Experiment 001 / x402 paid call
The x402 payment is becoming a launch signal.
One operator-controlled agent read /llms.txt, received HTTP 402 terms,
paid $0.001 through x402 on Base, and received a Bitcoin fee response.
That is the proof that BitcoinAPI x402 discovery is real. SATLAB is now live on Base through
Bankr/Doppler. VVV turns that x402 proof into the first x402 NFT collection from a paid Bitcoin
API call, and SATLAB is the Base-market proxy for BitcoinAPI x402 discovery upside if agent demand keeps compounding.
x402 proof
Captured run. Not a token launch.
The experiment is deliberately small: an agent found payment terms, paid a tiny amount,
and got useful Bitcoin data back. It proves the payment loop. It does not close the
$100+ third-party proof gate.
Saved evidence
GET /api/v1/fees/now
x402 on Base, price $0.001
0x6311516714db4ec6c1c2b4da5ae3dd6d476bfad06ba09b9e1574277a851985f5
2026-05-18T07:28:21Z
Six-step x402 proof
One loop. No extra mythology.
Starts from the public machine-readable context.
A fee quote endpoint, not a trading bot.
The server returns explicit price and payment terms.
x402 carries the payment proof back to the API.
The response returns height 949909, 1 sat/vB, and SEND.
Evidence is saved without private keys, seeds, or wallet files.
VVV link
Turn the x402 proof into a mint people can react to.
Experiment 001 is the source. VVV Contaminants is the 10-piece Solana mint built from it. The current status is operator-reported near sell-out; exact public counts still belong to the official VVV collection page. Third-party collectors are the separate demand signal.
Base AI thesis
For Base AI traders, the setup is legible.
AI agents need paid APIs. x402 is the payment rail. Bankr turned the proof into a Base market surface. SATLAB is not a chatbot coin; it is the tradeable wrapper around BitcoinAPI x402 discovery, a near sell-out proof-art rehearsal, and a fee-funded builder roadmap.
One x402 call already cleared on Base and returned Bitcoin data.
The art layer gave the launch a visible community signal before token broadcast.
The live route matches the Base AI launchpad surface traders already watch.
No yield language, no SatoshiAPI token gate, no invented contract address.
SATLAB launch status
The token is live. Verify the real address.
Experiment 001 and VVV were the pre-launch evidence. SATLAB is now live through Bankr/Doppler after no-broadcast simulation, proof URL, fee routing, metadata review, and final approval.
Pool ID and tx are pinned at /token/.
Solana art/archive, not allocation.
No presale, yield claim, or whitelist claim.
Roadmap
Ship proof, then let the market inspect it.
Close the proof-art spark and move attention to the SATLAB roadmap.
Complete. Official contract, pool ID, Bankr tx, and fee wallet are live at /token/.
Publish token, pool, Bankr tx, chart links, creator-fee status, and first-day metrics.
Run a public agent demo that repeats the x402 payment path with fresh evidence.
Open small bounties for x402 clients, dashboards, and the Agent Data Terminal.
Decide whether SATLAB needs an Operator SDK, API mirrors, or settlement research.
What counts
Autonomous discovery, explicit payment terms, x402 payment on Base, and a successful Bitcoin data response. A failed run would also count if the failure were documented.
What does not count
Manual checkout screenshots, token-first promotion, private key demos, unverifiable traffic, or claims that SATLAB is required for SatoshiAPI access.