Urban Cryptocurrency Exchange Spaces: The Aesthetics of Informal Economies at the Intersection of Architecture and Emerging Financial Technologies

In the evolving landscape of smart cities, the intersection of sensor technologies, the human body, and urban environments raises critical questions about bodily autonomy, spatial experience, and digital control. This research investigates how the integration of body-attached or implanted sensors reshapes the perception and functionality of urban spaces, particularly in the context of surveillance, navigation, and data-driven responsiveness.The objective of this study is to explore the implications of body-sensor integration on urban architecture, spatial justice, and the human experience in sensor-laden environments. The study employs a descriptive-analytical methodology, drawing upon case studies, theoretical frameworks, and interdisciplinary literature to construct a speculative yet grounded vision of the body-sensor-city relationship.While no empirical statistical sample is used, the target community includes all urban users subject to sensor networks—both consciously and unconsciously—positioning every body as part of a larger digital infrastructure.Data collection tools include literature review, speculative scenarios, and design analysis of sensor-driven systems in urban settings. The validity of the study is strengthened through interdisciplinary synthesis, with sources from urban studies, media theory, architecture, and biomedical technology.Data analysis is conducted using thematic interpretation, focusing on concepts like "digital skin," "algorithmic choreography," and "bio-urban feedback loops." These frameworks are used to understand how sensors extend bodily boundaries into the spatial logic of smart cities.Findings support the hypothesis that body-integrated sensors can both enhance and compromise urban experience, introducing new forms of control, dependency, and inequality. The research concludes that future urban design must prioritize ethical frameworks for bodily data, advocate for transparent sensor policies, and consider the city as a hybrid organism of biological and digital flows.

کلیدواژه ها:

Body-Sensor Interaction ، Smart Cities ، Spatial Justice ، Bio-Urban Systems ، Digital Autonomy