DePIN categories
DePIN is not one thing. What you buy, what it costs to run and what determines your return differ sharply between a radio gateway and a GPU. These are the groupings we organise the directory by.
Wireless networks
5 projectsNetworks that provide radio coverage — LoRaWAN, 5G, WiFi and mesh.
Cellular and 5G · LoRaWAN · WiFi and mesh
Compute and GPU
28 projectsNetworks that rent out processing capacity, increasingly for AI workloads.
AI inference · GPU and rendering · General compute
Storage
14 projectsNetworks that pay for verifiable, persistent data storage.
Archival storage · Hot storage
Mapping and geospatial
2 projectsNetworks that collect imagery, road data or precise positioning.
GNSS and RTK · Street imagery
Sensors and environment
11 projectsWeather stations, air quality monitors and other environmental sensing.
Air quality · Noise and other · Weather
Bandwidth and connectivity
15 projectsNetworks that pay for shared bandwidth, proxying or VPN capacity.
Bandwidth sharing · CDN and edge delivery
Energy
4 projectsDistributed energy resources, metering and grid coordination.
Metering · Solar and battery
Mobility and vehicles
3 projectsVehicle data, telematics and connected-car networks.
Telematics · Vehicle data