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Token Mining: The New Unit of Production in the AI Economy
Tokens are becoming a manufactured commodity, with Google processing 3.2 quadrillion tokens monthly by May 2026. McKinsey projects $5.2 trillion in AI data center capex by 2030, adding 125 GW of capacity. IT is reorganizing around token production, consumption, and governance.
Meridian48 take
The token-as-commodity framing is compelling, but the $5.2T buildout risks outpacing demand if agentic workloads don't materialize as expected.
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