DePIN

DePIN utilizes blockchain and token incentives to build and maintain physical infrastructure, such as wireless networks, cloud storage, and energy grids.By decentralizing the ownership of hardware, projects like Helium and Hivemapper disrupt traditional centralized monopolies.In 2026, DePIN is a core pillar of the Web3 + AI economy, providing the decentralized compute and data collection necessary for autonomous agents. This tag tracks the growth of hardware-based rewards, crowdsourced infrastructure, and the democratization of global utility networks.

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Created: 2026/02/02 18:52
Updated: 2026/02/02 18:52
Mid-2026 Flight Tests Planned as WMS and Britten-Norman Push for High-Altitude 5G

Mid-2026 Flight Tests Planned as WMS and Britten-Norman Push for High-Altitude 5G

Britten-Norman and WMS will flight-test a BN2T-4S Islander in mid-2026 fitted with phased-array antennas to trial airborne 5G over a 15km radius.

Author: Blockchainreporter
7 Top AI Tokens for 2025: Could These Become the Next Breakout Projects?

7 Top AI Tokens for 2025: Could These Become the Next Breakout Projects?

AI tokens and Top Crypto Presales gain strong attention heading into 2025. Discover seven AI-driven projects that could move early and shape the next cycle

Author: Blockchainreporter
ZENi, an AI-powered agent intelligent data layer, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding, led by Waterdrip Capital and others.

ZENi, an AI-powered agent intelligent data layer, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding, led by Waterdrip Capital and others.

PANews reported on November 20 that ZENi, an AI agent intelligent data layer, announced the completion of a $1.5 million seed round of financing, led by Waterdrip Capital and Mindfulness Capital, with participation from Rootz Labs, Attention Ventures, DePIN-X, and Metalabs Ventures. According to reports, ZENi is an intelligent data layer that supports AI agents and the emerging InfoFi economy. It plans to build the data intelligence backbone on which AI agents rely, transforming online and on-chain signals into structured intelligent information and enabling automated execution.

Author: PANews
We should give everybody unrestricted access to leveraged perpetuals for stocks

We should give everybody unrestricted access to leveraged perpetuals for stocks

The post We should give everybody unrestricted access to leveraged perpetuals for stocks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Markets opened to a clear risk-on tone, with crypto sectors sharply outperforming traditional assets. BTC posted a modest gain of +0.8%, while Gold (+1.0%) performed similarly. However, equities lagged meaningfully as the S&P 500 (-0.9%) and Nasdaq 100 (-1.3%) both slipped, reflecting a mild unwind in tech momentum. Crypto equities also softened (-1.0%), suggesting the rotation favored onchain assets rather than public proxies. Crypto sector indices saw broad strength, with DePIN (+6.2%) and AI (+6.1%) leading the board amid continued enthusiasm for infrastructure-heavy narratives. Ethereum-aligned assets (+5.1%) and Revenue-generating protocols (+4.3%) also climbed, hinting at renewed investor appetite for cash-flow visibility as activity improves on major L1s. Launchpads (+4.1%), Gaming (+3.8%), and Solana-ecosystem names (+3.3%) followed, rounding out a day dominated by high-beta segments. Even traditionally slower sectors like RWA (+3.1%), L1s (+3.0%), and DeFi (+2.8%) participated, while L2s (+1.8%) and Modular (+0.3%) underperformed relative to the rest of the crypto complex. The move appears to have been driven less by macro catalysts and more by positioning. With equities cooling and rates stable, crypto’s higher-volatility sectors benefited. Looking ahead, volatility remains compressed, but today’s dispersion hints that rotation trades are back in focus. With macro data light over the next 48 hours, crypto may continue to trade on sector-specific flows and narrative momentum. Market Update MegaETH’s “Frontier” mainnet beta was announced and starts in early December 2025. This announcement drops into a market primed for speed-as-a-moat narratives and any catalysts or excitement during the current downturn.  With Frontier running for one month in December (with zero incentives!), early flows are likely to pivot toward infra and app plays that are incredibly fast. Think high-frequency options and reactively-updating onchain games, segments that have been bottlenecked by block cadence…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Bluwhale Launches AI Agent That Manages Your Stablecoin Portfolio

Bluwhale Launches AI Agent That Manages Your Stablecoin Portfolio

Latest News and Updates on blockchain industry by AlexaBlockchain ("Alexa Blockchain"). Bluwhale introduces an AI Stablecoin Agent that scans DeFi and CeFi markets to optimize stablecoin yields for retail investors. The post Bluwhale Launches AI Agent That Manages Your Stablecoin Portfolio appeared first on AlexaBlockchain.

