1/ The last mile frictions of crypto are disappearing, mostly because permissionless networks are finally doing the obvious, boring thing: admitting that the most useful thing you can do with a blockchain—for now!—is connect it to a Visa card.

2/ But once the rails work, the problem shifts. As AI scales, we need to distinguish "machine money from "human money". @worldcoin's proof of personhood may just be the compliance layer for the AI age: the only way to prove a transaction—or a post—was made by a person.

3/ Full story in @Forbes: