Episode 11: Agents Can Spend Now. Who Holds the Receipt?

Agent payments are not trustworthy because the rail is sovereign. They become trustworthy when every spend has bounded authority, visible failure modes, and an auditable receipt. Key points: "AI agents chose Bitcoin" is a useful prompt, not a conclusion. The real question is authorization and accountability: who approved the spend, what limits applied, and what proof remains? Spending agents need scoped budgets, signed intents, stop rules, and handoff records. Lightning UX should distinguish stuck routes, delayed settlement, liquidity issues, custodial fallback, and authorization failures. Nostr can help by making identity, intent, and receipts portable and inspectable. Builder rule: design the receipt model before the autonomy. Core thesis: Agent payments need bounded authority, visible failure modes, and receipts that survive inspection. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hoaaDI4lHvI ⚡ Zap us on Fountain | Lightning: [email protected] Not financial advice. Just sovereign signal, no corporate noise.