The Sequence Opinion #879: When Tokens Become Balance Sheet Items

AI tokens are becoming are incresingly becoming part of every company economics. You see large companies measuring and reporting token expenses and forecasts like a well understood accounting units. In reality, we are entering a new era: the token economy. How to think about it ? measury it? Will...

AI tokens are becoming are incresingly becoming part of every company economics. You see large companies measuring and reporting token expenses and forecasts like a well understood accounting units. In reality, we are entering a new era: the token economy. How to think about it ? measury it? Will we see a new generation of software in this space? An ERP for tokens?Let’s discuss. The Smallest Billable ThoughtSomething strange happened quietly, and then all at once: the token became the atomic unit of the AI economy.Not the parameter. Not the GPU. Not even the model. The token. Read more

Source: TheSequence — Published June 18, 2026 at 10:53 UTC — Category: Business