Trading sector too small to justify massive AI capex, analyst argues
iaindunning · x · 2026-09-02
Iain Dunning refuted the idea that trading firm spending on frontier tokens justifies massive capex from model providers. He noted that trading is a tiny fraction of the economy, more notable for PNL or individual impact than for absolute numbers.
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