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DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks)

Also known asDePIN
Blockchain protocols that coordinate and incentivize physical infrastructure through token rewards. DePIN projects on Solana include: Helium (wireless networks), Render (GPU rendering), Hivemapper (mapping), and io.net (distributed GPU compute for AI). Contributors provide physical resources (hardware, bandwidth) and earn tokens. DePIN bridges blockchain economics with real-world infrastructure.

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