.@davidsenra says Shopify CEO @tobi told him we're going to look back at 2026 as "the year that every single business in the world was up for grabs."
"That AI is coming for everything."
"And you're going to look back and realize that this is the year it should have been obvious that you could rebuild the AI-native version of whatever exists out there."
💡 Final Thought:
SigPad is bridging the gap between protocol-level logic and physical retail.
Physical payments are no longer just a transaction—they are a programmable negotiation.
x402 internet own payment protocol.
#x402#Hackathon
Sigpad: The Programmable, Gasless POS for the x402 Economy.
While x402 began as support for agent-to-agent value transfer. I have built SigPad for x402 Hackathon @x402, which proves it is the future of human-to-human commerce.
🔮 Future Roadmap:
1️⃣ Multi-Chain Expansion: Deploying on Solana & Polygon. x402 is chain-agnostic, bringing high-speed payments to retail.
2️⃣ Fiat: On-Ramps via Stripe/MoonPay. Tap Visa ➔ Auto-swap to USDC ➔ Loyalty points stored in a phone-linked Shadow Wallet.
⚙️ The Sigpad-Admin Workflow
Merchants have full control via modular dashboard:
1️⃣ Auth: Social login via Thirdweb SDK.
2️⃣ Assets: Deploy ERC-20 or ERC-721 with one click.
3️⃣ Strategic logic e.g. If Gold Member → 10% Off" THEN "Payment Success → Mint 5 Points
Bringing the internet's native payment protocol into the physical world with a modular, merchant-configurable POS system opening a new realm where physical payments are as programmable as the web itself.
Application explaination in below thread. 🧵
Let's break down Rust's Ownership Model. If you're new to Rust, understanding ownership is crucial. It ensures memory safety without a garbage collector.
A thread 🧵👇