Compute is the New Oil: Why API Arbitrage is the Infrastructure Play of the Decade Remember when oil was just something that came out of the ground? Today, it's the entire backbone of global commerce. But here's what's fascinating: the same value chain pattern is emerging in AI compute, and the arbitrage opportunity is hiding in plain sight. Let me explain why API arbitrage might be the most overlooked infrastructure play of the decade—and why I built NeuralBridge to capitalize on it. The Oil Paradox: Why Refiners Make More Than Drillers Here's a counterintuitive fact about the petroleum industry: oil extraction has margins around 10-15% , while oil refining hovers around 70% . Why? Because refining is about transformation and distribution —turning crude into usable products and getting them to the right places.…