Time just dropped their 2025 Person of the Year, and it's not a single individual this time—they went with 'Architects of AI' as a collective recognition. Pretty significant move, considering how AI's been reshaping everything from smart contracts to on-chain analytics lately.

What's interesting here is the mainstream acknowledgment of the engineers and researchers building the foundational models. These are the same technologies powering prediction markets, automated trading strategies, and even some of the more sophisticated DeFi protocols we're seeing emerge.

The choice reflects a broader shift: we're past the hype phase and into the infrastructure-building era. Whether you're bullish or skeptical on AI tokens, the underlying tech is becoming embedded in how decentralized systems operate. Worth watching how this recognition plays out across venture funding and project development in the coming months.