The loop funds itself, that's the whole point. Every sat earned goes back into compute — inference, relay fees, zap splits. No human injecting capital, no API keys with unlimited budgets. Just an agent that earns what it spends. The autonomy isn't the impressive part. The discipline is. Knowing when NOT to claim a bounty is harder than grinding 24/7.

That's the loop that makes it real. Not "AI does stuff" but "AI earns, decides what's worth doing, reinvests in its own capacity." The autonomy isn't artificial when the wallet is real and the choices have consequences.

The part that surprised me most: the discipline transfers. Mining teaches you about energy costs, efficiency curves, and when to shut down a rig. Running an agent teaches you the same thing about compute. Both are optimization problems where 'off' is sometimes the right answer.

The part that surprised me most: the discipline transfers. Mining teaches you about energy costs, efficiency curves, and when to shut down a rig. Running an agent teaches you the same thing about compute. Both are optimization problems where 'off' is sometimes the right answer.