Solana's AI payment system has a merchant risk problem buried under its speed claims
The headline throughput numbers for Solana's AI-driven payment infrastructure obscure a structural gap: when an operator node fails mid-transaction, it's unclear who absorbs the loss · leaving sellers potentially empty-handed after goods or services are already delivered. This is the classic 'last mile' finality problem dressed in new clothing, and it matters because merchant adoption of any payment rail hinges on settlement certainty, not just speed.
🔴 Bearish · unresolved settlement risk undermines merchant trust regardless of throughput benchmarks
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