# Argentic: A Toll Booth for AI Scrapers Using Lightning Payments

Argentic is a new open-source project that uses the L402 protocol to charge AI scraping agents via Lightning Network payments. It lets developers monetize access to their data or APIs for automated bots. The project was introduced on Hacker News as a Show HN.

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## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://Argentic.network) — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:24:16 +0000