https://www.swift.com/news-events/press-releases/swift-unlocks-potential-tokenisation-successful-blockchain-experiments

https://www.swift.com/news-events/press-releases/global-banks-use-swift-trialling-live-digital-asset-transactions-2025

https://www.fintechfutures.com/blockchain-crypto-digital-assets/more-banks-nuzzle-up-to-swift-s-nostro-blockchain-project

https://www.jpmorgan.com/kinexys/index

https://www.ulam.io/blog/blockchain-in-banking-use-cases-and-examples

Banks are not typically replacing Swift, they are using Swift with a blockchain validator.

There are a number of banks working on this. Not just testing but in production, now.

The news… also… banks that I work with. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44961/hsbc-and-ant-international-laud-results-of-blockchain-based-tokenized-deposit-transfers

I’m talking about stuff like this: https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44961/hsbc-and-ant-international-laud-results-of-blockchain-based-tokenized-deposit-transfers

So Mastercard is not doing blockchain, but plenty others are. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44961/hsbc-and-ant-international-laud-results-of-blockchain-based-tokenized-deposit-transfers

Because 1) blockchain is far more secure than the older methods of xfer, 2) blockchain is faster than the current methods, and 3) blockchain is cheaper than the current methods.

I work with a few banks who are actively using this already and others who are developing the technology. Not sure where you get your information, but I can tell you first hand that banks and credit card company absolutely are using crypto right now.

Someone is a luddite. Crypto is now used by banks and credit card companies for xfer.

Yeah. But what else is there?

I think the best you’re gonna get is Firefox. It has the vast majority of the features you list.

Excuse me. It’s the best looking dumpster on the road.

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Falcon 9 has been very reliable. It’s the new Starship that hasn’t quite worked properly yet.

Simplistic was basically the original proposal for a planet before it was highjacked on the last day of the convention by a bunch of scientists with an axe to grind.

As one who used to be Republican and am a real conservative… It was basically what I expected. Actually I thought they let Zelensky talk more than I thought they would.

I’m a never Trumper though. So probably not what you’re asking for.

I feel about it probably similar to you. With the added shame of the fact that my tribe has betrayed its own values and is a laughing stock of the world.

I know. It hasn’t changed

It’s really too bad that Mapquest still looks like it’s from the 90s

Maybe they should join forces

To your second point, I think you’re somewhat right about that. However it’s a weird mix of traditional Republican values and this new Nationalism. Republicans were traditionally for a small federal government (except military of course)

That Trump is neither conservative (in any way) nor cares at all about any traditional Republican values