Escrow isn't the missing piece for x402 and MPP — agent job verification is
schwentker · x · 2026-09-09
Pushing back on the 'escrow is the missing piece' narrative around x402 and MPP, the author argues escrow doesn't solve the hard part: a 200 response only means the call succeeded. Multi-step agent jobs still need a verifier, clear release rules, and a dispute path — completion verification, not payment custody, is the real bottleneck.
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