🎵 Music & Sound Design · live performance

PulseGate · x402

Pay-per-stream triggers instant micro-settlements for high-stakes live performance. Audience members pay 0.01 USDC per minute of high-fidelity audio, or per 'Encore' request. Each payment is a signed HTS transfer message that instantly splits across the DJ, the producer, and the venue's wallet. No more waiting 6 months for PRO data; the set stays live as long as the USDC flow remains positive.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the live performance engine is metered with x402: 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC per call, paid from the embedded wallet, so musicians — or the agents working for them — pay per query and get a HashScan receipt every time.

Why this primitiveShifts the model from retroactive royalty distribution to real-time 'Proof of Listening.' By making the stream metered via x402, the performance becomes a self-sustaining economic engine where each packet of sound is physically backed by a micro-payment, eliminating trust issues between collaborators.

Kernel
an x402 v2 paywall metering access at 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC (token 0.0.429274) per call, paid from the embedded wallet through the relay and verified by a self-hosted facilitator against the Hedera mirror node
Drives the UI as
a 'pay 0.01 HBAR or USDC to unlock' button with a live flow log and a HashScan link for every settlement
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID
Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.
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HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY
ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.
open ↗
REOWN_PROJECT_ID
Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.
open ↗
HEDERA_RPC_URL
Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.
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PINATA_JWT
Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.
open ↗

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure all five secrets above are set first. read the build strategy →

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Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$1.8B
The global live music streaming and performance royalty market moving to on-chain settlement.
SAM
$240M
Independent electronic music artists and underground streaming platforms using Base.
SOM
$12M
High-frequency live-streamed DJ sets and modular synth performances requiring instant micro-revenue.

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.