Oct 31, 2022Vipassana; 10 Days of Silent Meditation‘Vipassana is a voluntary prison in which you perform open brain surgery on yourself, with no anaesthetic, for 10 days’ — the welcoming words of S.N Goenka on day one. — Vipassana meditation is all about achieving a state of thoughtlessness. Total presence. The silencing of the mind, so that we can see — for many people, for the first time — that we are not our inner voice. Sounds crazy. Imagine how it feels. …Vipassana7 min readVipassana7 min read
Published in peaq·Updated Jul 4, 2022peaq will run for Polkadot ParachainBringing DeFi to the Machine Economy on Polkadot — Interoperability is vital to success in Web3. At peaq, we think of Polkadot as a layer zero which provides the critical layer of interoperability and security which grants access to an ever-growing user-base, increasing liquidity and all kinds of innovative projects. Polkadot allows for seamless interoperability between all kinds of…Polkadot3 min readPolkadot3 min read
Published in peaq·Updated Aug 20, 2022What Machine dApps can you build on peaq today?The Economy of Things is already here. — Machines exist in four key domains, land, sea, sky, and space. The machine economy therefore also exists across these domains. That’s a lot of machines, doing a lot of different things in a lot of different places. While it is certainly tempting for us to dream of the community building…Machine Economy5 min readMachine Economy5 min read
Published in peaq·Updated Jul 4, 2022Why the Machine Economy must be built on Web3Deus Ex-Machina — Deus ex-machina is Latin for ‘god from the machine’. It originated as a plot device in Ancient Greek theater. The hero would find themselves trapped, facing certain death, only to be saved at the very last moment by the gods. The gods would be lowered to the stage with the…Machine Economy4 min readMachine Economy4 min read
Published in peaq·Feb 1, 2022peaq’s path to powering the Web3 Economy of ThingsA short overview of the milestones ahead. — In this article we’re going to touch upon the most important milestones on our journey to powering the Web3 Economy of Things. If you’d like to learn more about the Economy of Things read our article on it. Before diving into where we’re heading, let’s take a quick look back…Economy Of Things6 min readEconomy Of Things6 min read
Jan 23, 2022Humanoids + Metaverse = Metanoids?More questions than answers. Tesla announced plans for a humanoid robot called Optimus, which will be able to do "dangerous, repetitive and boring", such as providing manufacturing assistance. Meanwhile, the metaverse allows people to control avatars in the digital world and see, feel and hear what they do. …Metaverse2 min readMetaverse2 min read
Published in peaq·Jan 18, 2022Self-Sovereign Identity for MachinesSelf-Sovereign Machine Identity is the first building block of a decentralized machine economy. — Machines, vehicles and devices do all kinds of things for us. Giving them Self Sovereign Identities (SSIs) will allow them to do much, much more. As the world becomes even more connected and more machines are hooked up to the internet, the ability for machines to move, trade and interact…Ssi5 min readSsi5 min read
Dec 18, 2021Universal Basic Ownership (UBO)Web3 presents a solution to one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. — Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a recurring income given to all citizens of a nation by their government. It is probably the most ambitious socio-economic concept of our time. Universal Basic Ownership (UBO) is an alternative to Universal Basic Income made possible by Web3, the next generation of the web…Universal Basic Ownership11 min readUniversal Basic Ownership11 min read
Published in peaq·Nov 18, 2021Introducing Machine NFTsNFTs for vehicles, machines and devices. — We touched on Machine NFTs when we unveiled the peaq network earlier this month, here. This is a more detailed overview. NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens are exactly that — tokens that are not fungible. Fungible means indistinguishable from and replaceable by another of the same kind. Non-fungible is the opposite…Machinenft7 min readMachinenft7 min read
Published in peaq·Nov 8, 2021Welcome to the peaq networkPowering the Economy of Things. — The Internet of Things was built on Web2. The world is shifting to Web3. peaq takes vehicles, machines and devices from the Web2-based Internet of Things to the Web3-based Economy of Things. The peaq network aims to become the Economy of Things (Machine Economy) branch of the Polkadot ecosystem. peaq…Economy Of Things7 min readEconomy Of Things7 min read
