peaq, a Layer 1 blockchain for machine identity and payments, launched Economics 2.0 in September 2026, requiring its 3.3 million connected machines to bond PEAQ tokens to operate. The system converts device counts into auditable on-chain numbers, with a partnership bringing Doosan Robotics' industrial cobots onto the network and PEAQ listing on Solana.
A software engineer reflects on four decades of coding, from writing simple commands on a Commodore 64 to witnessing AI systems now capable of generating entire applications. The author traces their lifelong question about simulating reality through code, inspired by The Matrix, to the current moment where machine learning has made human-written code increasingly obsolete.
The episode explores the historical Luddite movement, which contrary to popular belief was a labor uprising against job displacement by machines, not simply fear of change. Drawing parallels to modern AI concerns, it examines what 19th-century Luddites can teach us about technology and human agency today.
A collection of X posts discussing RWA (Real World Assets) projects and cryptocurrency initiatives. Posts cover flywheel mechanics in crypto projects, network rankings tracking onchain activity, a gemstone marketplace expansion, and ecosystem developments within the crypto community.