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Cluster Protocol

A token-backed startup that resells AI inference per request in USDC over x402; its CP token launched on 2 September.

Checked 11 October

Our view

In the 30 days to 11 October it took $54,756 from 722 buyers, more than any other registered app on Base, and the evidence points to a campaign: a fixed set of 484 to 681 wallets paid every day, 27 of 30 sampled payers had never sent a transaction, and its token disclosure (31 August) lists wallets that paid over x402 as airdrop-eligible. Payments stopped on 2 October (x402scan).

Facts

Role
Seller (AI inference gateway)
How serious
Speculative
Momentum
Slowing
Trend-hopping
4 of 5
Funding
$7.75M reported by the company, including a $5M round led by DAO5 (23 April)
On Base
Base is its main network
How often we check
Every week
Has a token
CP, on Base

What these ratings mean

In numbers

about $55,000

paid to Cluster Protocol on Base in the 30 days to 14 October.

about 67,000

payments in those 30 days, about $0.82 each on average.

No commits to its public code in the 30 days to 14 October.

Payments from x402scan, code from clusterprotocol/CPTOKEN on GitHub. As of 14 October 2026.

People

  • Yatharth Jain

    Founder and CEO

    On X: @depindaddy

  • Prateek Bhatia

    Named CEO and co-founder on the 2024 site; current role unknown

    On X: @pra733k_

  • Cluster Protocol

    Official account

    On X: @clusterprotocol

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