PATH402 PROTOCOL v1.0
BSV-21 // POW20 // NOISE
System Overview
Protocol
HTTP 402
Payment Required
Token Standard
POW20
BSV-21 Hash-to-Mint
Transport
NOISE
E2E encrypted P2P
Status
LIVE
Mainnet operational
Genesis Proof
BSV-21 Token IDlive
294691e2069ce8f6b9a1afd1022c6d32f8b30cb24c07b6584385bd6066e95502_0
Verify →
DNS Verificationverified
_bsv-token.path402.com  TXT  "token_id=294691e2069ce8f6b9a1afd1022c6d32f8b30cb24c07b6584385bd6066e95502_0"
On-Chain Contract
Supply
21,000,000
Per Mint
50
Halving
210,000 mints
Pre-mine
0%
1Sat →
The Core Idea

EVERY URL.
BECOMES AN.
ECONOMIC OBJECT.

Tokens gate access. Payment flows to holders and operators. The network rewards you for the infrastructure you provide.

Run a node

Serve content to peers

The path402d daemon indexes the blockchain, serves content via P2P gossip, and discovers peers automatically.

Earn $402

Through Proof of Work

Early operators earn the most. The network needs you before it becomes useful. POW20 mining rewards real infrastructure.

Payment Flow
01

Client requests a $ path

GET /$video-1
02

Server returns 402 Challenge

HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
x-bsv-payment-satoshis-required: 1000
03

Client sends Auth + Payment

x-bsv-auth-identity-key: <pubkey>
x-bsv-payment: { transaction }
04

Server verifies via BRC-104/105

05

Access granted + Indexer Stamp

200 OK
See It In Action
$402 Protocol Demo
Examples
$alice

Video Content

Alice hosts a video. She mints 10,000 tokens.

1 token = 1 view. Token returns to Alice after use. She resells it.

$bob/$chatroom

Chat Access

Bob runs a chatroom. He mints 100 tokens.

1 token = 1 hour access. Max 100 concurrent users. Price floats with demand.

$fnews.online

Content Factory

F.NEWS tokenizes satirical content.

AI-generated videos served P2P. Speculators fund production. Content pays for itself.

Visit →
$npgx

AI Influencer Network

NPGX runs 26 AI content creators on autonomous phones.

Each girl has her own phone, socials, and wallet. Operators pay $402/month. Brand deals flow through the network.

Visit →
Two Token Model

$402 Protocol

EarnedBy running a node and serving the network
StandardBSV-21 via POW20 mining (BRC-116)
UtilityProtocol fees, staking, governance
DistributionFair — operators earn, not speculators

$PATH Tokens

MintedBy anyone, for any URL path
Pricingascending bonding curve (early buyers win)
1 Token1 second of access (reusable)
HierarchyParent tokens grant child path access
Quick Start
01

Install

npm install -g path402
02

Run the Daemon

path402d start
03

Add to Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "path402": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["path402"]
    }
  }
}
Roadmap
1

Discovery UI

complete

Token marketplace, video previews, metadata display

2

P2P Content Network

complete

libp2p gossip, content storage, NOISE encrypted transport

3

POW20 Token Mining

active

Earn $402 by running nodes and serving content to peers

4

Agentic Content Generation

upcoming

AI-generated content on demand, funded by token speculation

5

Content Flywheel

upcoming

Revenue recycling, auto-funded production, speculative consensus

See the content flywheel in action at fnews.online

Ecosystem

Desktop Client

Download the $402 daemon for Mac, Windows, Linux

download

path402

MCP server + daemon + CLI in one package

npm

GitHub

Source code, issues, and contributions

github

POW20 Token

Earn $402 tokens by running the network

token

Protocol Economics

Staking, serving revenue, hierarchical ownership

advanced

Documentation

Protocol spec, API reference, guides

docs

F.NEWS

The adversarial satire factory — $402 in action

demo

THE NETWORK NEEDS
OPERATORS

Download the client. Run a node. Earn $402.

Download ClientProtocol Economics →
$402Download