Author: AlexaBlockchain
Filecoin Announces Launch of Its Onchain Cloud Providing Verifiable, Developer-Owned Infrastructure

Filecoin Announces Launch of Its Onchain Cloud Providing Verifiable, Developer-Owned Infrastructure

The post Filecoin Announces Launch of Its Onchain Cloud Providing Verifiable, Developer-Owned Infrastructure appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Disclaimer: The below article is sponsored, and the views in it do not represent those of ZyCrypto. Readers should conduct independent research before taking any actions related to the project mentioned in this piece. This article should not be regarded as investment advice. At the DePIN Day Buenos Aires, hosted by Fluence, renowned blockchain project Filecoin announced the launch of its Filecoin Onchain Cloud, a decentralized cloud platform offering verifiable storage, fast retrieval, and fully on-chain programmable payments. While it is still in its early phase, the platform has already seen integration from the ERC-8004 community, Ethereum Name Service (ENS), KYVE, Monad, Safe, Akave, Storacha, Geo Podcasts, and more. The launch was announced at  While recent outages at major cloud providers have taken Web3 offline, Filecoin recognizes that the ecosystem relies on centralized infrastructure. As such, its Filecoin Onchain Cloud offers a verifiable alternative for builders seeking open, resilient systems. With new pressures also straining centralized stacks. AI systems produce data at a massive scale, governments dictate where it can reside, and on-chain AI agents now need different infrastructure. Advertisement &nbsp Hence, Filecoin Onchain Cloud meets that demand by expanding the Filecoin network into a programmable layer for verifiable cloud services, enabling developers to compose storage, retrieval, and payment logic on-chain. Speaking on the development, Molly Mackinlay, the CEO of FilOz said; “Filecoin Onchain Cloud brings on-chain guarantees like verifiability, programmability, and openness to cloud-scale infra services.” “With storage, retrieval, and payments that are all fully composable and auditable on-chain, all Web3 dApps, agents, and infra networks can be truly unstoppable. Filecoin Onchain Cloud provides the building blocks applications needed for a Cambrian explosion of on-chain services powered by the global network of Filecoin service providers. Builders deserve a cloud built on proof, not promises!”…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Solus Partners Releases Comprehensive Computation DePIN Market Report for 2025

Solus Partners Releases Comprehensive Computation DePIN Market Report for 2025

The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence has created an unprecedented demand for high-performance compute, pushing traditional cloud providers to their limits. GPU shortages, rising energy costs, and mounting regulatory pressures have opened the door for a new category of infrastructure: Computation DePIN—a decentralized model that leverages distributed hardware to deliver

Author: Thenewscrypto
Bitget – Filecoin (FIL) tăng vọt hơn 70% khi cơn sốt DePIN lan rộng — Giá sẽ chạm mốc $3 tiếp theo?

Bitget – Filecoin (FIL) tăng vọt hơn 70% khi cơn sốt DePIN lan rộng — Giá sẽ chạm mốc $3 tiếp theo?

Filecoin (FIL) đã bùng nổ trở lại tâm điểm của thị trường crypto sau một đợt tăng giá mạnh hơn [...] The post Bitget – Filecoin (FIL) tăng vọt hơn 70% khi cơn sốt DePIN lan rộng — Giá sẽ chạm mốc $3 tiếp theo? appeared first on VNECONOMICS.

Author: Vneconomics
Wintermute Market Observation: Sell-off is "macroeconomic noise," the fundamentals of BTC's rise remain unchanged.

Wintermute Market Observation: Sell-off is "macroeconomic noise," the fundamentals of BTC's rise remain unchanged.

