DePIN


Opinion

Why We Chose Sui Over Solana for Our DePIN

When Chirp – a DePIN for telecoms – was choosing a blockchain, the obvious option was Solana. But it decided to go with Sui instead. CEO Tim Kravchunovsky explains why.

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Opinion

Without High Switching Costs, Telecom Looks Vulnerable to DeWi

High switching costs and long-term contracts have previously made telcos impossible to compete against. Key changes in market structure today are allowing challengers with unique crowdsourced supply to challenge them, says EV3’s Mahesh Ramakrishnan.

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Opinion

DePIN Can Make Car Ownership Cool Again

DIMO rewards auto-owners for data from their cars. But the benefits of a DePIN for vehicles go far beyond financial incentives, says co-founder Rob Solomon.

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Opinion

DePIN Can Power a More Sustainable GenAI Industry

The AI boom is overloading data centers and straining traditional energy resources. Can decentralization, in the form of DePIN, offer a solution? Mitch Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of Theta Network, makes the case.

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Opinion

DePIN Doesn’t Need New Infrastructure

The devices in our hands form the basis for a decentralized internet, says William Paul Peckham, Chief Business Officer of APhone.

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Opinion

DePIN 2.0: What the Next Generation of DePINs Is Doing Differently

The “second-mover advantage” phenomenon is playing out in real-time in the DePIN sector.

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Opinion

Welcome to DePIN Summer

Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) are flourishing across multiple businesses, creating an “economy of things,” where value is shared across all participants. Scott Foo, founder of DePIN Daily, digs in.

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Opinion

DePIN: It's Time for Crypto to Get Real

DePIN stands for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, or in simple terms, real-world applications that are actually useful, says Max Thake, cofounder of Peaq, a layer-1 for DePIN.

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Opinion

DePIN Can Rebuild the Grid From the Bottom Up

As the U.S. electricity grid struggles with wide scale outages, crypto-powered demand response programs can save customers billions. These decentralized generative energy networks (or DeGEN) offer services valuable to customers and governments alike.

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Videos

How DePIN Solves Real World Problems

Helium Co-Founder, Sean Carey joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to unpack why he believes DePIN will help make Web3 more mainstream. While Web3 can be complex and challenging, he says DePIN's tangible nature makes it easier to understand. Watch.

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