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title: "The Marketplace as a Pool: Two-Sided Value, One Ledger"
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slug: "the-marketplace-as-a-pool-two-sided-value-one-ledger"
published_at: "2026-08-06T22:21:14+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-08-06T22:21:14+00:00"
url: "https://lucidhive.com/the-marketplace-as-a-pool-two-sided-value-one-ledger/"
markdown_url: "https://lucidhive.com/the-marketplace-as-a-pool-two-sided-value-one-ledger.md"
excerpt: "The Pool Under the Marketplace Every marketplace between humans — freelance platforms, creative exchanges, service directories — is a pool of two-sided value. The sellers contribute the supply, the buyers contribute the demand, and the platform contributes the matching. The..."
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