As AI agents begin to act, payments move into the background — at machine speed and massive scale. Today we’re introducing Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines — bringing structure, governance, and trust to this new class of payments. Launching with 30 partners to bring this to life from day one. This isn’t just more payments. It’s a new operating model for commerce. 👉 Learn more: mastercard.com/us/en/news-an…

Today, Mastercard, @OndoFinance, Kinexys by @JPMorgan, and @Ripple successfully completed a landmark transaction connecting a public blockchain with interbank settlement rails. Together, we’re laying the groundwork for 24/7 global markets that never close.

Ondo, Kinexys by @jpmorgan, @Mastercard, & @Ripple successfully completed a landmark pilot transaction connecting the XRP ledger with interbank settlement rails. This milestone marks the first time tokenized U.S. Treasuries have settled across borders and banks in near real time and outside traditional banking windows. 1. Ondo processed Ripple’s OUSG redemption on XRP Ledger 2. Mastercard's Multi-Token Network routed instructions to Kinexys by J.P. Morgan 3. J.P. Morgan delivered USD to Ripple's Singapore bank account Tokenized assets are no longer separate from the global financial system. For the first time, a public blockchain and global banking infrastructure settled a cross-border transaction of a tokenized fund together in real time. Together, we’re laying the groundwork for 24/7 global markets that never close.

I've warned for months that a @JetBlue-@SpiritAirlines merger would have led to fewer flights and higher fares. @JusticeATR and @USDOT were right to stand up for consumers and fight against runaway airline consolidation. This is a Biden win for flyers! apnews.com/article/jetblue-s…

A Federal Reserve issued consumer-based CBDC is one more issue (along with nuclear energy, the Green New Deal, Term Limits, women’s sports, and many others), @SenMarkey and I disagree on. I will NEVER support a consumer-based CBDC. It’s Orwell’s 1984 Big Brother come to life.

I love that Trump has revolutionary war soldiers for the king. 😆

Nothing infuriates an uninformed Congressional Dem more than when they realize they voluntarily triggered a debate with someone who actually knows what they are talking about, reads federal statute and adheres to Supreme Court precedent. Today’s self-implosion by @rosadelauro was quite remarkable to witness. Without apology or regret, I will always adhere to the best available reading of federal statute pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright.

Cole Allen

🇺🇸 U.S. Oil & Gas: The U.S. sits on 46 billion barrels of proved crude oil reserves, with 60% of that locked in dense underground rock. The Permian Basin, which stretches across West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, pumps out 6.6 million barrels a day on its own, more than every OPEC country except Saudi Arabia. Zoom out, and the U.S. is the single largest oil producer on the planet at 13.6 million barrels a day, out-producing both Russia (9.1M) and Saudi Arabia (9.3M). On natural gas, it isn't close: America produced a record 43.2 trillion cubic feet in 2025, roughly a quarter of the world's supply and more than Russia and Iran combined. The U.S. sits on world-class reserves and out-produces every petrostate.

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer says the UK will lead a defensive military mission with France to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Dystopian Risk Vol 18 Round the World Recap

The USA is the greatest country in the world. And it's not even close 🇺🇸

We Japanese witnessed this more than half a century ago when we fought against the Americans. When one of their military aircraft was shot down and the pilot found himself adrift alone in the vast Pacific, they did not hesitate to send out a Catalina flying boat to search for him and rescue him, despite the risk of being shot down themselves. We were not capable of doing that. And so we were defeated. In that sense, the Americans have not changed at all since those days. That is precisely what makes them America.

Breaking: Rubio is looking into shutting 80% of US BASES down in Europe after the Iran conflict.

日本は支持する。アメリカをどこまでも x.com/sow413/status/20410286… 地上戦を行わないと宣言した イスラエル、いざとなったら、特殊部隊が突入、まさに勇猛 いかに友情、信頼、同盟が大切か思い知らされた もうヨーロッパには日本は騙されない 日本の覚悟です。 　同意出来たら、拡散してください 日米同盟　#phoenixrising