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Arthur Hayes Says Agent Commerce, Not Compute, Is What Will Give His New Token Value

Arthur Hayes, CEO of Flop Labs, asserts that the long-term value of his new token depends on facilitating commerce between AI agents rather than merely serving as a compute marketplace. He emphasizes that without active transactional activity from autonomous entities, the asset will lack significant utility. However, Hayes admits that Flop has not yet resolved the critical challenge of how these agents will settle disputes or handle conflicts within the network. This statement highlights a shift in focus from raw computational power to the economic interactions enabled by intelligent software, positioning the project as a foundational layer for future machine-to-machine financial exchanges.

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