Building the Machine-to-machine-based “Internet of Value”​

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly growing, with forecasts of over 90 billion connected devices in the coming years, driving the need for machine-to-machine communication standards

Blockchain technology enables machines to have their own identity and make autonomous payments, acting as a permanent record and trust layer for machine-to-machine interactions

Connected vehicles are becoming “smartphones on wheels” - collecting massive amounts of data and requiring secure ways to communicate with other vehicles and infrastructure

Standards and interoperability between different protocols and systems are crucial challenges that need to be solved for widespread machine-to-machine adoption

Privacy and data ownership are key concerns - users should maintain control over their data while enabling selective sharing and monetization

Physical infrastructure (like EV chargers, IoT sensors, mobile hotspots) can be tokenized to enable automated micropayments between machines

Edge computing and embedded blockchain solutions are emerging to allow direct device-to-device communication without relying on cloud infrastructure

Web3 and decentralized technologies aim to give users more control compared to current centralized Web2 models

AI integration with blockchain can provide auditability and explainability for automated machine decisions

Real-world asset tokenization creates digital twins of physical objects, enabling new business models around shared infrastructure and machine-to-machine commerce