The most beautiful irony in tech: ads built the free internet → that internet trained LLMs → LLMs killed ads. The business model just broke. x402 and MPP are replacing it — open protocols + stablecoins, 28 years after HTTP 402 was left unfinished.
Interesting idea, but I’m skeptical that agentic AI bots will simply “talk” to APIs on their own. APIs are human-made interfaces with rules, limitations, and constantly changing endpoints. An AI might interact with them, but it won’t magically bypass the fact that these are man-made systems—it still needs human-designed protocols and permissions. The reality is messier than the vision of fully autonomous trading bots.
I am curious that there are people who still think like you do in the face of the evidence and wonder if you have a job that protects the status quo, like banks. I am of the view that APIs that protect themselves from enabling the interfaces with agents will simply lose the business in the same way that apps with unnecessary friction today fall out of use.
The most beautiful irony in tech: ads built the free internet → that internet trained LLMs → LLMs killed ads. The business model just broke. x402 and MPP are replacing it — open protocols + stablecoins, 28 years after HTTP 402 was left unfinished.
Great article !
Thank you!
https://www.wealthmatterstome.com/p/the-internet-was-built-to-copy-not?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Interesting. I tend to think of LLMs as copyright laundering machines (in the money-laundering sense).
I won't pass moral judgements on whether that is good or bad, I tend to think IP is good for capitalism, but I believe the cat is out of the bag.
Interesting idea, but I’m skeptical that agentic AI bots will simply “talk” to APIs on their own. APIs are human-made interfaces with rules, limitations, and constantly changing endpoints. An AI might interact with them, but it won’t magically bypass the fact that these are man-made systems—it still needs human-designed protocols and permissions. The reality is messier than the vision of fully autonomous trading bots.
Try agentcash.dev today, it'll give you a sense for the magic.
I am curious that there are people who still think like you do in the face of the evidence and wonder if you have a job that protects the status quo, like banks. I am of the view that APIs that protect themselves from enabling the interfaces with agents will simply lose the business in the same way that apps with unnecessary friction today fall out of use.
OMG - been thinking about this for weeks, such a great articulation of what’s coming next!
Thank you! Try agentcash.dev -- will give you a concrete taste of this future