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Investment Firm Lemniscap Raises $70M Fund Targeting Early Stage Web3 Projects

Lemniscap is targeting zero-knowledge infrastructure, consumer applications and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN).

16:9 Shaishav Todi, Lemniscap General Partner, and Roderik van der Graaf, Founder and Manging Partner (Lemniscap)

Opinyon

Accelerating Innovation in the DePIN Sector

Everyone agrees the real-world utility of DePINs is what makes them so interesting, but it’s also what makes them so difficult to build. Companies and investment firms like IoTeX, Hotspotty, EV3, and DePIN Pulse are building tools to lower the barrier to entry for DePIN founders and increase the pace of innovation in the industry, says Connor Lovely.

(Helium)

Tech

DePIN Media Network PKT Starts Up on Coinbase's Base to Bring Transparency to Making Movies

Behind PKT are Hollywood talent who say they're sick of the black box that is the industry's film production process.

(The Maker Jess/Unsplash)

Opinyon

Why DePIN Is Taking Off Now

DePIN has existed for a few market cycles, with early successes in digital infrastructure networks like Helium and Golem. Now, half a decade later, it is taking off, as seen by a surge in product launches and new DePIN-dedicated funds. Outlier Ventures’ Jasper De Maere, asks: Why now?

A Helium Hotspot, circa 2019

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How DePIN Revolutionizes Crypto and Beyond

CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the developments in DePIN and how it utilizes blockchain technology to manage physical infrastructure resources in a decentralized manner. Plus, how this technology could potentially revolutionize the monopoly of big tech and utility companies.

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Opinyon

How DePIN Can Modernize Car Insurance

Auto insurers take a blanket approach to setting premium prices, disadvantaging drivers with better records. DePINs can help individualize policies while keeping data secure, writes Hugo Feiler, CEO of Minima.

American Motors Corporation (AMC) Javelin. A highly customized muscle pony car for drag racing and auto shows with a supercharged AMC V8 engine. Note: this car is based on the 1971 or 1972 version. Photograph taken at an AMC meet in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Opinyon

DePIN Data Verification: A Challenge With no Silver Bullets

If the DePIN’s whole product is data, then spoofing makes its datasets less valuable. Here’s how to address false data, according to Leonard Dorlöchter, co-founder of peaq.

(Joshua Sortino/Unsplash)

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WiFi Provider Andrena Raises $18M to Offer Decentralized Broadband

The fundraising for the DePIN-based project – destined for launch on the Solana blockchain – was led by Dragonfly, with participation from CMT Digital, Castle Island Ventures and Wintermute Ventures

16:9 WiFi router (USA-Reiseblogger/Pixabay)

Opinyon

DePIN and Machine Data Can Change Web3

DePIN enables the tokenization of machines, opening up RWA investments and spreading benefits to owners and users, says Leroy Hofer, CEO and co-founder of Teneo Protocol.

(Joenomias/Pixabay)

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Morpheus, Decentralized AI Project From Lumerin, Goes Live on Arbitrum Test Network

The premise of the technology is to avoid pitfalls of centralized AI models, which might be prone to censorship or monopoly control, according to the developer.

Artistic modification of illustration pulled from Morpheus white paper (Lumerin/Morpheus)