Scaling the Machine Economy | High TPS done right

As the Machine Economy - networks of autonomous devices transacting with each other (DePIN)—expands, blockchain infrastructure must handle massive transaction volumes without sacrificing performance. The peaq network addresses this with an “elastic” scaling architecture that departs from traditional monolithic designs. Instead of relying on more powerful hardware (vertical scaling), peaq separates block production, validation, and finalization into independent components that can scale on demand (horizontal scaling), much like modern Web2 microservices.

Key Ideas

Elastic, Microservice-Like Architecture - peaq splits block production into loosely coupled “cores” that can be added dynamically as demand grows, avoiding the bottlenecks and downtime risks of monolithic chains.
Parallel Block Production and Asynchronous Finalization - Multiple producer cores create blocks in parallel while others are finalized, similar to GPU-style parallel processing. This enables significantly higher throughput and lower block times compared to sequential block production.

Why It Matters?

Industries like logistics, manufacturing or smart cities could be upgraded with platforms built on peaq. Startups can offer secure data management and monetization for fleets of autonomous machines, using a transaction-fee model on data and services exchanged, while ensuring performance even as connected devices scale into the millions. This shifts the business model from selling centralized infrastructure to providing critical base layer for the emerging Machine Economy.