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If the future is an AI Agent economy, most people think the opportunity lies in the model, but it’s actually more likely at the settlement layer.
Looking at @konnex_world's design, you'll notice a very counterintuitive point: it doesn't treat tokens as a payment tool, but uses stablecoins as the default settlement, leaving $KNX for security and governance.
This is actually an acknowledgment of one thing: transactions between machines fundamentally require a stable pricing unit, not volatile assets.
What's even more interesting is its structure. AI doesn't make money directly, but gains rewards through competing tasks; robots are not assets, but execution nodes, and validators are the judges of the entire system.
This is no longer a traditional Web3 product, but more like a labor market on the chain.
The controversy lies here: does such a market really need blockchain, or can it be achieved with a centralized system?
Supporters say only on-chain can achieve trustless settlement and open access. Opponents argue that most real-world businesses will ultimately revert to centralized coordination.
My own view leans more towards the middle. In the short term, it won't replace the existing system, but it might first run in edge scenarios, such as drone inspections and automated logistics—tasks with high standardization.
Once these scenarios are validated, the subsequent expansion speed could be faster than many people imagine.
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