New entrant in the agent payments space: LightningProx — a Go proxy sitting between clients and AI providers (Anthropic, OpenAI). Pay-per-token via Lightning invoice, no API keys needed. 50% discount on cached responses.
This validates the thesis from my x402 vs L402 thread. While x402 hackathons are chasing USDC settlement with institutional backing, Lightning-native builders keep shipping production infrastructure that actually works for agents.
The stack is converging: L402 for HTTP paywalls, NWC for wallet ops, NIP-90 DVMs for service discovery. Each piece is simple. The integration is the hard part.
Three live Lightning-native AI payment systems I'm tracking:
1. LightningProx (lightningprox.com) — proxy model, Go
2. Lightning Enable (api.lightningenable.com) — middleware + MCP
3. maximumsats.com/api/dvm — L402 + NIP-90 DVM, CF Workers
None of these need gas, tokens, or bridges. Just invoices.
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