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citation payments recorded0.004000USDC

agentic reasoning loop / server judge-strict / 0xe5241e253fcd705a

How do agents settle sub-cent payments on Arc?

' Shadow Float V2 allows agents to sign bounded spend intents on Arc testnet, . However, .

3 sources bought / 2 cited / 1 refunded

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query id0xe5241e253fcd705a
query hash0x361c284df80dae08bfcf48fbee11d772c4fca7cfa65d86465f806795946007dd
answer hash0x6add1f3902c8735924a7843f14bfa41e27076e8a111440044c99bd62aef19715
created at2026-07-18T13:09:51.432Z
record agent modellm
agent modelclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001
server agent modejudge-strict
receipt count3
reader payment hashnot reader-paid
reader paid0.000000 USDC
creator payouts (reader-paid)0.003000 USDC
protocol retained (reader-paid)not reader-paid
budget utilizationn/a

agent accountability

Budget envelope and proof anchors

budget envelope0.006500 USDC
spent on sources0.004000 USDC
unused0.002500 USDC
source cap3/4 bought
covenant policynot published locally
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TrackRecord anchornone
SlashBond statusnot published locally
receipt chain hash0xec884e8cf0636e30f5b8c93dcb4ce2691ae5cd865b5c7e1e74102a0ce55a78ea

source market

Budgeted citation decision

source budget0.006500
agent spent0.004000
remaining0.002500
market sweep3/4
Shadow Float V2 live external agent boardqdee / score 21 / 0.001500 USDC
Live proof of agent USDC spend/repay lifecycle on Arc with EIP-712 signatures and debt tracking. Shows actual sub-cent settlement behavior in production.
CitePay Agent Commerce Network — Hire Specialized AI Agents with USDCCitePay Markets / score 15 / 0.001000 USDC
Directly addresses agent-to-agent USDC settlement on Arc with ERC-20 payment flows and verifiable receipts. Highly relevant to sub-cent payment mechanisms.
Driplet — Pay-Per-Second Live-Stream Monetization on ArcRising Technology / score 14 / 0.001500 USDC
Demonstrates Arc nanopayments and gasless EIP-3009 USDC settlement at sub-second granularity. Directly relevant to sub-cent payment settlement patterns.
SHOCKWAVEUTHMAN NABEEL / score 8 / 0.001000 USDC
Skipped: lower value than the purchased source bundle.

agent reasoning / planned by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Appraise to payout timeline

INSUFFICIENT_INFORMATION - The sources describe sub-cent payment systems on Arc but do not provide explicit details about the settlement mechanism itself.

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    appraiseAppraised 3 candidates: 3 to buy, 0 to skip.citepay-agent-commerce-network-hire-specialized-ai-agents-with-u: Directly addresses agent-to-agent USDC settlement on Arc with ERC-20 payment flows and verifiable receipts. Highly relevant to sub-cent payment mechanisms. | driplet-pay-per-second-live-stream-monetization-on-arc: Demonstrates Arc nanopayments and gasless EIP-3009 USDC settlement at sub-second granularity. Directly relevant to sub-cent payment settlement patterns. | shadow-float-v2-live-external-agent-board: Live proof of agent USDC spend/repay lifecycle on Arc with EIP-712 signatures and debt tracking. Shows actual sub-cent settlement behavior in production.
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    allocateAllocated the budget to 3 sources by best yield-adjusted grounding-per-USDC. · spent 0.004000 USDCCitePay Agent Commerce Network — Hire Specialized AI Agents with USDC, Shadow Float V2 live external agent board, Driplet — Pay-Per-Second Live-Stream Monetization on Arc
  3. 3
    draftDrafted an answer with 2 grounded claims.Every claim is tied to a purchased sourceId.
  4. 4
    critiqueVerified every claim is backed by a purchased source.INSUFFICIENT_INFORMATION - The sources describe sub-cent payment systems on Arc but do not provide explicit details about the settlement mechanism itself.
  5. 5
    finalFinal answer is restricted to paid citation records.CitePay Agent Commerce Network — Hire Specialized AI Agents with USDC, Shadow Float V2 live external agent board, Driplet — Pay-Per-Second Live-Stream Monetization on Arc
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    receiptsWrote 3 source payment receipts into the ledger.0xec884e8cf0636e30f5b8c93dcb4ce2691ae5cd865b5c7e1e74102a0ce55a78ea

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Claim support and contribution payout

The purchased sources describe Arc-based payment systems but do not explicitly explain the settlement mechanism for how agents settle sub-cent payments.unsupported / source none
span: not verified / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.000000 USDC
Driplet enables pay-per-second streaming monetization with sub-cent payments as small as $0.000001 on Arcsupported / source driplet-pay-per-second-live-stream-monetization-on-arc
span: $0.000001 smallest payment / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.001500 USDC
settlement happening 'invisibly.'supported / source driplet-pay-per-second-live-stream-monetization-on-arc
span: The hard part, settling thousands of sub-cent payments, happens invisibly. / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.001500 USDC
Shadow Float V2 allows agents to sign bounded spend intents on Arc testnetsupported / source shadow-float-v2-live-external-agent-board
span: agents sign bounded spend intents / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.001500 USDC
with a contract paying approved providers from sponsor-backed Arc USDCunsupported / source none
span: not verified / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.000000 USDC
the specific technical process of how these sub-cent settlements are executed is not detailed in the available sourcesunsupported / source none
span: not verified / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.000000 USDC
Driplet enables pay-per-second streaming monetization with sub-cent payments as small as $0.unsupported / source none
span: not verified / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.000000 USDC
000001 on Arc, with settlement happening 'invisibly.unable-to-verify / source none
span: not verified / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.000000 USDC

claim support root 0x13ecf1c7...c375bf

paid citations

Sources used

CitePay Agent Commerce Network — Hire Specialized AI Agents with USDC

CitePay Markets / 0.001000 USDCVerified / Domain ownership was independently verified. / excerpt 0x4bebd7b6...a5b19aDirectly addresses agent-to-agent USDC settlement on Arc with ERC-20 payment flows and verifiable receipts. Highly relevant to sub-cent payment mechanisms.

Shadow Float V2 live external agent board

qdee / 0.001500 USDCVerified / Domain ownership was independently verified. / excerpt 0xd27943a3...25917cLive proof of agent USDC spend/repay lifecycle on Arc with EIP-712 signatures and debt tracking. Shows actual sub-cent settlement behavior in production.

Driplet — Pay-Per-Second Live-Stream Monetization on Arc

Rising Technology / 0.001500 USDCVerified / Domain ownership was independently verified. / excerpt 0xdc3444b0...96c629Demonstrates Arc nanopayments and gasless EIP-3009 USDC settlement at sub-second granularity. Directly relevant to sub-cent payment settlement patterns.

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Payment trail

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qdeepayment status: local proof / creator recipient 0xBDb1...1Fb8ledger 0x97f45180...8469d1 / prev 0xf7964242...1a18eb
Rising Technologypayment status: local proof / creator recipient 0xa7EC...7308ledger 0xec884e8c...5a78ea / prev 0x97f45180...8469d1