Report v1 · 2026-10-09
Base x402 Trust Report
Published by Cleared Index · an Entropy Index product · eip155:8453
Taylor Good built Entropy Index — a sealed regime-intelligence instrument. One x402 endpoint became 1,000+ live: pre-settlement attestation before capital moves, and deterministic stress scoring. Cleared Index is the sibling product — the trust gateway agents check before autonomous USDC spend. Scaling Entropy proved discovery without verification is not infrastructure; Cleared is what came next.
Findings
- Gateway routes identity category to Coinbase CDP in production today.
- Trust layer is unowned — Cleared Index is the first independent methodology-backed index on Base.
- Entropy Index ships 1,000+ x402 regime endpoints on the same rail — sibling product, live operator proof.
- Settlement Witness on Base USDC is live; witness volume is the next metric to watch.
Methodology · Paper midband $31,800,000 (live evidence-weighted · not the $35M planning anchor). Cleared standalone $7,000,000 – $14,000,000 (primary) · rebuild floor $750,000 – $1,175,000 · 53d build · 111 routes · 39 migrations · catalog 4,399 listings / 144,351 endpoints. Portfolio rollup $27,000,000 – $44,000,000. EI sleeve $22,795,000 (science 0.82 · modest↔paper · $0 ARR ) · Cleared sleeve $8,960,000 (progress 31.8% · logos 0/50 · gw7d 17 · catalog 4,399 · AA100 87 ) · sum $31,800,000