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Tonight Jeff and Chip connect the dots between Ripple, Mastercard, AI agents, RLUSD, and the XRP Ledger to explore a bigger question: Why does XRP keep appearing at the center of emerging financial infrastructure? They break down Mastercard's Agent Pay initiative, Ripple's XRPL AI Starter Kit, XRP perpetuals on Kalshi, Tom Lee's argument that AI increases the need for blockchain, and why autonomous machine-to-machine payments may become one of crypto's biggest opportunities. The conversation then shifts into the Clarity Act, election controversies, Ireland's growing unrest, and a collection of the internet's most bizarre and entertaining moments.
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As AI agents begin transacting on behalf of businesses, payments need more than speed. They need trust, controls, and clear rules for how value moves.
— Ripple (@Ripple) June 10, 2026
We're helping build the infrastructure for trusted agent-driven payments, with the XRP Ledger and $RLUSD helping lay the… https://t.co/VyrC5a8e2e pic.twitter.com/OyF5vQIDYZ
As AI agents begin transacting on behalf of businesses, payments need more than speed. They need trust, controls, and clear rules for how value moves.
— Ripple (@Ripple) June 10, 2026
We're helping build the infrastructure for trusted agent-driven payments, with the XRP Ledger and $RLUSD helping lay the… https://t.co/VyrC5a8e2e pic.twitter.com/OyF5vQIDYZ
AI agents are beginning to transact, pay for services, and settle value autonomously.
— RippleX (@RippleXDev) June 10, 2026
Today, we're introducing the XRPL AI Starter Kit, a new set of tools and integrations designed to help developers build agentic payment applications on the XRP Ledger: https://t.co/2lacn299J8…
$XRP perpetuals contracts are here – now live on @Kalshi! https://t.co/whGqxwqlOP
— RippleX (@RippleXDev) June 9, 2026
Luke Judges, @Ripple Global Partner Lead, thinks Ripple blockchain (XRPL) has a "meaningful chance".
— 🌸Eri ~ Carpe Diem (@sentosumosaba) June 10, 2026
1. Well Capitalized
2. Good Narrative
3. Growing Market
Note: XRP "Riddlers" have a place in the community! Ripple says lean in & support them.
Thank you @krippenreiter for… pic.twitter.com/b7DVhQSaFi
AI agents are beginning to transact, pay for services, and settle value autonomously.
— RippleX (@RippleXDev) June 10, 2026
Today, we're introducing the XRPL AI Starter Kit, a new set of tools and integrations designed to help developers build agentic payment applications on the XRP Ledger: https://t.co/2lacn299J8…
INSIGHT: @Ripple launches a developer toolkit for building agentic payment apps on the XRP Ledger, with support for autonomous AI transactions using $XRP and $RLUSD. pic.twitter.com/B5H98kRw8Q
— CoinDesk (@CoinDesk) June 10, 2026
Brinc and @Ripple are proud to launch the Hong Kong Financial Innovation Program (HFIP), a first-of-its-kind accelerator powered by the XRP Ledger, designed to shape the future of finance in Asia.
— Brinc (@brincvc) June 8, 2026
We're excited to announce the applications for Hong Kong Financial Innovation… pic.twitter.com/qBcLyf2tl0
Common Prefix is collaborating with @RippleXDev on formally verifying the XRP Ledger.
— Common Prefix (@CommonPrefix) June 8, 2026
Full blog post: https://t.co/SDMKKZl4sU pic.twitter.com/qErDo4iuyJ
Most XRP holders have no plan for their holdings when they die.
— Remnara (@remnara1) June 8, 2026
Remnara is a Xaman xApp with a built-in inheritance plan that delivers your XRP to your heirs on XRPL automatically.
No lawyers. No seed phrases. Built by @Burstnodes
Join the waitlist 👉 https://t.co/hCLZWoSCzV pic.twitter.com/hThQCPEFMa
✨ Flare is Fundamentally Unique ✨
— 💪 Just John (previously "Flare Community") (@CommunityFlare) June 9, 2026
Running Infra on the Flare with @_DigitalDynamix has highlighted the deep integration with novel data protocols.
