TLDR Tech / Crypto
Deploying an x402 API With a Single Tweet
Bankr demonstrated deploying a monetized API endpoint using a single natural language tweet directed at @bankrbot, an AI agent built on the x402 payment protocol. The deployed lottery endpoint charges $5 USDC per POST request, verifies callers by payment wallet, logs every play to private files, and holds a $1,000 USDC prize for the first caller to guess the correct number between 1 and 300, all configured from plain-English instructions with no code written. The full loop from tweet to live, payment-gated URL completed within minutes, with players able to interact by instructing bankrbot to call the endpoint directly or by hitting it with any x402-compatible client.
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