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penomo taps peaq to build a sustainability-first network of tokenized batteries

peaq, the go-to blockchain for real-world applications, announces the expansion of its ecosystem as penomo joins in to build a network of tokenized batteries. penomo is a monetization platform for eco-friendly energy storage businesses, especially those which re-use or recycle electric vehicle (EV) batteries. With penomo, these batteries will run as a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) earning rewards for the borderless community of Web3 investors by pooling new revenue streams such as selling carbon credits to companies looking to go carbon-neutral.
Lithium-ion batteries are a crucial component of sustainable power grids, storing spare energy for times when no sun rays hit the solar panels and no breeze spins the wind generator turbines. They also power electric vehicles, increasingly popular due to their sustainability. However, lithium extraction comes at a major cost for the environment, and businesses working on various sustainable solutions, such as green energy storage or battery recycling, often struggle to set up sufficient income streams and access liquidity fast, making for a major hurdle to the push for an eco-friendlier energy paradigm.
penomo enables businesses that accumulate sustainable energy to monetize their batteries quickly and efficiently. With penomo, such businesses can tokenize their batteries, offering the global Web3 investor community a portion of their future revenues to raise funds and turn batteries into liquid assets. They can also sell carbon credits or carbon credit futures to companies on-chain, monetizing the positive impact they make on the environment. In total, this unlocks three prospective revenue streams that all offer access to global capital and fast liquidity.
penomo will leverage peaq and its core functions, including self-sovereign multi-chain peaq IDs and peaq pay, peer-to-peer machine payments, to set up the fractional ownership mechanism powering its DePIN. Businesses adding their batteries to the penomo DePIN will outfit the hardware with peaq IDs through penomo’s app, which will also leverage peaq to tokenize the batteries, automatically distribute the rewards between investors, and facilitate sales of carbon credits and, optionally, battery data.
At the current stage, penomo, which is an incubation of EoT Labs, the company developing peaq as an open-source layer-1 blockchain for real-world applications, already has 4 letters of intent with energy storage and recycling companies, including Evyon. It is also in talks on paid proof–of-concept and co-development with two major multinational enterprises and has been endorsed by at least 10 major companies, including prominent automakers and energy businesses. Jasvir Dhillon, penomo’s co-founder, is also the EoT labs lead for KI2L, a project led by Fraunhofer HHI, part of one of Europe’s largest research organizations; the project taps AI to make EV batteries more sustainable.
“It’s encouraging to see so much market pull for penomo’s solution,” says Jasvir Dhillon, penomo’s co-founder and CEO. “Multiple decision-makers from relevant companies are reaching out to us themselves, even though we’re yet to spend a dime on marketing. We are thrilled to be building a solution that embraces the regenerative finance ideas by merging sustainability with business innovation. As a layer-1 built for DePINs, peaq is the perfect home for a project like this, bringing handy pre-built functions and tailor-made economics to the table.”
“penomo is addressing a major pain point for businesses working to make energy storage more sustainable,” says Till Wendler, co-founder of peaq. “Its DePIN of tokenized batteries will enable the Web3 community to invest in sustainable projects and earn rewards from energy preservation, while also driving enterprise adoption of peaq.”
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Blocks & Headlines: Today in Blockchain – May 7, 2025 | Coinbase, Riot Games, Curve DAO, Litecoin, AR.IO

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency landscape is as dynamic as ever, with marquee partnerships, industry-wide reckonings, and groundbreaking applications reshaping how we think about digital assets. In this op-ed style daily briefing, we explore five major developments from May 6 – 7, 2025:
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Coinbase & Riot Games Forge Esports Alliance
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“Too Many Blockchains?” Industry Introspection
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Blockchain’s Health-Tech Revolution
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Valour Adds Curve DAO & Litecoin ETPs in the Nordics
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AR.IO Enables Credit-Card Onramps for Web3 Identity & Hosting
Through concise yet detailed coverage, we analyze each story’s implications for blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, DeFi, and NFTs. Welcome to your Blocks & Headlines daily briefing—where opinion meets analysis.
1. Coinbase & Riot Games Forge Esports Alliance
Source: Coinbase Blog
Date: May 6, 2025
In a landmark partnership that bridges digital finance with digital competition, Coinbase has been named the exclusive cryptocurrency exchange and official blockchain technology partner of Riot Games’ global League of Legends and VALORANT esports events. Starting with the VCT Masters tournament in Toronto on June 7, Coinbase will integrate “live Econ Reports” and “Gold Grind” segments into broadcasts, offering running analyses of in-game currency flows, alongside exclusive digital drops like emotes and icons redeemable by viewers.
Opinion: This move is a masterstroke for mainstream crypto adoption. Esports’ digitally native fanbase aligns perfectly with blockchain’s ethos of transparency and community governance. Coinbase’s embrace of in-game analytics not only educates viewers on micro-economies but also paves the way for future on-chain game mechanics—potentially unlocking true digital ownership of skins and items as NFTs. Expect other exchanges to follow suit or risk missing out on Gen Z’s next frontier of fandom.
