Extended Use Cases

402Gate can be integrated beyond the developer and AI ecosystem. Here are examples of how different sectors can adopt the protocol:

Category	Description
DeFi & Trading	Bots pay per feed for real-time market data without subscriptions.
Data Marketplaces	Users unlock analytics reports or datasets via micro-transactions.
Content Platforms	Writers and creators monetize articles or videos through pay-per-view 402 paywalls.
IoT & Edge Devices	Sensors or machines pay each other for bandwidth and compute power autonomously.
Enterprise APIs	Businesses implement token-gated, usage-based billing models without centralized API keys.