Tech Jun 16, 2026 11 min AWS WAF AI bot monetization for a personal blog: x402 math and break-even cost AWS WAF can now return 402 to AI bots and collect x402 USDC. For a small Vercel blog the math is rough: ~15,000 paid requests just to clear the $15/mo WAF + Bot Control floor. AWS AWS WAF CloudFront AI x402 Blogging
