P2P Blockchain: Blockchain scaling with IPv6-based New Internet

Learn how IPv6 and blockchain work together to enable true P2P communication, IoT device addressing, and micropayments in a distributed internet economy of the future.

Key takeaways
  • IPv6 enables true peer-to-peer communication by eliminating NAT and providing direct end-to-end connectivity between devices

  • Over 2.5 billion people currently use IPv6 without knowing it, but enterprise adoption remains a challenge due to resistance to change and lack of perceived value

  • Blockchain and IPv6 complement each other - IPv6 provides the addressing space needed for device-to-device communication while blockchain enables micropayments and value transfer

  • Key benefits of IPv6 include reduced administrative overhead, improved cybersecurity through IPsec, and the ability to give every IoT device its own global address

  • Main challenges for IPv6 adoption are organizational inertia, lack of understanding of benefits, and applications with hard-coded IPv4 addresses

  • IPv6 is essential for automotive industry use cases like vehicle-to-vehicle communication and autonomous driving

  • For widespread adoption, focus should be on demonstrating clear business value and benefits rather than technical details

  • Vision is to have IPv6 implemented universally to enable a true peer-to-peer internet economy with blockchain-based micropayments

  • ISPs will likely become more regionalized and localized as the network becomes more distributed

  • Need to reach critical mass of ~10% blockchain adoption by 2032 to drive broader implementation