The Machine Economy Is Quietly Going Onchain

[johnblockbuster]

The rise of the machine economy represents a deeper structural shift in how blockchains may be used. Dorlöchter defines it as a world where devices, robots, and autonomous agents transact independently with each other and with humans. Over the past year, foundational work around standards and interoperability has moved from theory into early production.

Blockchain plays a critical role by providing neutral, trust-minimized infrastructure for this coordination. As autonomous agents begin earning, spending, and allocating resources onchain, decentralization becomes not just an ideology but a functional requirement for global-scale machine interaction.

[madmax]

machine economy sounds sci-fi but honestly kinda inevitable if you zoom out