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DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks)

Crypto projects that use token incentives to build real-world infrastructure like wireless networks, storage, and computing power.

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Crypto projects that use token incentives to build real-world infrastructure like wireless networks, storage, and computing power. Helium built a wireless network using hotspot owners, and Filecoin created a decentralized storage network. The idea is that tokens motivate people to build infrastructure that'd normally require massive corporate investment.

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