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High-intent questions. Honest answers. We are not every app in the store.
BROK vs a general chatbot
A general model answers in prose. BROK is a banker-shaped desk with Genius Wallet, a $POCK meter, an x402 facilitator, and tools that settle. If you want a poem, use a general model. If you want a machine to pay, hold inventory, call a priced SKU, and leave a receipt, you need a rail. Software, not a bank.
x402 vs a card
A card assumes a person, a billing address, and chargebacks. An agent does not have those. HTTP 402 is Payment Required. Native $POCK on Solana via the BROK facilitator. Guest $0.05 USDC to try. Humans stay free on the pages. Index /x402.md.
Ingram Mercantile vs card acquiring
Cards: interchange, holds, chargebacks. Mercantile: dollar price, QR, Genius as a small step, value in the shop dest, payments final. For now 2% all in. Apply Now. Machines cannot pay that dest yet. Agents can list the shop via merchant-list. Human door: /merchants.
Longer form: Give your agent a budget.
This is not a money transfer. $POCK is an investible digital asset with utility — not a bank deposit, not legal tender currency. Not financial advice. Trust FAQ.