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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-13

fetchx402: DNS by the request, paid in USDC

fetchx402.com ↗ · Developer Corner · score 78.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A utility API for AI agents that provides DNS lookups through per-request x402 payments on Base.

Why it surfaced

fetchx402 makes the payment mechanism part of the product: clients probe, authorize a USDC transfer, settle through a CDP facilitator, and only then receive evidence JSON. Its live DNS endpoint costs $0.005, while SSL and WHOIS tools are marked next or planned.

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August 13’s newborn domains include 30 safety-coffin patents, lost notices for false teeth and a box of hair, short films playing in 100 Tokyo taxis, and a Queensland river view arranged gauge by gauge downstream.

This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-13 Domain Arrivals issue.