The Day I Realized My Smart Contract Was the Bug

The “perfect” on-chain architecture of Web3 payments seemed self-evident, but it wasn’t working. A user would pay a small fee in AVAX, and in return, they’d get access to the AI Financial Analyzer. The smart contract wasn't a smart contract; it was just a tool a user paid to unlock a service. It was an unnecessary liability — an unnecessary and fragile point of failure.