DeFi’s next step is into the real world by financing physical infrastructure. Here’s a talk I gave a few months ago explaining what DePIN is and why we’re excited about it. The future of crypto is real (assets).

" We believe that DePIN represents crypto's billion-user moment, or the opportunity for a billion people to interact directly with the decentralized network every day without even knowing it." 💪

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true story: pitbull performed on this stage right before you. basically your opening act. From mr. worldwide to mr. dePIN, network far and wide. 😂

inevitable global movement.

Looking fresh in that suit

Thank you!

bringing real assets onchain is where it all gets interesting. thats real value - not just digital numbers in the void

Amen

Suited and booted!! 🔥

Killer talk from the DePIN 🐐

Thank you!

real yield arc unlocked infra is the new shitcoin but it actually pays

facts, and well explained btw I read the forecast from a16z for 2026 and it was mentioned there too Looking at the numbers and the laws being passed, at different metrics, I also hold this opinion. Now is just the beginning, imo

DePIN good narrative

Good reality too I think

For me, the key narrative this year is also Privacy

DEPIN always a good narrative

Precision timing. Just shared with @a16z the thesis on the shift from Abundant Intelligence to Physics-Based Value (Scarce Energy). DeFi Financing is the only rail efficient enough to capitalize the grid upgrades. Note: The $6.5T is just the US market. The Global South has a $15T Infrastructure Gap that no one can finance. We are executing the Capital Layer for that live.

Dope

DePIN is the perfect bridge for web2.5 and mass adoption

DeFi moving into real-world physical infra financing? Yes please – that's where the excitement is. @hydrameshnet is basically that in comms form: community-financed solar mesh nodes for off-grid, blackout-proof networks with built-in DeFi. No central financing needed, just sovereign nodes. Aligns perfectly with your vision. Worth a look? Main article (intro): #DePIN #a16zcrypto

DePIN for energy is great, but that is just part of the solution for a more resilient energy infrastructure. Granular risk pricing is the other side of the solution. Physical layers + financial layers form the bedrock for the modernization of energy markets.

MOTION

The navy blazer is crisp @guywuolletjr , nailed it.

DePIN isn’t the future anymore — it’s the present that most legacy industries still haven’t noticed is already here 🙌🏻

Look no further than gold or silver. Now imagine a world where there was a safe and verifiable way to trade them on-chain

@a16zcrypto Tracking these new asset types is going to be...interesting. Need a single view to make sense of it all.

@a16zcrypto Interesting idea!

DeFi moving into physical infrastructure is where theory meets gravity. DePIN turns capital into real networks, and those networks need open, programmable compute. That’s the layer Fluence is building for the real-world crypto stack

Wow, how cool is that

@dephynetwork DePIN AI

@toly Real world infra only works at scale if trust is minimized. DePIN without private identities just recreates permissioned rails. Privacy at the protocol layer is what lets physical infra stay neutral. Infra first. Narratives later. cc @toly @prvtlabs

The endgame is onchain dollars earning yield from physical infrastructure.

DeFi bridging to real-world infrastructure is next-level, exciting to see where DePIN goes.

DeFi's future in the real world through DePIN is an exciting concept!

This mean sitting at home while investing in a satilite powering the Internet everyone use Dope