Lead Auction × Crypto: collect commissions directly via crypto payment
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The Lead Auction (Model 4) has computed a 20% Pragma commission on every winning bid since Sprint 226 — but confirming that commission was actually paid was a purely manual admin click, with no real payment behind it. Now the already-existing crypto payment rail (NOWPayments) is wired directly into it.
What's new
- Crypto invoice for the winner — after auction settlement, the winning bidder can pay their commission directly via a crypto invoice (BTC, ETH, USDT and 150+ other coins via NOWPayments)
- Automatic confirmation — status polling and the IPN webhook confirm the payment and automatically mark the commission as "paid" once it's confirmed on-chain
- Manual confirmation still works — the existing admin button remains available as an alternative for other payment methods (e.g. bank transfer)
- API:
POST /api/lead-auction/auctions/{auction_id}/nowpay/create,GET .../nowpay/status/{payment_id}
Why this matters
A commission model with no real proof of payment is just a bookkeeping number. By wiring into the already-live NOWPayments integration (already used for plan checkout and the signal marketplace), the Lead Auction becomes a feature with a real, traceable money flow — without needing an entirely new payment integration to get there.