Launching September 2026
Charge for chats in a way that actually works for your customer.
A super-understandable stablecoin payment system for anything of value that can be delivered over chat and charged on the clock.
- Based on time, something we all understand
- Charge as little as $0.01 per ten-second block
- All transactions zero-fee
A link in the chat they are already in
The service provider and the customer are in a preliminary conversation in Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc. The conversation reaches a point where a time-based fee applies, and the service provider sends the customer a Breadslice link, either manually or via a bot.
One approval sets the price and the ceiling
Tapping the link opens the Breadslice app and shows the session request. This includes the “Slice Amount”, which is the amount paid out every 10 seconds, and the “Loaf Amount”, which is a session deposit. (The Loaf Amount is transferred from the customer’s main balance to the session balance to assure the service provider that those funds exist and have been put aside; on session stop any unused Loaf Amount goes back to the customer’s main balance.)
Payment flows in a simple and easy to grasp way.
Every 10 seconds $0.05 (or whatever the agreed amount) moves from the customer’s balance to the service provider’s. This is a genuine transaction, nothing virtual or simulated. Either side can stop the flow at any time; at most a few paid seconds are lost.
Money in, support out!
The customer navigates back and sees that the Breadslice bot has informed the chat that the session has started. (If the customer is using an iPhone they’ll see the payment flow live in the Dynamic Island.)
Stopping is one tap.
When the customer hits Stop Session, payment stops immediately. (This can be because the service has been delivered, or because the customer is not happy with how things are going.) Any funds remaining (leftover Loaf Amount) are moved back to the customer’s main balance.
Both sides are informed of the stop
The Breadslice bot lets the chat know that the session has been stopped. The two sides part ways, or agree to resume, depending on the circumstances.
The agent names its price before it starts
The human visitor is chatting with the AI agent on the web, in a chat app, etc. The agent explains what it will do, what it will cost, what an average session works out to, and so on. It then sends the Breadslice session link for the customer to approve.
One approval sets the price and the ceiling
Tapping the link opens the Breadslice app and shows the session request. This includes the “Slice Amount”, which is the amount paid out every 10 seconds, and the “Loaf Amount”, which is a session deposit. (The Loaf Amount is transferred from the customer’s main balance to the session balance to assure the service provider that those funds exist and have been put aside; on session stop any unused Loaf Amount goes back to the customer’s main balance.)
Payment flows in a simple way (no token vocab!)
Every 10 seconds $0.01 (or whatever the agreed amount) moves from the customer’s balance to the service provider’s. This is a genuine transaction, nothing virtual or simulated. Either side can stop the flow at any time; at most a few paid seconds are lost.
Money in, answers out!
The customer navigates back to the chat and sees the agent has started working. On an iPhone the meter sits on the Dynamic Island the whole time, so the customer can watch what the search is costing them while it runs.
Stopping is one tap, and it is theirs to make
The customer ends the session the moment they have what they came for — or the moment the agent stops being worth a cent every ten seconds. Slicing stops on that block and whatever is left of the deposited Loaf Amount goes straight back to their wallet.
Both sides get the same receipt
The end of the session lands back in the conversation it started in: how long it ran, what was charged, what was returned. Both sides read it off the same record at the same moment, so there is nothing to reconcile afterwards.
- Telegram app— open
- Breadslice app— closed
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session on start
10 seconds
The loaf amount works out to ~17 mins if you spend it all, which you don’t have to. learn more
It’s 2026. Stablecoins have finally enabled zero-fee transfers for very small amounts, even $0.01.
As a result there is no longer a need for the customer to top up a balance that lives in the platform’s bank account, and that cannot be refunded to the customer without the platform’s explicit agreement.
| Aspect | USD stablecoin era | Pre-stablecoin era (cards) |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to send $0.01 | Nothing. Zero. Zilch. | $0.30 or more in minimum fees (hence no rationale to sell something online for less than $0.99) |
| Time to send $0.01 | Instant, can be programmatic. | Can take several clicks, customer often needs to re-enter the CVV or approve the transaction in a separate banking app |
| Ease of refunds | Painless, instant, funds right back | Potential long delays, and the dreaded runaround (merchant says call your bank, bank says call the merchant). |
| Transaction finality | Paid is paid. | Chargebacks and other nuances mean the service provider can't be sure they have actually been paid until much later. |
Three levels of Breadslice integration for support chats driven by human beings
Pick the one that matches what you are willing to build. The first needs nothing but the app on your phone.
Level 1Simple as focaccia
How it works
- The service provider generates a session link in the Breadslice app then pastes that link in whatever chat app they are using with the customer (WhatsApp, Instagram, etc.)
Great for who?
Small businesses, solopreneurs, anyone else who wants no-fuss copy-paste.
Level 2Bot-buttered
How it works
- The service provider has a bot generate the link, and the bot keeps both parties updated. (There is no need for the service provider to jump out of the chat.)
Great for who?
Businesses that are a little more savvy, perfect for Telegram-friendly businesses.
Level 3Deep-pan integration
How it works
- Everything is custom integrated via webhooks and other means, useful for enterprise-friendly platforms, such as Slack, Bird or WhatsApp Business Platform.
Great for who?
Teams running support at volume on a platform they've used for years.
Not a single cent in transaction fees.
Every per-10-second-block is a real transaction, a small amount of USD stablecoin balance moving from the customer’s direct financial control to the service provider’s. And not a single anything in transaction fees.
Questions people actually ask.
Got your own questions? Contact us on Telegram and we’d be happy to chat with you there.
t.me/BreadsliceTeamHow hard is it for users to get a hold of these USD stablecoins in the first place?
Quite easy in most countries, a bit harder in some, and out of the question in a rare few.
First, they are widespread already. Ark Invest estimates around 200 million people have ever used stablecoins. To put that in perspective, fewer people saw the Barbie movie in theatres than have ever used stablecoins, so chances are each of us personally knows several people that have.
If the person is in a Coinbase-friendly country they can simply purchase USDC or USDT (the two most popular USD stablecoin variants) with their bank accounts, debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and so on. A small fee is taken for the purchase, but once the person has the stablecoins in hand there are no additional fees for moving them around, at least not after they enter the Breadslice system. (From Coinbase to Breadslice is a simple push, and we have easy-to-follow guides.) Alternatives to Coinbase include Binance, Kraken and other exchanges.
What kind of volume are stablecoins doing in general?
Stablecoins settled roughly $33 trillion in transaction value in 2025, up 72% year over year. USDC did $18.3 trillion and USDT $13.3 trillion. (This is according to Artemis Analytics, reported by Bloomberg.)
How does the service provider cash out?
In the Breadslice system, funds are sent directly from the customer to the service provider. (Specifically, these small per-10-second amounts land directly in the service provider’s wallet.) In that sense there is nothing for the service provider to cash out; the funds arrive in a “cashed out” state.
For the service provider, to convert the USDC or USDT stablecoin balance into plain USD balance is a simple transaction on Coinbase, Binance or whatever exchange they are using.
How can there be no transaction fees?
There simply aren’t, not even gas fees if you are someone with blockchain experience. This is one of the great things about stablecoins in general and the network we use in particular.
How do refunds work?
If the service provider wants to refund any amount to the customer they simply send that amount back and, one second later, it is in the customer’s control, with no transaction fee.
This means all complexity lives in the refund policy, not the technical execution of the refund itself.
How does all this work for accounting?
Country by country, of course. On our side we ensure every Breadslice session is cryptographically isolated, and we provide tools to summarise and export earnings in several different ways, depending on reporting requirements.