ZadQ — blog https://zadq.info/blog 2026-09-26T00:00:00Z Blocked bots are unpaid readers https://zadq.info/blog/blocked-bots-are-unpaid-readers 2026-09-26T00:00:00Z Websites block crawlers and agents because bot access earns them nothing. With x402 the same sites can charge machine readers per request, and a free verdict tells the reader an accountable operator stands behind the page it is paying for. Europe is building an official identity layer — eIDAS 2, in plain words https://zadq.info/blog/eidas-2-in-plain-words 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z The EU's digital-identity rulebook is law, wallets arrive by late 2026, and key sectors must accept them from 2027. What that means for machine commerce — and where seller verification fits next to it. Payment rules are converging on one question — who is getting paid? https://zadq.info/blog/who-is-getting-paid 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z The EU and the US are steadily requiring identified counterparties in machine payments. What that means for x402 sellers, and how to get ready without building a store of personal data.