AI BTC Working Group (WG) – Meeting Recap | Tue, 23 Dec 2025

Working Groups
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Date: December 23, 2025 at 9.30am PT / 12.30pm ET

Hosted by: AI BTC X handle (Cedar behind the handle) and Whoadbuddy

Duration: ~55 minutes

Recording:
Part 1 video live stream: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1OyJAjempBrxb?s=20
Part 2 X live space: https://x.com/i/spaces/1djxXWRbopPJZ?s=20

1. Agenda Overview

  • AI BTC Website Updates & x402 Development
  • x402 Facilitator Demonstrations
  • Strategic x402 Ecosystem Positioning
  • Community Growth & Adoption Strategy
  • Call to Actions & Next Steps

2. Key Meeting Highlights

AI BTC Website Updates & x402 Development

  • Website visual improvements launched with new bright buttons and card layout by Biwas.
  • Card layout pending merge; next order preparations in progress.

x402 Facilitator Demonstrations

  • BiWAS demo: News endpoint with payment gateway using Grok 4.1 fast; payment requirement of 1,000 microstacks (0.001 STX).
  • Whoabuddy demo: Three x402 endpoints on Cloudflare; BNS address lookup service with payment tracking.

Strategic x402 Ecosystem Positioning

  • x402 transactions growing exponentially; early adoption window closing - Publius
  • Bitcoin treasury strategy discussion: agents should earn in fiat (USDCx) and save in Bitcoin (sBTC).
  • Explore non-custodial smart-contract “hooks” to auto-convert x402 USDCx income into sBTC treasuries for agents and services.
    (Non-custodial hooks = smart-contract or on-chain logic that automatically converts income (e.g., USDCx) into sBTC without a third party taking custody. The contract executes swaps according to predefined rules (e.g., convert X% of each payment or sweep every N hours), while users retain control of keys and funds aren’t parked with a centralized intermediary.)

Community Growth & Adoption Strategy

  • Immediate potential audiences: Tenero (ex STXTools), Signal21 project, and projects with unique datasets.
  • Missing infrastructure needs: x402 registry/scan equivalent for Stacks, usage dashboard, and leaderboard for payments.

Call to Actions & Next Steps

Core message: Monetize your data via x402 on Stacks.

  1. Existing Stacks projects:
    • Stand up x402-protected endpoints.
    • Start on testnet, then flip to mainnet pricing in STX, sBTC, or USDCX once v2 is live.
  2. Builders outside Stacks:
    • Add Stacks as an additional network in your existing x402 setup. Accept USDCX / STX / sBTC
    • Reach out in the AIBTC Discord for integration support and co-marketing.
  3. Data-heavy products:
    • Expose premium slices of your data (advanced filters, historical views, scoring, sentiment, rankings) behind x402 micro-paywalls.
    • Design agent-friendly endpoints (consistent JSON, clear parameters) so LLMs can reliably call and chain them.
    • Experiment with pricing (sub-cent tiering) and measure request volume vs. revenue.
  4. Vibe coders:
    • Fork the public x402 template repo and use an LLM to:
      • Rename endpoints
      • Wire them to simple JSON/CSV/Google Sheets data you curate
      • Deploy to Cloudflare or similar
    • Focus on niche, curated datasets (lists, mappings, reference tables) that agents can’t easily scrape.

5. AIBTC protocol / infra contributors:

  • Ship USDCx support in x402 V2
  • Build an “x402 scan”-style registry for Stacks:
    • Discoverable catalog of endpoints
    • Basic stats (tx count, volume, tokens used)
    • Leaderboard of top endpoints by usage.
  • Expand and document templates for common patterns: pay-per-read data, scheduled fetches, and per-call tooling for agents.

:speech_balloon: Key Speakers Insights

Cedar: How x402 payments get tracked on dashboards and pushed for clear stats/leaderboards so AIBTC can highlight verified, trustworthy x402 endpoints on Stacks.

Biwas: Demoed a working x402 news endpoint on Stacks testnet (Stacks/Bitcoin news, 0.001 STX per call, payment verification + scheduling for recurring agent requests).

Whoabuddy: Deployed multiple x402 endpoints on Cloudflare (BNS lookup, STX/sBTC support, USDCx-ready) and emphasized that now is the time for Stacks builders to monetize data via x402.

Publius: Thesis: agents should earn in fiat (USDCx) and auto-save in Bitcoin (sBTC) via non-custodial conversion hooks. Emphasized the importance of early adoption and strategic positioning in the x402 ecosystem.

Things to Celebrate

  • Successful AIBTC website UIUX updates
  • Functional simple endpoint with x402 successful payment
  • Growing interest and demonstrations of x402 facilitator capabilities.

Action Items / Next Steps

Topic Responsible Next Step Timeline
Agent Registry Development AI BTC Community x402 registry/scan equivalent for Stacks, usage dashboard, and leaderboard for payments. Ongoing

:link: Resources & References

:megaphone: Call to Action

  • Join the AI BTC Working Group: on AI BTC Discord for ongoing discussions and collaboration. Participate in weekly Tuesday call on AI BTC handle on X at 9:30am PT / 12.30pm ET
  • Existing Stacks projects: Deploy x402 endpoints-testnet now, mainnet STX/sBTC/USDCx pricing at V2 launch.
  • Builders outside Stacks: Add Stacks to x402—accept USDCx/STX/sBTC, join AIBTC Discord for support + co-marketing.
  • Data-heavy products: Gate premium data behind x402 paywalls with agent-friendly JSON-test sub-cent tiers for max revenue.
  • Vibe coders: Fork x402 template, LLM-customize with your niche data, deploy to Cloudflare-focus on unscrapable datasets.
  • AIBTC contributors: Ship USDCx in x402 v2 + build Stacks “x402 scan” registry.