The Rise of Market Networks and Interconnected Markets

Blockchain is transforming networks into markets, and enabling the creation of new market networks, with more effective value exchange and economic incentivisation, as well as decentralized collaboration among diverse, global participants. For example, DeFi protocols offer democratized financial services, DePIN incentivises real-world infrastructure deployment, and meme coins tokenize wider cultural trends.

The real strength of market networks lies in their ability to interconnect and reinforce each other. When markets are siloed, value creation is limited to isolated participants. But when they interconnect, incentives compound, liquidity flows more freely, and participation scales exponentially. For example, DeFi protocols become more powerful when integrated with tokenized digital products. Stablecoins and derivative markets enable prediction markets, where stablecoins serve as collateral for binary outcomes. Digital asset markets, gaming economies and lending protocols converge to let players borrow against holdings, unlocking liquidity and new revenue streams.

NXI builds on these foundations by creating a market network for the decentralized production of digital products - where interconnected markets reinforce each other, compounding value for all participants and stakeholders.