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The Subscription Economy Meets Crypto

Crypto has unlocked global value transfer - anyone, anywhere can receive payments. But there’s a critical gap: recurring payments.

Traditional Finance

Stripe and PayPal process >1% of world GDP through subscriptions

Crypto Today

Only push payments - no native subscription infrastructure
Source: Stripe crosses $1 trillion in payments

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The Technical Challenge

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Why Crypto Subscriptions Are Hard

Bitcoin’s scripting language isn’t Turing-complete - it can’t execute recurring payment logic on-chain.Only solution: Give your private key to a custodial service 😬Problem: That’s just rebuilding Stripe with extra steps.
Traditional payments: Pull-based (merchant pulls funds)
Crypto payments: Push-based (user must initiate)The dilemma: Who triggers recurring payments if users must approve each one? If we automate it, doesn’t that require custody? If we make it custodial, aren’t we just recreating centralized finance?

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The Ideal Solution Requirements

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Self-custody

Users maintain control of their funds at all times
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Censorship-resistant

No central authority can block transactions
3

Permissionless

Anyone can build or use it
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Decentralized

No single point of failure or control
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Secure

Smart contracts handle payments safely
The answer: Account Abstraction (ERC-4337) ✨

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How Account Abstraction Solves It

Traditional wallets (EOAs):
  • User must manually approve every transaction
  • Can’t automate recurring payments
  • Push-only model
For subscriptions, you need:
  • Automated execution at intervals
  • User maintains control
  • No custodial service

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Real-World Applications

SaaS Subscriptions

Monthly software payments in stablecoins

Content Memberships

Creators receive recurring support

Utility Bills

Automated payments for services

Streaming Services

Netflix-style subscription model

Payroll

Automated team payments

DeFi Strategies

Recurring DCA purchases

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Industry Validation

Visa's Auto-Payments Proposal

Major payment networks are recognizing the need for crypto subscription infrastructure

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Ready to Build?

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Test the system

Try recurring payments for free before going live
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Integrate into your app

Add subscription payments to your product
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Start accepting recurring revenue

Launch your subscription business on Ethereum

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Integration Guide

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Learn More

Account Abstraction transforms Ethereum accounts into programmable smart contracts, enabling features like:
  • Automated transactions
  • Gasless transactions
  • Social recovery
  • Session keys
  • Batch operations
Read EIP-4337 →
Yes. Security features include: - User sets spending limits - Payments limited to approved merchants - Frequency restrictions enforced on-chain - User can cancel anytime - Smart contracts are audited - All code open source
Traditional approach (bad): Service holds your private key
Account Abstraction (good): You control keys, smart contract enforces rulesYou never give up custody - you just pre-approve specific actions within strict parameters.