Validators to do more than just produce blocks, they set the foundation that allows all the @FlareNetworks great functionality to… pic.twitter.com/9DKurX4x6Z
🇺🇸 LATEST: Stand With Crypto and more than 200 companies and organizations have signed a letter urging Senate leaders to bring the Clarity Act to the Senate floor. pic.twitter.com/WrQo92hLd9
— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) June 8, 2026
TOM LEE: AI INCREASES THE NEED FOR BLOCKCHAIN
— BMNR Bullz (@BMNRBullz) June 8, 2026
Tom Lee @fundstrat says the bull market is still intact, but the bigger point is crypto.
As AI gets stronger, blockchain becomes more important because transactions need to be proven, validated and protected.
Wall Street is still… https://t.co/eqfpCjjIy5 pic.twitter.com/3WLz0jAZaT
When's the last time you heard Mike Johnson talk like this
— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) June 9, 2026
You're looking at the next Speaker of the house....and after that..who knows, Brandon Gill is a rising star and the future of this party
Don't let those boyish looks fool you, this guy is for real... & he's one of us pic.twitter.com/LMlJvb0qLV
Il faut avoir l'honnêteté de reconnaître le coup de génie de la gauche, parce que c'en est un. Le plus grand hold-up rhétorique du siècle tient en un seul mot : raciste.
— Brivael Le Pogam (@brivael) June 9, 2026
Voici le mécanisme.
Après 1945, après les droits civiques, l'Occident a fait du racisme le mal absolu. À… https://t.co/gqKvAUfsWc
This is psychotic. https://t.co/MWBkLeQvkQ
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 10, 2026
My favorite part was when they began delivering LA ballots by helicopter https://t.co/C3PuCMzJAt
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) June 8, 2026
Graham Platner just won his primary
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 10, 2026
Democrats voted for a guy who:
- had a nazi tattoo
- lied repeatedly about his nazi tattoo
- said he would rape people
- sexted with women while married
- bragged about drawing penises in porta potties
- praised islamic terrorists
- said he’s… pic.twitter.com/W8Pg8doEpH
This is absolutely heartbreaking to listen to.
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) June 10, 2026
A local woman tells more about the migrant attack in Belfast
The victim is SPECIAL NEEDS, he struggles as it is
He was jumped by TWO MIGRANTS, not one.
THERE'S ANOTHER SUDANESE MAN INVOLVED RUNNING FREE- HE MUST BE ARRESTED… pic.twitter.com/grs81z52fb
🚨🇮🇪BREAKING: Conor McGregor just called for the only solution after an African migrant butchered a local man in the middle of a Belfast street!
— Mario ZNA (@MarioBojic) June 9, 2026
"CLOSE THE BORDERS - remove ALL illegal entrants from this island NOW!" pic.twitter.com/svHAYiK4eg
— Keith O'Driscoll (@KeithODris43636) June 9, 2026
Restore Britain 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/Ks8wLXKMDY
— 🇬🇧💥𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕱𝖔𝖗 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖎𝖓💥🇦🇺 (@Maxwellpainn) June 9, 2026
Friends north and south the time of old rivalries are over its time for us unite #belfast pic.twitter.com/vNGQbLPHxx
— Knights Templar International (@KnightsTempOrg) June 9, 2026
Burning down the migrant housing, to force them back to Africa, is the moderate option. pic.twitter.com/PBXqNCNrkT
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) June 10, 2026
The US Debt Clocks counts up (by a lot).
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) June 9, 2026
Florida’s Debt Clock counts down.
More than 50% of the debt retired in the past 8 years! pic.twitter.com/oga3YJEsd0
Debt per capita — USA vs Florida changes over the past eight years: pic.twitter.com/sYzKFjAwgP
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) June 9, 2026
Property taxes are levied and collected by local governments. The state doesn’t get property tax revenue and the dramatic debt reduction had nothing to do with property taxes.
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) June 9, 2026
Nice try, though. https://t.co/IZZGrg0imd
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: The WORST male vocal fry in the history of earth. pic.twitter.com/y4fEClNiVh
— Gavin McInnes (@Gavin_McInnes) June 9, 2026
The liberals are at it again!
— AmericanPapaBear™ (@AmericaPapaBear) June 9, 2026
Do you guys feel threatened by this? 🤣 https://t.co/76mhrODn6o pic.twitter.com/spNOaijJxC
Democratic Men getting ready for the Mid-Terms😶😲🤣 pic.twitter.com/kxFq1Y3mF9
— Brandon (@LibOrNormal) June 8, 2026
