AQUIX Audit Report #1

This is an independent reconciliation of AQUIX's published money numbers against the Base blockchain, produced by a separate program that shares no code with the AQUIX pipeline. It re-derives each figure from public chain data and compares. What it is not: not a CPA attestation, not an opinion on the business, not a review of the site's derived metrics. It is a reproducible arithmetic check of on-chain settlement money, and nothing more. Anyone with an archive RPC can reproduce it (§9).

Period 2026-07-08 → 2026-07-21 · chain Base · rail x402 / EIP-3009 gasless USDC. Strata & checks below (§5). Total checks 948 → 854 MATCH · 70 DISCREPANCY · 24 UNTESTABLE. Method sha (audit lib) 1b4f11de32f473fd · compute ≈ 8.74M CU (stratum-f 3.89M + session-2 shared enums 4.85M) + adjudication probes. In scope: the money primitives — per-day settled USD, settlement counts, streaks, relay retention. Out of scope → Report #2: derived page metrics (Reality Ratio, signals, badges) and the two basis gaps surfaced here — AA-routed inbound (ERC-4337) and rail-scoped outflow.

The auditor imports zero AQUIX pipeline modules. It has its own JSON-RPC client, its own full-day enumeration, and its own keep-rule reimplementation. The chain constants (USDC address, Transfer and AuthorizationUsed topics) are duplicated and verified-equal to the pipeline's, not shared. The keep-rule, in plain words: a USDC transfer counts as an x402 settlement iff its transaction also emitted an EIP-3009 AuthorizationUsed event whose authorizer equals the transfer's sender — and the transaction's submitter (facilitator) is neither the sender nor the receiver of that transfer.

Where the auditor's raw reading and the published number differ, it is almost always one of three definitions, not an error: (a) The Door-1 confirmation gate. AQUIX only counts settlements from facilitators seen in ≥3 of the last 7 daily windows. A naive reader counts more — every unconfirmed submitter too. That difference is the anti-wash gate working, not a shortfall. (b) Facilitator-is-payer exclusion (L482). When the facilitator is also the payer, the leg is self-dealing and is dropped. Cost: a small amount of genuine-looking volume is excluded to keep the number honest. (c) Daily-rail vs lifetime. The daily figure measures the standard AuthorizationUsed rail; ERC-4337 account-abstraction settlements are in lifetime totals but not yet per-day (disclosed).

All 70 discrepancies resolve to one of: BASIS 35 (a stated definition, above) · AA/DOOR-3 6 (the disclosed ERC-4337 limit) · AUDIT-METHOD 29 (bugs in the auditor, §7).

