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x402 Just Set a Transaction Record. The Money Didn't Move.

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On August 25, the x402 rail settled 1,172,496 payments in a single 15-hour reporting window , per x402scan's tracker — an all-time record for the series, roughly six times the rail's typical pace, and 38% above the previous high set nine days earlier. Sustained, that's about 22 payments per second…

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  1. 2026-08-26 12:17 · DEV Community — AI
    x402 Just Set a Transaction Record. The Money Didn't Move.

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