{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "compiledOn": "2026-10-15",
  "editorNote": "Edit entries in place. Every figure needs a sourceUrl and a dateChecked (YYYY-MM-DD). Do not add a number that is not in the source you just opened. Verdict is a label on that source: Real, Inflated, or Hype.",
  "verdictLegend": {
    "Real": "The sourced figure is money that the cited page actually reports, and the same entry does not describe that figure as wash, looped, or collapsed.",
    "Inflated": "Money moved, and the same source says a large share was wash, idle, looped, or concentrated in a handful of wallets.",
    "Hype": "The popular scale — durable millions in fees, or a wide set of agents earning — does not match the sourced count."
  },
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "x402-base-real-volume",
      "claim": "x402 agent payments on Base are real commerce volume",
      "verified": "~$824k real 30-day volume, with ~44–49% filtered as wash or idle",
      "verdict": "Inflated",
      "why": "The source publishes a real 30-day volume and also says roughly half of activity was filtered as wash or idle.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://app.barker.money/agent-economy",
      "sourceName": "Barker agent economy",
      "dateChecked": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "x402-median-and-week",
      "claim": "A typical x402 payment is a meaningful sum",
      "verified": "Median x402 payment ~$0.02. Verified weekly volume ~$250k for 5–11 Oct 2026.",
      "verdict": "Inflated",
      "why": "A weekly total is verified, and the median payment is about two cents.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://agenteconomy.to",
      "sourceName": "agenteconomy.to",
      "dateChecked": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "x402-seller-concentration",
      "claim": "x402 sellers are broadly earning real money",
      "verified": "Only 91 x402 sellers earned real money. Median seller ~1 cent. Top 10 wallets took 76%.",
      "verdict": "Hype",
      "why": "The source counts 91 sellers with real earnings, a median near one cent, and 76% in the top 10 wallets.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x402stats.io/reports/2026-10",
      "sourceName": "x402stats October 2026 report",
      "dateChecked": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "virtuals-march-to-september",
      "claim": "Virtuals platform fees stayed large, and a wide set of its agents earned real money",
      "verified": "Platform fees went from $345k in March 2026 to $5.48 in September 2026. Only 151 of 44,000 agents earned more than $1,000.",
      "verdict": "Hype",
      "why": "The source shows fees falling from the March figure to $5.48 in September, with 151 of 44,000 agents above $1,000.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://chainward.ai/decodes/virtuals-top-dog",
      "sourceName": "ChainWard — Virtuals top dog",
      "dateChecked": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "x402-looped-week",
      "claim": "x402 payment volume on Base is independent buyer demand",
      "verified": "About 41% of $109k in x402 payments from 29 Sep–5 Oct 2026 looped back to the buyer’s funding source.",
      "verdict": "Inflated",
      "why": "The source says about 41% of that week’s payments looped back to the buyer’s funding source.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://chainward.ai/decodes/x402-on-base-two-weeks-later",
      "sourceName": "ChainWard — x402 on Base, two weeks later",
      "dateChecked": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "botto-lifetime-sales",
      "claim": "Botto’s lifetime AI art sales are about $6M",
      "verified": "~$6M lifetime AI art sales",
      "verdict": "Real",
      "why": "The lifetime sales figure is what the project publishes, and this row does not adjust it.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://botto.com",
      "sourceName": "Botto",
      "dateChecked": "2026-10-15"
    }
  ]
}