Row	AQUIX	Indep	Δ	Class	Evidence
0x31d058b5e0@2026-07-08	22441.3	22491.59	50.29	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x13bfc43fbc@2026-07-08	2.94	3.5725	0.6325	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x636678e4be@2026-07-08	2.428562	27.219228	24.790666	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x03d773c52b@2026-07-08	9.073	10.451	1.378	AUDIT-METHOD	facilitator-is-payer self-settlement; auditor reimpl lacked the L482 filter
0xe742f9df04@2026-07-08	45.368169	124170.9024	124125.534231	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x13bfc43fbc@2026-07-10	5.032	6.79175	1.75975	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-10	151889.34	151890.35	1.01	AUDIT-METHOD	whale per-recipient getLogs non-deterministic (819 vs 1)
0x03d773c52b@2026-07-10	2.629	2.912	0.283	AUDIT-METHOD	facilitator-is-payer self-settlement; auditor reimpl lacked the L482 filter
0x636678e4be@2026-07-10	1.242721	15.782062	14.539341	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x37b2a541e6@2026-07-10	1.962286	5.004035	3.041749	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x03d773c52b@2026-07-11	3.412	12.053	8.641	AUDIT-METHOD	facilitator-is-payer self-settlement; auditor reimpl lacked the L482 filter
0x8581784d3e@2026-07-11	0.057915	0.784694	0.726779	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0xe742f9df04@2026-07-11	2	40542.509037	40540.509037	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x13bfc43fbc@2026-07-11	0.512	1.11475	0.60275	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x636678e4be@2026-07-11	0.605312	5.343502	4.73819	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x31d058b5e0@2026-07-12	21274.76	21325.35	50.59	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0xf6ee347de6@2026-07-12	11.074537	11.088637	0.0141	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x6e00773187@2026-07-12	0.266	0.296	0.03	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x03d773c52b@2026-07-12	1.166	2.644	1.478	AUDIT-METHOD	facilitator-is-payer self-settlement; auditor reimpl lacked the L482 filter
0x636678e4be@2026-07-12	6.3792	27.055012	20.675812	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x13bfc43fbc@2026-07-12	0.568	1.2815	0.7135	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-21	188268.04	188269.05	1.01	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x31d058b5e0@2026-07-21	52547.72	52558.02	10.3	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-21	2041	2042	1	BASIS	a few unconfirmed-submitter legs (Door-1 gate); whale count re-run STABLE
0x93053f1e7a@2026-07-21	retained~0	2.89	2.89	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x68396bd358@2026-07-21	retained~0	3204.17	3204.17	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-20	213080.18	213081.2	1.02	AA/DOOR-3	ERC-4337 tx (tx.to=router 0x5ff137d4, UserOperationEvent, paymaster in path)
0x31d058b5e0@2026-07-20	52384.64	52796.37	411.73	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0xf6ee347de6@2026-07-20	1.630054	1.654119	0.024065	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-20	1946	1948	2	BASIS	a few unconfirmed-submitter legs (Door-1 gate); whale count re-run STABLE
0x78f993378f@2026-07-20	retained~0	105	105	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x93053f1e7a@2026-07-20	retained~0	3.26	3.26	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x68396bd358@2026-07-20	retained~0	3687.3	3687.3	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-19	172999.19	173002.34	3.15	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x31d058b5e0@2026-07-19	27973.49	27999.08	25.59	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x3803a19280@2026-07-19	0.091	0.201	0.11	BASIS	sub-cent rounding on dust
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-19	1642	1644	2	BASIS	a few unconfirmed-submitter legs (Door-1 gate); whale count re-run STABLE
0x93053f1e7a@2026-07-19	retained~0	3.69	3.69	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x68396bd358@2026-07-19	retained~0	4045.74	4045.74	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-18	98379.66	98656.16	276.5	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x31d058b5e0@2026-07-18	16990.59	17836.82	846.23	AA/DOOR-3	ERC-4337 tx (tx.to=router 0x5ff137d4, UserOperationEvent, paymaster in path)
0xf6ee347de6@2026-07-18	1.068343	1.127479	0.059136	AA/DOOR-3	ERC-4337 tx (tx.to=router 0x5ff137d4, UserOperationEvent, paymaster in path)
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-18	1574	1586	12	BASIS	a few unconfirmed-submitter legs (Door-1 gate); whale count re-run STABLE
0x93053f1e7a@2026-07-18	retained~0	1.88	1.88	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x68396bd358@2026-07-18	retained~0	4204.81	4204.81	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
shadow:0xe9030014@2026-07-18	2514.269271	2565.02	50.75	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0xa9dd7cc9@2026-07-18	44.40558	45.74	1.33	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0x6c0752c0@2026-07-18	32.076	39.04	6.97	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0x1e8e93cb@2026-07-18	242	250	8	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0x40a8cdd6@2026-07-18	8.606	8.77	0.17	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0x5bb4b0c7@2026-07-18	1.128	1.18	0.06	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0x0e84dded@2026-07-18	5.096	5.33	0.24	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0x9dba4146@2026-07-18	26.745	27.37	0.63	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0x158e90dd@2026-07-18	19.374	19.87	0.5	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
shadow:0x52e29e0d@2026-07-18	6.097	6.32	0.22	AUDIT-METHOD	shadow forward-window vs single full-day enum (day-boundary + late arrivals)
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-17	246342.8	246371.06	28.26	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x8e7769d440@2026-07-17	2938.465003	7529.784829	4591.319826	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x31d058b5e0@2026-07-17	32337.11	32618.02	280.91	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0xf6ee347de6@2026-07-17	1.379069	1.420526	0.041457	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-17	1854	1862	8	BASIS	a few unconfirmed-submitter legs (Door-1 gate); whale count re-run STABLE
0x93053f1e7a@2026-07-17	retained~0	4.13	4.13	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x68396bd358@2026-07-17	retained~0	3882.47	3882.47	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0xa6a8736f18@2026-07-17	retained~0	8.05	8.05	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-16	158864.96	159497.47	632.51	AA/DOOR-3	ERC-4337 tx (tx.to=router 0x5ff137d4, UserOperationEvent, paymaster in path)
0x8e7769d440@2026-07-16	3508.430965	7464.410828	3955.979863	BASIS	delta submitters UNCONFIRMED (<3/7) — lawful Door-1 exclusion
0x31d058b5e0@2026-07-16	21749.27	22551.64	802.37	AA/DOOR-3	ERC-4337 tx (tx.to=router 0x5ff137d4, UserOperationEvent, paymaster in path)
0xf6ee347de6@2026-07-16	1.077943	1.100176	0.022233	AA/DOOR-3	ERC-4337 tx (tx.to=router 0x5ff137d4, UserOperationEvent, paymaster in path)
0x0e3df9510d@2026-07-16	1866	1876	10	BASIS	a few unconfirmed-submitter legs (Door-1 gate); whale count re-run STABLE
0x93053f1e7a@2026-07-16	retained~0	3.91	3.91	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero
0x68396bd358@2026-07-16	retained~0	3218.7	3218.7	AUDIT-METHOD	rail-scoped rawOut missed forwarding outflow; balance trajectory confirms net-zero

