September 2026: the research brief.
An evidence map of protocols, merchant infrastructure and shopping surfaces.
Explore →Original research / Methodology first
Small samples. Defensible questions.
Original research begins with a bounded merchant pilot and transparent evidence limits.
Pilot scope: 25 merchants. 25 attempted, 1 readable homepage reports; 5 reports reviewed against their recorded evidence. A convenience sample cannot establish market representativeness.
Protocol adoption: what counts as evidence?
A public declaration, a vendor announcement and a completed merchant integration are different observations.
Explore →The merchant readiness pilot.
A small public-evidence cohort. No purchases, credentials or claims of market representativeness.
Explore →Measuring shopping surfaces.
A research design for product artifacts, merchant links and observable checkout ownership.
Explore →Product data, under inspection.
A study design for identity, offers, variant clarity and public policy evidence.
Explore →Trust and payments: evidence gaps.
Separate published specifications from deployed authority and payment behavior.
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