In recent years, a few technology giants have gained a worrying control of the Internet, which puts the privacy of our data for danger and digital security. Latter Crowdstrike incidentAs one failure led to a widespread disturbance, it is more than just an invitation to wake up-it is a loud warning that we are facing a much larger problem. But there is a solution: decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePin). DePin provides a way to change the game to connect the material world to Blockchain, and completely overcome the main defects of our current central systems.
This article is part of the new Coindsk DePin verticalCover the emerging industry of decentralized physical infrastructure.
DePin networks have the intelligence of physical devices such as sensors, Internet of Things, computers and smartphones with non -central Blockchain networks. By sharing data, providing resources, or helping to keep things, users gain real bonuses in digital assets – a fair deal that was a long time in the digital world. This setting does not enable users to benefit from their participation; He frees them from the grip of the central intermediaries who took advantage of the system for a long time by taking advantage of user data. These brokers use this data for advertising, marketing and targeted analyzes, generating enormous revenues while providing a little against users.
The idea is simple: spreading material infrastructure and rewarding people to contribute to the network. These contributions can be anything from sharing data about your driving habits or car to rent an additional fixed drive space, share the display of the online frequency, or connect weather sensors to environmental data in actual time. Instead of just delivering your data to large technology companies to achieve income from them, it allows DePin You Share and actually pay. It is more than just participation – it is about ensuring that every user becomes an interest in the infrastructure they depend on.
Real world applications
Today, DePin -based projects are already re -imagining endless aspects of our daily life. Take the geographical location as an example, as Blockchain networks such as Geodnet pushes the location’s resolution to accuracy at the percentage, and cancel enormous potential in fields such as agriculture, construction and drone operations. Such solutions allow farmers to manage crop crops exactly as they have not happened before, while construction projects can reach new levels of accuracy, and self-ruling drones can move with specific accuracy-all thanks to a network supported by individuals who contribute to benefit From it.
In another case, the rise of the internet that the community, such as 150 million hot points of WiFi Map around the world, is not just a new option. It is a bold challenge to the outdated forms of communications. At the same time, DIMO allows people to collect data, use and invest in their cars, providing developers for special application programming facades simultaneously to create applications to take advantage of this information to use cases such as insurance, vehicle maintenance and fleet management.
In another case, Witness seriesDepin proof, which has already attracted more than $ 5 billion from the quota delegated from the Restaker companies from EignLayer, is actively working to unify the DePin economy often. The network allows the disparate DePin projects with the participation of its material sites, network capabilities and other data to communicate with each other, and to create a comprehensive supply chain of decentralized infrastructure.
Other DePin projects, such as the XNET mobile operator, are making great steps to bring a reliable network connection – which is today a human right by the United Nations – to 2.9 billion people in the world who are still not connected to the Internet. XNET provides the frequency range for the broad-range radio service for citizens (CBRS) and Wi-Fi, a carrier category for building a central community of coordinated network operators via joint Blockchain.
Likewise, storage networks like Filecoin allow people to use their extra storage space to create a more flexible, effective and easy to use alternative for traditional cloud storage. This transformation makes such services easier and affordable while giving users control and an opportunity to earn a resource that may be lost.
Ultimately, decentralization not only improves access, but also weakens the essence of our very interconnected digital world.
What hinders us?
While current decentralized storage solutions may not yet coincide with the cost efficiency of central alternatives, this is a temporary obstacle; It is not a permanent barrier. However, this is a problem with a solution. Better pressure of data and devices at the consumer level will lead to a “sweet spot” where decentralized cloud storage becomes effective as central options.
Technology is supposed to be anti -dehydration. The fact that we will suffer from a huge interruption due to one failure that is not uncomfortable or unacceptable – it’s an inspiring indictment for our current system. But again, this problem is also solved; We get there by really central cancellation of all aspects of our digital infrastructure, including elements that are often ignored such as Blockchain systems.
Open source tools will run this shift. ZK tools like Plonky3 It is already used to create proverbs and other critical infrastructure, with projects such as Fleek to take advantage of these highly efficient non -central examples.
DePin’s time is not only now – it has long been late. The possibility of reshaping our digital scene is not just an exciting; It is very necessary for the free and open internet future. We must now behave this opportunity and build the decentralized future that we all deserve.
Note: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Coindsk, Inc. Or their owners and subsidiaries.
