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Helium

$HNT
60DepinScope score

Helium is a global, decentralised wireless network that provides IoT coverage via LoRaWAN and mobile connectivity through cellular offload Wi-Fi.

MainnetModerate riskIntermediateWireless networksSolana

Last verified 8 days ago (10 Aug 2026)

The provided documentation covers the general architecture of Helium's LoRaWAN and Wi-Fi networks, the HNT token utility, and the concept of Hotspots. It does not provide specific hardware specifications, setup costs, or step-by-step software requirements.

Participation at a glance

Entry cost
Hardware costs for Hotspots are not specified in the provided text.
Not available · 10 Aug 2026
Reward model
Coverage Based
Verified · 10 Aug 2026
Launched
Not recorded
Availability
Not established

How this score was reached

Workable, but check the gaps yourself. This measures how well the network can be assessed and participated in: documentation, verification, cost of entry, maturity and operator risk. It is not a prediction of returns, and it reads nothing from token price.

  • Documentation depth13/25

    2 of 4 core areas documented (rewards, hardware, node, participation)

  • Verification strength10/20

    entry cost unavailable, rewards verified

  • Accessibility6/20

    entry cost not published, so treated as unknown rather than free

  • Operational maturity15/15

    mainnet

  • Operator risk8/12

    moderate risk, intermediate difficulty

  • Verification freshness8/8

    verified within the last month

How it works

Individuals and businesses host small wireless gateways called Hotspots. These devices provide LoRaWAN coverage for IoT devices or Wi-Fi coverage for cellular offload, earning HNT tokens for providing coverage and handling data traffic.

How to participate

Users can participate by obtaining a Helium Hotspot, setting it up to share their internet connection, and earning HNT rewards based on coverage and data transfer.

Pros and cons

Strengths

  • Supports both global IoT (LoRaWAN) and cellular offload (Wi-Fi) networks.
  • Earn rewards in HNT for providing coverage and handling wireless traffic.

Drawbacks

  • Requires purchasing and hosting physical Hotspot hardware.

Risks

Requires upfront hardware purchase and ongoing internet bandwidth sharing.

Official links

Sources

  1. Helium - Own the Air · retrieved 10 Aug 2026
  2. Home | Helium Documentation · retrieved 10 Aug 2026

This page is research, not financial advice. Figures carry the confidence label and verification date shown beside them, and reward rates can change without notice. Confirm everything against the project's official documentation before buying hardware or committing funds.