DePIN


Finance

DePIN Tech Shows Promise, But Implementation Faces Several Hurdles, Moody's Says

The Wall Street ratings agency's first-ever report about the sector underscores the increased attention towards DePIN apps.

Digital Planet Earth and Global Network (World Map Credit to NASA / Yuichiro Chino / Getty Images)

Opinion

We Need DePIN to Get to Net-Zero Emissions

To achieve the net-zero goal ASAP, we must find a way to actively integrate end consumers into the energy market. The answer is Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, says Kai Siefert, founder and CEO of Combinder, a user-owned distributed energy network.

The non-profit Digital Energy Council asks that the EIA also consider the positive impacts of crypto mining on U.S. energy infrastructure, in a response to the agency's open request for comment. (Matthew Henry/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

How Decentralized AI and Zero-Knowledge Proofs Will Democratize Compute

AI is at risk of the same centralization seen in earlier editions of the internet. But another way is possible, say Mahesh Ramakrishnan and Vinayak Kurup.

(Taylor Vick/Unsplash)

Opinion

Why ‘Universal Basic Compute’ Is a Solution to Economic Inequality

And how DePIN networks could make it possible, according to Mark Rydon, Co-Founder of Aethir.

OpenAI's Sam Altman, who has proposed Universal Basic Compute as a fix for automation-driven global equality. (Village Global/Flickr)

Finance

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)

Opinion

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.

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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)

Opinion

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

Videos

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.

Recent Videos

Opinion

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.

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