2. “Too Many Blockchains?” Industry Introspection
Source: Blockworks
Date: May 6, 2025
As venture capital floods yet another dozen Layer-1 protocols each quarter, seasoned observers are questioning sustainability. Donovan Choy of Blockworks highlights that new chains like Camp Network, Unto, and Miden collectively raised north of $70 million in the past week alone—despite Sui’s market-cap spike lacking any commensurate fee revenue. While some attribute this proliferation to speculative greed chasing the elusive L1 premium, others credit genuine technical divergence—differing visions on execution environments, MEV capture, and data-availability layers.
Opinion: The free market appears to be self-correcting: L1 valuations are compressing, and public markets are already signaling fatigue. Yet, technical fragmentation has its merits—competition drives innovation in consensus, sharding, and gas-fee economics. The looming challenge is application-chain misalignment: developers face choice paralysis and liquidity fragmentation. A pivot toward cross-chain composability—and perhaps the rise of federated execution environments—will determine which chains survive the next cycle. Investors should look for interoperability roadmaps rather than mere tokenomics hype.
3. Blockchain’s Health-Tech Revolution
Source: DataHorizzon Research via OpenPR
Date: May 7, 2025
Blockchain in healthcare is projected to surge from a $4.57 billion market in 2023 to $34.7 billion by 2033 (CAGR 22.9%). Key drivers include:
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Data Integrity & Security: Immutable ledgers ensure tamper-proof electronic health records, bolstering HIPAA and GDPR compliance.
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Interoperability: Permissioned smart contracts automate cross-institutional data access, alleviating EHR fragmentation.
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Supply-Chain Traceability: Real-time drug tracking combats counterfeits and streamlines recalls.
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Claims Automation: Shared ledgers reduce fraud and billing lags via automated smart-contract adjudication.
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Research Collaboration: Timestamped trial data and consent forms create verifiable audit trails.
Leading players—IBM Watson Health, Guardtime, Longenesis, Chronicled, BurstIQ, and more—are moving beyond pilots in Estonia and Merck’s vaccine cold-chain projects toward enterprise-scale rollouts.
Opinion: Healthcare’s conservative nature makes blockchain’s strides here particularly noteworthy. The confluence of AI analytics with secure datasets promises predictive diagnostics powered by immutable provenance. Yet, regulatory uncertainty and integration with legacy EHR platforms remain significant hurdles. The winners will be those who offer turnkey compliance frameworks and hybrid on-chain/off-chain models that respect “right to be forgotten” laws while preserving auditability.
4. Valour Adds Curve DAO & Litecoin ETPs in the Nordics
Source: GlobeNewswire (via GlobeNewswire and CoinCentral)
Date: May 7, 2025
DeFi Technologies’ subsidiary Valour has listed single-asset SEK-denominated ETPs for Curve DAO (CRV) and Litecoin (LTC) on Sweden’s Spotlight Stock Market—bringing its Nordic ETP lineup to over 67 products on the path to 100 by year-end. Upcoming listings include Tron (TRX), Stellar (XLM), and leveraged Bitcoin (BTC 2×) and Ethereum (ETH 2×) products.
Opinion: ETPs bridge traditional capital markets with on-chain assets, offering regulated wrappers for institutional and retail investors. Valour’s Nordic expansion underscores Europe’s leadership in crypto security tokenization. However, as ETP count balloons, product fatigue may set in. Success lies not in sheer quantity but in thematic curation and transparent fee structures—particularly for DeFi-native tokens like CRV, where governance risk and protocol upgrades can materially impact value.
5. AR.IO Enables Credit-Card Onramps for Web3 Identity & Hosting
Source: Chainwire (as published by MENAFN)
Date: May 6, 2025
AR.IO—the world’s first permanent cloud network built on Arweave—has launched “Turbo,” an open-source bundler that lets users purchase Arweave credits via credit card for its ArNS domain‐name and web-hosting service. ArNS domains are immutable smart contracts on Arweave, offering permanent websites and on-chain identities without renewal fees, served by 400+ decentralized gateways.
Opinion: Simplifying fiat → crypto onramps remains a critical barrier for mainstream Web3 adoption. By integrating credit-card payments, AR.IO lowers friction for developers and businesses wanting censorship-resistant hosting. The true long-term play is embedding real-world payment rails into decentralized infrastructure—setting a precedent for other ledger-based services (e.g., Filecoin, IPFS pinning). If AR.IO can combine permanency with user-friendly billing, we may witness a tipping point in Web3’s shift from hobbyist experiments to enterprise solutions.
Conclusion
Today’s slate of headlines spans from consumer-facing esports innovations to deep industry self-reflection, from life-saving healthcare applications to sophisticated investment vehicles, and finally, critical infrastructure enabling mainstream onramps. Across every sector—gaming, finance, healthcare, asset management, and infrastructure—the recurring theme is bridging gaps:
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On-chain & off-chain: through fiat onramps and traditional ETP listings
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New chains & legacy systems: via interoperability and hybrid architectures
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Speculation & real-world utility: with tangible ROI in healthcare and esports
For enthusiasts and professionals alike, the imperative is clear: focus on solutions that marry blockchain’s core benefits—transparency, security, decentralization—with seamless user experiences and regulatory alignment. Only then will we see blockchain and crypto transcend niche fervor to become indispensable pillars of tomorrow’s digital economy.
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