Research published by probe402.
Machine Commerce Reality Index #002 · September 2026
MCRI measures what publicly listed machine-payment infrastructure claims, what it actually does, and where the two diverge.
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Cite Zach Bucheister, “What machine commerce claims — and what actually happens”, Machine Commerce Reality Index: #002 — September 2026, probe402, 2026-10-08, https://probe402.com/publications/pub_mcri_002
Machine Commerce Conditions MCC-001 · September 2026
A machine has permission to spend $500. How will it decide what to buy?
Cite Zach Bucheister, “What Does a Machine Need to Know Before It Spends Money?”, Machine Commerce Conditions: MCC-001 — September 2026, probe402, 2026-09-16, https://probe402.com/publications/pub_mcc_001
Machine Commerce Reality Index #001 · August 2026
MCRI measures what publicly listed machine-payment infrastructure claims, what it actually does, and where the two diverge.
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Cite Zach Bucheister, “What machine commerce claims — and what actually happens”, Machine Commerce Reality Index: #001 — August 2026, probe402, 2026-09-03, https://probe402.com/publications/pub_mcri_001
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