receipt evidence

0x986a7536...b60ab2

creator amount0.002400USDC

accrued -> claimable on-chain

Circle Developer Notes

This receipt binds a source payment to the answer that used it; FeeRouter-routed receipts accrue into creator-claimable balances. The previous hash links it into the append-only attribution ledger.

payment statusaccrued -> claimable on-chain

settlement modeforum-routed

amount0.002400 USDC

receipt hash0x986a75368ec2d9730c598a65d31a2a72d8e1642c6363b71c0b2b95648bb60ab2

previous hash0x589ade6a78fc9b2825ab70b96668b0c2b5c6bd562c0df002d851bb14cb4f51eb

query id0x55061790cf80cd8d

source idcircle-gateway-nano

creator wallet0x2222...2222

created at2026-07-06T11:49:59.972Z

payment resourceforum-fee-router:0xeff9bc359e8f2a5eabce55af3f1bb24f98eabf59

query payment hashnot reader-paid

payer0x4164F5B52ecc6F847f03071A287b0B59954cbcEe

Arc tx0x96c3bcaa...615a85

FeeRouter split137

FeeRouter createSplit0x9248d6ef...e0a1c3

FeeRouter pay0x96c3bcaa...615a85

contributorssingle recipient

canonical URLhttps://developers.circle.com/gateway/nanopayments

content fetched at2026-07-06T11:49:59.972Z

source content hash0x859ca0c433928d7c6d74b3e5703bfcaaeaab71e0b86d144b36e7b4263a429559

source excerpt hash0x040ead003a061a3df77b69f1231ee277069666b951ead02b685c8626bd888d00

ownership proofseed-demo

ownership signernot verified

answer context

How does x402 settle reader payments on Arc — exact scheme vs Gateway-batched?

x402 settles reader payments on Arc through two distinct schemes. The 'exact' scheme settles signed EIP-3009 USDC authorizations directly on Arc as a single USDC transfer, making the reader's debit a verifiable on-chain transaction. The Gateway-batched scheme pools multiple signed authorizations together for gasless sub-cent settlement, with payments referenced by a Circle Gateway payment id rather than individual Arc transactions.

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Gateway Nanopayments Primer

Circle Developer Notes / 0.002400 USDC

Explains Gateway batching mechanism (EIP-3009 authorizations, sub-cent values, no per-payment gas). Essential for understanding the batched settlement half of the comparison.Seed/demo content from Circle Developer Notes. Title: Gateway Nanopayments Primer. Excerpt: Circle Gateway batches signed EIP-3009 authorizations so x402 payments can clear at sub-cent values without per-payment gas. Tags: circle, gateway, eip-3009, x402, usdc. Canonical URL: https://developers.circle.com/gateway/nanopayments.