The internet's creators saw this coming. When they designed HTTP, they included status code 402: Payment Required. It sat dormant for decades—waiting for the right money. Lightning Labs just shipped L402, a protocol that lets AI agents pay for APIs without identity, credit cards, or signup flows. Software paying software. At machine speed. This is what native internet money looks like. Not a wrapper around legacy rails. A fundamental upgrade to how the web works. The agents are here. And now they can transact. ⚡ #lightning #bitcoin