each Other

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