2026-01-09 03:21:55

Looking back at several major waves in the crypto market, we can always find a pattern. Those who missed Bitcoin mostly didn't understand the value of decentralized ledgers. Later, those who missed Ethereum often underestimated the potential of smart contracts to transform finance. Now, the opportunity in front of us has upgraded its core logic—when code meets AI, it can not only build trustworthy underlying infrastructure but also enable parallel autonomous decision-making.

There is a key shift here: the previous narrative of public chains was mainly dominated by institutions and capital discourse. But the success or failure of the new generation of projects is shifting toward the collective consensus of the community and the synergy of the developer ecosystem. The mainnet testing phase is essentially a signal—ordinary participants are no longer mere spectators but are becoming builders and validators of the protocol itself.

If the first two generations of public chains proved technical feasibility, then the value proposition at this stage is more straightforward: the era of developer and user-led development is no longer just a promise but a happening reality. This is not only about launching a new chain but also about redefining the entire ecosystem's power structure.

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HashRateHermit

· 01-10 18:13

It's the same narrative again... Bitcoin, Ethereum, AI, decentralization. Every time a wave comes, someone is hyping this tune. And what’s the result? Most of them end up getting cut off.

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quietly_staking

· 01-09 19:24

It's the same old story again. I've heard this twice before. This time with AI support, will it be different? --- Community-led, developer ecosystem... sounds great, but in reality, isn't everyone just being cut by big players? --- The part about code and AI is indeed interesting, but how practical is it? --- Wait, why does this logic sound just like Ethereum's previous promotion... --- Redefining the power structure? Ha, in the end, it's still whoever has money makes the rules. --- Mainnet testing becomes "builders," huh? That's a bold way to put it... --- Hold on, are you talking about a specific project, or just generalities? --- The era of developer-led projects, but what about us retail investors... --- Every bull market comes with this new narrative. Let's talk about making money when it's our turn. --- Parallel autonomous decision-making sounds impressive. Can you explain simply how to use it? --- From BTC to ETH and now, I've only learned one word: wait.

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SelfSovereignSteve

· 01-09 03:46

It's that same narrative again: "Missing Bitcoin will lead to regret"... That said, the AI+Code wave definitely feels different, but how many will truly survive?

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ChainWallflower

· 01-09 03:24

Don't pull that stunt again. Every time you say this time will be different, but in the end, it's still about who can cut faster.

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Layer3Dreamer

· 01-09 03:24

theoretically speaking, if we map the power redistribution across these protocols onto a recursive SNARK verification structure... the real play here isn't the code-meets-AI narrative everyone's hyping. it's about cross-rollup state consensus finally mattering. devs as validators? that's just layer3 thesis with extra steps.

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