News, 23 Sep 2026
x402 specification adds an exact scheme for Bitcoin Lightning
In short
The x402 Foundation merged an exact payment scheme for Lightning (lnbtc) into the x402 specification on 23 Sep 2026 (PR #2861), alongside exact schemes for EVM, Solana, XRPL, Stellar and other networks. The matrix entry to read next for this 23 Sep 2026 item is x402 on Stripe, which is live as of 4 Nov 2026.
What was reported
The x402 Foundation merged an exact payment scheme for Lightning (lnbtc) into the x402 specification on 23 Sep 2026 (PR #2861), alongside exact schemes for EVM, Solana, XRPL, Stellar and other networks.
Where it sits in the matrix
- x402: 3 live, 0 pilot, 1 announced and 0 not supported in the matrix.
Other items from September 2026
Sources
- x402 exact scheme on Lightning (lnbtc), read 4 Nov 2026
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