2026-01-17 10:28:44

Ethereum ecosystem brings more good news. Recently, the Ethereum Foundation announced a batch of award-winning projects from hackathons, and several innovative solutions have gained attention.

The Superfluid team's x402-sf project mainly aims to bring subscription models onto the blockchain. They have built an end-to-end subscription infrastructure that enables continuous payments to run on the internet, moving beyond one-time transactions.

Another interesting project is petersson.eth's Cheddr Payment Channels. This solution cleverly uses x402 payment channels to handle high-frequency small transactions, significantly improving efficiency, and making streaming payments smoother.

BackTrackCo's x402r project considers the user perspective—if a service payment doesn't arrive, users can directly initiate a refund request. This protection mechanism makes transactions more secure and reduces trust costs. These projects are exploring new possibilities for payment efficiency and user protection, and the entire ecosystem's iteration is indeed accelerating.

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ContractHunter

· 7h ago

Wow, is streaming payments really about to take off? The stuff from this hackathon is really impressive, especially the refund mechanism. Finally, someone is thinking about protecting users.

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AirdropFatigue

· 13h ago

Streaming payments have been around for a while, but actually implementing them in practice is another matter entirely.

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GasFeeDodger

· 13h ago

To be honest, Superfluid's subscription infrastructure is indeed impressive; finally, someone thought of bringing the Web2 model onto the blockchain. I believe in streaming payments; they are much more convenient than one-time transfers. BackTrackCo's refund mechanism is the real key, otherwise, who would trust users? That’s the genuine source of confidence. Does the x402 ecosystem feel like it's about to take off? Cheddr's approach is really clever; high-frequency small transactions are just afraid of being slow. Improving efficiency makes it more interesting. Wait, can these really be implemented? It feels like every time there's talk of accelerated iteration...

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MoonlightGamer

· 13h ago

This wave of streaming payment innovation really has some substance, especially the refund mechanism. Finally, someone is thinking about protecting users. Continuous payments running on the chain? Feels like an exit has been found, much more reliable than the previous approach. Superfluid seems to have really figured it out this time, not just hype. Wait, when will these projects be usable? Hopefully not just PPT projects again. High-frequency small transactions have been stuck for so long, finally there's a solution. Awesome. I just want to know if the actual experience will be as smooth as the promotion claims. Watching and waiting.

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LayerZeroHero

· 13h ago

I think subscription-based on-chain is a good idea, just not sure if it will be smooth in practice... Superfluid definitely has some potential; the streaming payment concept is pretty good. The refund mechanism gets a thumbs up; finally someone is considering user experience, unlike some projects that just shoot from the hip. Connecting these solutions is quite interesting; I’ll follow along.

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PrivateKeyParanoia

· 13h ago

Streaming payments have indeed become a hot topic, but can they really be implemented? X402 has a bunch of variants, which feels a bit over-engineered... I'm interested in the refund mechanism; finally, someone is thinking about the user side. Superfluid is coming up with new tricks; the potential for continuous payments is indeed vast. How reliable are the projects from this hackathon? Or is it just another hype?

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DiamondHands

· 13h ago

Streaming payments are truly impressive this time, finally someone thought of user protection Subscription on-chain? That's a selling point I like BackTrackCo's refund mechanism, it's much more reliable than some projects Superfluid is back at it, one-time transactions should have been phased out long ago High-frequency small transactions are becoming efficient, only then can the ecosystem truly run These few dark horse projects are of good quality, unlike some brainless promotions Payment infrastructure has been improved, Web3 can accommodate more users Cheddr's idea is somewhat creative, but it depends on whether it can be implemented later Lower trust costs so users dare to use it genuinely Once payments are sorted out, the entire ecosystem can take off

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PumpDoctrine

· 14h ago

Subscription-based on-chain, now this is really interesting. Finally, someone is taking this seriously. Streaming payments have long needed someone to implement them... The efficiency boost can make a huge difference in the overall experience. Add a refund mechanism, and user confidence instantly increases. This is the point that should be considered.

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