Recently, people have been scaring others with a string of nouns like "data availability / ordering / finality," basically pointing to one main issue: who actually decides the order of a transaction, whether others can verify it, and whether it can be reversed in the end. When data isn't there, ordering isn't transparent, and finality takes too long, even the smoothest experience feels like playing a blind box.

AI agents and automated trading amplify these issues: scripts can be ten times faster than humans, but they can also be exploited ten times more. Especially when on-chain interactions increase, it's easy to see who is pushing narratives and who is prioritizing security... I can tell at a glance. Anyway, right now, I'm more concerned about "how settlements happen" rather than "how stories are told." I'm off to work.