DarenMatsuoka argues AI makes software abundant, shifting crypto's value from code to reusable networks

The author argues that as AI drives software production costs toward zero, value shifts from code to networks. Early DeFi composability, like Uniswap, never defined crypto because experimentation was too expensive; AI now lets non-technical builders prototype and iterate in hours, reviving NFTs, DAOs, decentralized social networks, and onchain games. While AI can regenerate interfaces and code, it cannot replicate provenance, reputation, social graphs, liquidity, or accumulated trust — "You can't vibe code USDC." Blockchains become the internet's shared-state layer, making reusable networks today's biggest builder opportunity.

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