peaq in 2025: Enabling Decentralized Physical Infrastructure & the Machine Economy!
The growth of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) is radically changing how we interact with technology.
DePINs will experience significant growth in 2025, with projections indicating a potential expansion of 100 to 1,000 times over the next decade.
Among the top 22 DePIN tokens, 82% have appreciated in value since their launch. That’s the result of strong market confidence and adoption.
Somewhere at the forefront of all of this is peaq, a layer 1 blockchain dedicated to empowering DePINs and the Machine Economy.
Since its mainnet launch in November 2024, peaq has experienced remarkable growth and linked up more than 2 million devices globally.
Check out my previous article on peaq here.
Understanding DePINs
DePINs are networks that integrate tokenomics to drive active community participation in building up and sustaining real-world assets/infrastructure the decentralized way.
This requires the use of smart contracts and the Internet of Things (IoT) to manage physical assets such as:
- Devices,
- Vehicles,
- Robots, and
- Other machine types.
The DePIN sector is poised for significant growth in 2025. Recent data indicates that there are over 308 million connected devices within decentralized networks globally, and this number is expected to grow by over 25% annually through 2025.
The surge in adoption is driven by advancements in technologies such as:
• 5G,
• AI, and
• Internet of Things
…all of which are primary components of DePIN ecosystems.
The global market for DePIN-related infrastructure is predicted to surpass $45 billion by 2025, with numerous projects (like those building on peaq), playing a huge role in decentralized, autonomous operations across industries.
peaq’s Role in the DePIN Ecosystem
peaq is “the home of DePINs,” offering modular functions to power and tokenize various machine types. Its scalability and environmentally friendly architecture make it ideal for those networks.
peaq’s impressive statistics are a part of its rapid expansion.
✓ $1B+: Total value of peaq’s DePIN devices.
✓ 3,000,000+: Machine types connected.
✓ 50+: DePINs building on the peaq network.
✓ 21: Industries being shaped by peaq-supported DePINs.
Notable DePIN Projects on peaq
To strengthen its ecosystem, peaq has integrated with several tools, including USDC for stablecoin liquidity, Ledger for secure asset management, and LayerZero Core to connect peaq with over 90 blockchains.
A few other integrations include Stargate Finance, Fireblocks, and TokenPocket.
Meanwhile, many innovative projects are building on peaq’s infrastructure to drive change in various sectors. I will swiftly skim through thirteen of them.
aZen Protocol’s key focus is on smartphones and transforming them into computing powerhouses. The upcoming ZenHive platform, along with apps for Linux and Windows, is meant to democratize computing resources. I am (personally) waiting for this one, which is why it is at the top of my list.
You can’t list the most popular networks on peaq without putting Silencio Network where it belongs.
Silencio’s mission is to combat noise pollution and improve quality of life. Noise pollution is a silent, persistent threat, eroding our health with problems like restless nights and mounting stress. Silencio steps in to challenge this by tapping into peaq’s Layer-1 blockchain.
They have an incentive system which encourages people to gather noise data, measured in decibels. This valuable data doesn’t just sit there: it’s sold to researchers who use it for awareness and tackling the epidemic that affects us all.
3. Farmsent
Farmsent is a Web3 marketplace and DePIN that empowers farmers by cutting ties with centralized intermediaries, ensuring fair compensation, and enhancing global food supply chain transparency. They use blockchain technology to make sure that farmers directly connect with businesses, facilitating the traceability of products like coffee, avocado, and palm sugar.
By early last year, Farmsent had onboarded over 160,000 farmers from Asia and South America.
They currently employ crypto-friendly addresses and QR code tracing to make things transparent and easier to sustain.
4. Bistroo
Bistroo, a food delivery platform with over 120,000 users, is making waves in the Dutch industry through peaq’s DePIN technology.
By decentralizing delivery services, optimizing the order process, and eliminating middlemen, Bistroo offers restaurants greater control and lower fees. They provide customizable white-label websites, instant payouts, and just 5% fees per transaction, compared to 30% from traditional services.
