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Finance

Spacecoin launches SPACE token just days after partnering with Trump family-linked DeFi project

The project aims to create a decentralized satellite internet network, with the initial satellites, CTC-0 and CTC-1, already demonstrating blockchain-based communication from space.

Satellites in space (Kevin Stadnyk)

Finance

DAWN raises $13M to expand decentralized broadband networks

The decentralized wireless protocol plans U.S. expansion and new international deployments as investors back a user-owned alternative to legacy internet providers.

Dawn (춘성 강/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Helium Expands to Brazil With Mambo WiFi in DePIN Breakthrough

The partnership represents one of Helium’s most significant international expansions so far.

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Opinion

The Grandma Test: When Your Mom Can Use DePIN, Mass Adoption Has Arrived

Mass adoption doesn't happen when crypto enthusiasts start using the technology: it happens when your grandma does it without even realizing it, argues Uplink co-founder Carlos Lei.

Grandma (Unsplash/CDC/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Entrée Capital Introduces $300M Fund With Focus on AI Agents, DePIN

Entrée Capital unveiled a $300M fund prioritizing AI agents, DePIN and regulated Web3 infrastructure.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Cloudflare Outage Sends Shockwaves Through Crypto, Renewing Push for DePIN

Some in the crypto world have called for DePIN to be more widely adopted to combat internet outage issues.

A plug disconnected from its electricity socket.

Finance

1kx: Onchain Economy Hits $20B as Fees Signal Real Demand

The firm’s Onchain Revenue Report (H1 2025) aggregates verified onchain data across more than 1,200 protocols, tracking how value actually moves through decentralized systems.

A new study looks at DLT use in financial markets (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay)

Tech

Bee Maps Raises $32M to Scale Solana-Powered Decentralized Mapping Network

The fresh capital will be used to distribute more devices, enhance AI models that process and update map features, and boost contributor incentives, Bee said.

Bee device (Hivemapper)

News Analysis

SEC's Bow to DoubleZero Carries Major Weight for Decentralized Infrastructure: Peirce

The U.S. regulator's decision to give the project's token distributions a pass represents the right get-out-of-the-way approach, Commissioner Hester Peirce said.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: DePIN Flight Tracker Wingbits Lands Korean Air as First Major Airline Partner

Korean Air will use Swedish DePIN startup Wingbits’ encrypted flight-tracking data for research into advanced air mobility, validating the crypto-powered network’s aviation ambitions.

(Korean Airlines)

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