The WAVE Money Engine
One engine for getting everyone paid — people and agents, on the same rail. The payments, identity, and compliance behind every WAVE stream, so value moves as easily as the video does.
Built once — for every party
Verification, settlement, identity, compliance, and metering are handled by the engine itself. People pay with cards and keys; agents pay over HTTP-402. Same rail, same enforcement.
x402 facilitator
LiveAn HTTP-402 facilitator implementing the EIP-3009 “exact” scheme — the payer signs an EIP-712 authorization, the facilitator binds the payer and settles USDC on Base. Live on mainnet.
On-chain settlement
LiveSign → verify → settle → replay-rejected, proven end-to-end on Base mainnet with real USDC. Atomic replay protection on every settled credential.
Agent identity
LiveSigned platform identity at /.well-known/did.json (did:wave-platform, Ed25519) — so an agent can prove who it is before any charge.
Compliance
LiveOFAC sanctions screening on the credential source address, with per-agent spend tiers — money moves inside guardrails, not around them.
Per-dimension metering
BuildingOne usage meter across egress, stream-minutes, frames, samples, and reconnects — so every transport is measured and billed the same way. Deployed; rolling out behind a flag.
Signed receipts
BuildingA signed, retrievable receipt for every settlement — verifiable proof of what was paid, for both sides. Deployed; rolling out behind a flag.
Fiat on/off-ramp
BuildingFiat rails via Bridge — USD ACH/wire, EUR SEPA, GBP Faster Payments, MXN SPEI, BRL PIX — so a stablecoin rail has a fiat edge on both ends.
WAVE Account
PlannedA did:wave-keyed account that holds a balance and tops up, spends, and pays out across rails — the foundation of the WAVE Wallet. Non-custodial by composition.
WAVE Wallet
PlannedEvery party — creator, viewer, and both their agents — holds a wallet on one rail. The 4-party network that makes micropayments for video native.
Every party, one engine
Composed, not locked in
The Money Engine composes the best rails rather than locking you in. WAVE’s own x402, OFAC screening, and replay protection are live today; Stripe, Bridge, and Privy compose in under one did:wave account as the WAVE Account and Wallet land. Open protocol where it earns trust; metered where it earns revenue.