5. DATS Project
The DATS Project is a decentralized cybersecurity initiative utilizing distributed high computing power (D-HPC) to provide affordable security solutions.
Users bring their computing resources to DATS to combat cybercrime and earn rewards. The project offers decentralized vulnerability scanning, DDoS attack simulations, and threat intelligence.
In 2025, DATS continues to expand and enhance security with NFT-based certificates. With an initial funding of $600K, I believe they will scale well as they send out millions of unique IPs this year to bolster cybersecurity.
6. MapMetrics
MapMetrics is turning GPS data into valuable insights for everyday drivers. In 2025, they plan to launch a live traffic site powered by a global network of contributors, utilizing peaq’s technology to enhance navigation and traffic management.
7. DeNet
Focused on decentralized data storage, DeNet has amassed over 300,000 storage users and 9 petabytes of real-world storage, and approx. 14 million files.
DeNet turns everyday users of smartphones and desktops into storage providers and validators, in a highly secure storage network.
Moving from Polygon to peaq, DeNet integrated its Store & Earn program, where users can share unused storage for rewards. It also launched its $TBY token and smart contracts within the peaq ecosystem.
8. Pingame
PING is a DePIN that turns gaming computers into decentralized cloud service providers and enables gamers, developers, and content creators to earn rewards by sharing their idle computing resources.
As part of its integration with peaq, PING works a mechanism that enables users to purchase PING laptops using stablecoins on the peaq network.
9. iGAM3.ai
iGAM3.ai is expanding its network of devices for decentralized AI agents this month, migrating 50% of its $iG3 token supply from Arbitrum to peaq. It offers tools for users to plug in and earn rewards within 30 seconds.
iGAM3’s edge devices are already in use at Southeast Asian and Australia's Taste Asia restaurants to improve meal quality and customer service through AI-driven visual inspections.
10. SkyX Network
SkyX is using peaq’s blockchain infrastructure to predict weather patterns, aiming to save lives by providing accurate and timely weather information.
SkyX enables users to bring in real-time weather data through their personal weather stations in places such as their backyards, to improve on the accuracy/granularity of meteorological information. This crowdsourced approach is advantageous for industries reliant on precise weather forecasting
11. YOM
This platform lets gaming rig owners earn rewards from their PCs while allowing gamers to play AAA-quality games on basic PCs or mobiles. YOM has partnered with peaq to utilize its scalability and Modular DePIN Functions.
By the end of 2024, YOM had onboarded over 30 game studios, attracting more than 20,000 in-app users. 2025 is bound to see more growth on peaq.
12. Chirp
As a telecommunications provider, Chirp has been partly a member of the peaqosystem since April 2024. This enables it to globally link smart devices over major IoT protocols on peaq, for functionality and better reach of applications in the ecosystem.
By 2025, Chirp’s Blackbird gateway devices have expanded to 33 countries, with connectivity across various channels, including LoRaWAN, LoRa 2.4 GHz, and BLE.
13. XMAQUINA
The coalescence of DePINs and robotics will lead to the development of autonomous systems that run with minimal human intervention.
China’s manufacturing industry is undergoing a “robot revolution,” with higher automation adoption to address labor challenges and maintain global competitiveness. Despite many laymen’s concerns about job displacement, automation is projected to create 58 million net new jobs by 2025, says WEF.
XMAQUINA is a DAO dedicated to democratizing the development and governance of robotics and automation tech. With its MachineDAO initiative, XMAQUINA enables collective ownership and co-governance of machines, robots, and strategic assets, for a more inclusive machine economy.
What is peaq’s Vision for 2025?
BTC Direct predicts that $PEAQ will gradually rise in value as the year progresses, reaching around €0.9400 (0.96 USD) by the end of 2025.
Looking ahead, peaq aims to scale past 100,000 TPS (transactions per second) with Elastic Scaling and Agile Core Time, so the network would handle the growing number of devices and transactions.
peaq is engineered using environmentally friendly architecture that aligns with global sustainability goals. It will continue supporting and onboarding new DePIN projects in 2025, aiming for more industries and a broader range of devices in the deMachine Economy.
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