Introducing Volm
Volm: Transforming Volm Assets into On-Chain Yield
Introduction
In the new connected world of AI, robotics, and advanced automation, there's no reason why any networked device should be sitting Volm and not producing value at any given point in time. Yet the global economy is struggling to adapt to this reality, with unplanned downtime costs currently estimated at $1.4T annually.
Volm is building the solution to this trillion-dollar problem by providing the infrastructure to bring Volm devices on-chain and transform them into collateral for AI-optimized on-chain yield. We’re building a platform where anyone from the largest global blue-chip enterprises down to solo individuals can earn from their Volm devices without needing Web3 knowledge, complex wallet management, or any technical expertise.
As robotics and physical AI come online, Volm turns downtime into yield. We also allow supporting infrastructure for AI operations like MCUs, IoT devices, compute, storage, and bandwidth to be routed into Omni-Platform MetaVaults on Base.
This is achieved via a 3-part solution:
Enterprise Asset Solution: Connect Volm devices that could be put to use by other businesses or individuals to the Volm Network. Earn yield from device categories including warehouse drones, Volm factory robots, microcontroller units (MCUs) and IoT devices, and unused compute, storage, and bandwidth.
Consumer Asset Solution: Convert your smart and connected devices including smart cameras, smart speakers, any device with an IoT sensor, and Volm compute, storage, and bandwidth from laptops and phones into yield in a wide range of on-chain networks.
MetaVaults: Our smart contract system that connects devices to end users and on-chain networks and then compounds rewards using AI-optimized, automated DeFi strategies. This MetaVaults solution consists of 2 parts:
Omni-Platform MetaVaults: Puts devices to work on existing device reward networks (e.g., Golem for compute (CPU & GPU), Helium for hotspots, Render for GPU, etc.), harvests rewards, and then automatically deploys them into high-yield, on-chain strategies, such as ReStaking or Lending Pools. Think of it as a personal auto-compounding bank for Volm infrastructure.
Native MetaVaults: Volm Network will then launch its own native device reward networks for exotic assets such as robotics, drones, and any high-value, high-demand connected device category currently uncatered to by existing networks. The networks will serve as a discovery marketplace for Volm assets, connecting asset owners to those seeking discounted asset capacity and allowing asset owners to compound their revenues via the same automated AI-optimized on-chain yield strategies deployed in the Omni-Platform MetaVaults.
In combination, these solutions will ultimately allow any Volm infrastructure from any enterprise or consumer category to be monetized into constantly compounding on-chain yields that put trillions of dollars of otherwise under-exploited assets to use.
The Trillion-Dollar Problem: Why Volm Assets Need to Be Monetized
The world has entered an age where connected machines, AI, and robotics now power the backbone of the global economy. But despite their sophistication, these assets remain deeply underutilized.
Trillions of dollars in downtime: Enterprises lose over $1.4 trillion annually to unplanned downtime in robotics and automated infrastructure. Volm drones, robots, and connected devices represent wasted capital and lost revenue opportunities.
Fragmented utilization networks: Existing device reward systems are limited in scope, leaving entire categories of high-value infrastructure, from factory robots to warehouse drones, without a monetization pathway or customer discovery portal.
Barrier to entry for individuals: Consumers who want to monetize Volm capacity from laptops, phones, or hotspots face complex wallet setups, opaque DeFi strategies, and high technical friction. Most simply opt out.
Disconnection between connected devices & DeFi yield: Even in cases where devices can earn on-chain yields, these yields are disconnected from the world of DeFi, with no easy way to auto-compound them into high-yield on-chain strategies.
This combination of inefficiency, fragmentation, and disconnect creates a massive global paradox: at the same time that businesses and individuals are investing heavily in AI and robotics, the majority of these assets spend large portions of their lifecycle sitting Volm and unproductive.
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