Once AI commoditizes software across the board, what's left? Money and payment networks might just be the final frontier for genuine network effects. Think about it—every other software layer gets flattened and automated, margins compress, competition becomes ruthless. But financial networks? They get stronger as more users plug in. That stickiness, that switching cost, that's real. In a world where code becomes a commodity, the ability to move value, settle transactions, and maintain trust could be the most defensible moat. Crypto didn't invent this dynamic, but it's certainly positioned to capture it.

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TokenomicsTherapistvip
· 01-19 03:55
The day software becomes a commodity, the payment network will be the real moat. This logic has some substance to it.
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0xLuckboxvip
· 01-19 03:01
Software has become a commodity, and the financial network is indeed the last fortress. The stickiness and switching costs are very hard to break.
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AirdropHarvestervip
· 01-17 17:16
AI has commoditized software, and now only the financial network remains? The logic sounds good, but can it really form a moat?
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ImpermanentLossFanvip
· 01-16 04:52
NGL, you make a good point. After software becomes a commodity, the financial network indeed remains the last fortress.
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TokenomicsDetectivevip
· 01-16 04:52
After AI has flattened all the software, the financial network truly is the last bastion... But why do I feel this logic is a bit too optimistic?
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DuckFluffvip
· 01-16 04:50
The software has been compromised; is the financial network really the last bastion? Sounds about right, but can trust really hold up?
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FlashLoanLarryvip
· 01-16 04:40
NGL, there's nothing wrong with the payment network thing, but can crypto really maintain this moat? I'm skeptical.
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P2ENotWorkingvip
· 01-16 04:39
NGL, this logic is a bit far-fetched. Is the moat of the financial network really that impregnable?
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LightningSentryvip
· 01-16 04:37
NGL software has been completely exploited by AI, and the remaining payment networks are just ridiculous... There's some logic to this.
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NewPumpamentalsvip
· 01-16 04:32
AI has turned software into commodities, so the financial network is indeed the last fortress...
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