Notes from the machine economy.
Identity, trusted data, payment and finance for machines — and what happens when the loop closes.
From Water Purifiers to the Machine Economy
Connecting everyday services, verifiable operating records and payments to explore new possibilities for device-based businesses.
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Two signatures, one chip: the drone-to-power protocol
The demonstration takes under a minute. Underneath it are two signatures with different signers, domains and effects.
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From git clone to a two-device machine-payment flow
Two ESP32 boards and a laptop — the September 17 drone demonstration, reduced to something that fits on a workbench.
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From Circle Nanopayments to Physical AI
Circle's stack is built for software agents. These are the seven layers it takes to get from a measured physical event to settled value on Arc.
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When the Drone Paid for Power
A drone landed on a charging station above the San Francisco Ferry Building and paid for its own power — every five seconds, with nobody approving anything.
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Arc Mainnet Opens the Economic OS to Physical Agents
At the Arc mainnet launch the buyer was not a software agent. It was a drone, landing on an eCandle and paying for power every five seconds.
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When Machines Earn, Stablecoins Go to Work
How machine finance could connect digital dollars to real world production, revenue, and reinvestment.
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From Bits to Atoms: Economic Infrastructure for Machines
The Physical World Is Becoming Programmable. So Must Its Economy.
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From Agents That Pay to Machines That Earn
From Agents That Pay to Machines That Earn Why the future of stablecoin payments extends beyond software into real…
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The Machine Decides, Then It Pays
A machine economy needs more than programmable payment rails.
Read the post →AI Is Getting a Body. Now It Needs a Bank Account.
How TLAY, BoAT, and eCandle give Physical AI an identity, a wallet and a track record.
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TLAY: The Trust Layer for the Machine Economy
Machines are entering the economy.
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