About this episode

This episode examines the need for authority in agent economies before the use of money.

Agent economies need authority before money. This episode examines scoped identity, budgets, leases, revocation, intent receipts, supervision, and the limits of Bitcoin and Lightning rails as proof of authority. Audience prompt: What would you require an agent to prove before letting it spend even five cents? ⚡ Zap us on Fountain | Lightning: hilaryduffrules@coinos.io

People in this episode

Host: Hilary Kai

Topics covered

• agent economies
• authority
• money
• Bitcoin
• Lightning rails
• identity
• budgets

Keywords

• agent economies
• authority
• money
• Bitcoin
• Lightning
• identity
• budgets
• leases
• revocation
• intent receipts

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bitcoin, Lightning

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