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24 alternatives to Using the blockchain to automatically compensate users for downtimes

[ANN]⚡️ STACKTICAL (DSLA): EARN TOKENS WHEN ONLINE SERVICES GO DOWN 👨‍💻--❌--🌐

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Using the blockchain to automatically compensate users for downtimes launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    The Million Dollar Homepage as an Ethereum Smart Contract and DApp: A glimpse into what the future of web integrated with modern blockchain technology could be like.

    2017 · thousandetherhomepage.com · its alternatives →

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    Realtime, open-source backend for JavaScript apps

    2016 · sequence.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Automated, instant payroll on the blockchain.

    2018 · workchain.io · its alternatives →

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    Tokenwise▲143

    A smart LLM proxy that shows where you're overpaying

    Jun 2026 · tokenwisehq.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple blockchain server written in Haskell for educational purposes - aviaviavi/legion

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    x402▲119

    Hi HN – excited to announce x402, initially developed by Coinbase (YC 12) x402 lets any HTTP API charge per request without issuing API keys or storing credit cards. Buyers (humans or AI agents) keep funds in their own wallet and dynamically discover compatible endpoints, call them as usual, and automatically pay a microtransaction in USDC or other tokens to settle. 90 second demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV-L2AfLhJg Problem: Every time we want to use a new API we have to: find the service online create a developer account, copy a secret key into env vars, pre-fund or…

    2025 · x402.org · its alternatives →

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    Cryptocurrency and smart contract event notifications

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Orbit▲102

    No limits Crypto wagering app

    2018 · orbit.bet · its alternatives →

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    Maki▲84

    An efficient AI coding agent. Native Rust TUI. Immediate startup, 60 FPS, low memory. Indexes files instead of reading them, chains tools in a sandbox interpreter. Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Z.AI, OpenRouter, Synthetic, or any OpenAI / Anthropic compatible API.

    2022 · maki.sh · its alternatives →

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    Outcome Billing and Payments Infrastructure for AI Agents

    2023 · valmi.io · its alternatives →

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    Smart contract for freelance platform with jury trial

    2023 · yarptech.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    A stablecoin tip-jar bot for Discord, Telegram, Twitch, & X

    May 2026 · justthetips.dev · its alternatives →

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    Decentralized Twitter: A microblogging service running on the Ethereum blockchain - yep/eth-tweet

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Build a custom payment stack for your business

    2022 · moneyhash.io · its alternatives →

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    Hi guys, am building SecureLend.ai and when working on our underwriting agents (free trial, paid after) I had issues with seamless payment options. Of course I looked at x402 which I believe is a great protocol but not a fan of a) sharing private keys with the agent b) having a human in the loop or c) similar workaround e.g. pre-funded wallets So I started building out a solution. For my use case it was important to not only have stablecoins but also a fiat rail which is now implemented using Stripe. Initially I build a mandate system internally but am very glad and big shoutout to the guys…

    Apr 2026 · delegare.dev · its alternatives →

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    Voxel-based virtual world on the ethereum blockchain

    2018 · voxels.com · its alternatives →

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    Coreum's Node Infrastructure: REStake for Maximum Rewards!

    2023 · zeeve.io · its alternatives →

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    2016 · dev.blockcypher.com · its alternatives →

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    Bonjour HN! I lead the product efforts at DSLA Protocol, a peer-to-peer third-party risk management infrastructure for developers and their communities. tl;dr I wanted to share news about our ongoing hackathon and ways to get started! DSLA Protocol lets anyone manufacture and package their own insurance, or add insurance to any existing product and service offerings. Within hours. Like a factory, but for customer protection and service differentiation. We designed DSLA Protocol as a decentralised alternative to service-level agreements (SLA). Instead of using offline legal documents with a…

    2021 · its alternatives →

  23. 23RB

    GitHub repo: https://github.com/runeksvendsen/restful-payment-channel-server Hello everyone This server allows the operator to receive instant Bitcoin payments (no waiting for confirmations) from a single, pre-defined sender; paying the Bitcoin transaction fee only once, when the channel is closed. One could imagine, for example, setting up a service which sends video in response to payments, the first minute being free (if you have an open payment channel), and then charging, say 0.1 cent per second thereafter. That's trustless pay-per-view. Pretty cool, if you ask me.…

    2016 · its alternatives →

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