Author: @Jjay_dm Compiled by: Deep Tide TechFlow Last week's market sell-off was primarily driven by the repricing of interest rate cut expectations, rather than a structural collapse. Current positioning is nearing completion, and global easing policies continue. Bitcoin (BTC) needs to re-establish itself within its trading range to improve broader market sentiment. Macro Update Last week, the market's focus was on digesting the sudden repricing of expectations for a December rate cut. The probability of a rate cut plummeted from approximately 70% to 42% in just one week, a shift amplified by the lack of other macroeconomic data. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's retreat from the near-certainty of a December rate cut forced investors to re-examine the views of various FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) members, revealing that a rate cut was not a consensus. The market reacted swiftly: US risk assets weakened, with cryptocurrencies, as the most sentiment-driven risk asset, suffering particularly severe losses. Among various asset classes, digital assets remain at the bottom of the performance rankings. This underperformance is not new; cryptocurrencies have lagged behind the stock market since early summer, partly due to their persistent negative skewness relative to equities. Notably, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have actually underperformed altcoins as a whole, which is relatively rare during a downtrend. Two main reasons explain this phenomenon: Altcoins have been declining for some time now; A few areas (such as privacy coins and fee switching mechanisms) continue to show localized strength. From an industry perspective, the performance was generally negative. The GMCI-30 index (@gmci_) fell 12%, with most sectors declining between 14% and 18%. Leading decliners included Artificial Intelligence (AI), Decentralized Internet of Things (DePIN), Gaming, and Memes. Even typically more resilient categories such as Layer 1 networks (L1s), Layer 2 networks (L2s), and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) experienced widespread weakness. This market volatility reflects a broad-based risk aversion rather than sector rotation. The chart above shows data from Monday to Monday, so it differs from the first chart. Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen below the $100,000 mark again, the first time this has happened since May. Prior to last week, Bitcoin had successfully held the $100,000 level twice (on November 4th and 7th), and even briefly rebounded to $110,000 at the beginning of last week. However, this rebound quickly faded during the US trading session, with hourly candlesticks showing a clear pattern of selling pressure – sell orders emerged whenever the US market opened, ultimately pushing the price below $100,000 after two attempts. Part of the pressure stems from whales (investors holding large amounts of crypto assets) reducing their positions. While sell-offs typically occur from the fourth quarter to the first quarter, this trend has come earlier this year, partly because many traders anticipate a weaker year in the four-year cycle. This expectation is self-fulfilling, as early risk-taking by participants amplifies market volatility. It's worth noting that there hasn't been a genuine fundamental collapse this time; the pressure is primarily driven by the US market and macroeconomic factors. The repricing of interest rate cut expectations is a more reasonable driving factor. After Federal Reserve Chairman Powell retracted his comments regarding a December rate cut, US traders began to analyze the views of various FOMC members in depth. US trading seats gradually lowered their expectations for a December rate cut from about 70% to the low 60% range, a shift that global markets only subsequently recognized. This also explains why the strongest selling pressure was concentrated in the US trading session from November 10th to 12th, even though the probability of a rate cut was still in the mid-60% range at that time. While expectations of interest rate cuts have impacted short-term market sentiment, the overall macroeconomic environment has not deteriorated. The global easing cycle is still underway. Japan is preparing a $110 billion stimulus package. China continues to implement an accommodative monetary policy. The United States' quantitative easing (QT) program will end next month. Fiscal channels remain active, such as the proposed $2,000 stimulus package. Current market changes are more about timing than direction—specifically, how quickly liquidity will be released and how long it will take to impact speculative risk assets. Currently, the crypto market is almost entirely driven by macroeconomic factors, lacking new data to stabilize interest rate cut expectations; the market remains in a reactive rather than constructive development phase. Our Viewpoint The macro environment remains supportive of the market, and position adjustments have made the market clearer, but stable sentiment still depends on the performance of mainstream cryptocurrencies. This market sell-off appears to be more of a macro-driven shock than a structural collapse. Current positions have been cleared, the US-led pressures have been fully understood, and the cyclical dynamics of whales and year-end flow trends have well explained this volatility. The overall backdrop remains constructive: global easing continues, the US quantitative easing (QT) program will end next month, stimulus channels remain active, and liquidity is expected to improve in the first quarter of next year. What the market currently lacks is confirmation from major cryptocurrencies. Unless Bitcoin (BTC) returns to the top of its range, market breadth is likely to remain limited, and the narrative will be unsustainable. This macro environment does not resemble a prolonged bear market. As the market is driven by macro factors, the next catalyst is more likely to come from policy and interest rate expectations rather than liquidity within the crypto industry. Once major cryptocurrencies regain momentum, a broader market recovery is expected.

Author: PANews
6 New Crypto Presales Gaining Attention for Their Technology and Roadmaps

6 New Crypto Presales Gaining Attention for Their Technology and Roadmaps

This shift has helped new presales gain more attention, especially those with clear roadmaps and real products. That is why […] The post 6 New Crypto Presales Gaining Attention for Their Technology and Roadmaps appeared first on Coindoo.

Author: Coindoo