DePIN


Opinion

The Next Wave of AI Is Mobile

AI is moving beyond tech giants as everyday smartphones take on complex computing tasks, says Mitch Liu, CEO of Theta Labs.

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Tech

Borderless Capital Introduces $100M DePIN Fund Backed by Peaq, Solana Foundation

DePIN refers to physical infrastructure networks built using blockchain technology and token incentives which other projects can use without having to buy and run their own equipment.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

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.

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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.

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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

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