Pay the Web Forward
summary
Explains a concrete payment system that streams tiny time-based tips to sites: users set an hourly rate and a browser extension + wallet streams micro-payments every few seconds to a site’s payment pointer (a JSON URL in a link tag). Current blockers are regulation (wallets need KYC to touch bank accounts) and missing extension/browser integration; Chromium engineers plan a behind-the-flag agent next year. Also describes a fallback post-paid monthly model for offline/batching and emits monetization events for site-side reactions.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Why websites should be paid
- 2:32Ads as a flawed alternative
- 8:27Introducing web monetization
- 10:35How streaming payments work
- 11:41Requirements for web monetization
- 13:27Regulatory challenges
- 14:50Browser integration plans
- 16:15Monetization events and tools
- 17:22Post-paid model as backup
- 18:26Future and next steps
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