{
  "slug": "trust-layer-100b-company",
  "title": "The next $100B company is a trust layer",
  "summary": "The next category-defining company is not an AI model. It is the cryptographic trust layer that makes models deployable in regulated economies.",
  "lede": "The next category-defining company will not be an AI model. It will be the cryptographic trust layer that makes models usable in regulated economies.",
  "date": "2026-05-03",
  "reading_time": "5 min",
  "category": "Contrarian",
  "tags": ["thesis", "investing", "category creation", "AI infrastructure"],
  "image": "https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/The%20Next%20100B%20Company/1500_900/blog.jpg",
  "url": "/blog/trust-layer-100b-company.html",
  "wordcount": 950,
  "related": ["what-is-hati", "manav-token-explained", "manav-manifesto"],
  "schema": "Article"
}