When Agents Pay Agents, Fast Money Without a Record Is Just Fast Disputes

▤ Summary

This article argues that machine-speed payments need a verifiable audit record, not just faster settlement rails. It explains why agent-to-agent commerce breaks traditional card-network dispute models and why authority must be checked before execution. It presents Mickai’s Open Audit Record and Pantheon as an infrastructure layer that signs, chains, and verifies each action and payment. The piece also positions this auditability as essential for regulated sectors and for any company moving into agentic commerce.

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