The two largest exclusions in this report — $124,125 (2026-07-08) and $40,540 (2026-07-11) — were routed by a submitter that has never met our facilitator confirmation threshold on any day. A raw reader of the chain would count them as revenue; we do not. The receiving address forwards essentially all of what it receives (received and outflow are equal to the cent across $2.04M lifetime) on a payer set of two to three addresses behind 14,743 payments. Both flows are shown here rather than omitted: the confirmation gate is what excludes them, and every transaction is verifiable on-chain.

Pipeline findings: 0. No published money figure was wrong.

These are errors in the checking program, not in the published data. Each was found, named, and fixed mid-audit: · L482 omission. Session-1's reimplementation didn't drop facilitator-is-payer self-settlements, flagging lawful exclusions as misses. Added mid-audit; the four session-1 rows above retain the AUDIT-METHOD class, and the family collapsed to MATCH thereafter (b-random 127/128). · Whale non-determinism. Per-recipient getLogs on high-volume relays returned different results run-to-run (819 vs 1). Switched giants to deterministic full-day enums. · Settlement-scoped outflow. The relay stratum summed only settlement-tx outflow, missing forwarding legs → a false ~$4k/day "retention." The USDC balance trajectory proved net-zero (Δ +$52 over four days).

· Sample, not census — strata across selected days, not every settlement. · Point-in-time — reproducible at the audited blocks; later chain state may differ. · AA deferred — ERC-4337 per-day measurement is Report #2. · Shared source — both AQUIX and this auditor read the same Base chain; a chain-level error would fool both.

For a day D: find its Base block range by timestamp; eth_getLogs the USDC AuthorizationUsed and Transfer events over that range; keep a transfer iff its tx has an AuthorizationUsed with authorizer == transfer.from and the submitter (tx.from) is neither side; sum per recipient; compare to the published /day figure.

for tx with AuthorizationUsed{authorizer A}:
  for USDC Transfer{from F, to R, value V} in tx:
    if A == F and submitter != F and submitter != R:
      settled[R] += V           # cent-exact vs x402_daily.processed_usd

Audited rows (all 948): audit-rows.csv.