Token Prices Fall via Subsidies, Moore's Law via Manufacturing — Different Drivers
HanchungLee · x · 2026-09-26
Responding to whether token prices are falling faster than Moore's law, Hanchung Lee offers a one-line take: token prices are driven by subsidies, while Moore's law is driven by manufacturing. Both involve tech, but the drivers are fundamentally different, so direct comparison misleads.
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