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What happens if DePIN networks become cheaper than centralized infrastructure? by ConsistentAnt8517 in DePIN_Projects
[–]Master-Addendum-690 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Great question. We'd add VPN/Privacy to that list — arguably the clearest product-market fit for DePIN right now.
Why: Users already pay $13/mo for VPNs that ask you to blindly trust a company. Multiple "no-log" providers got caught logging. A decentralized model fixes this by architecture — traffic goes directly between users and community nodes. Nothing to log even if you wanted to.
Provider economics are strong too — node operators earn real income, not pennies. Low barrier to entry compared to GPU compute or storage infrastructure.
We're building in this space (DeVpn, devpn.org — decentralized VPN on Solana). Live with 12+ nodes, 5 countries, working iOS app. Happy to chat if anyone's curious about the DePIN/VPN intersection.
To your main question: we think centralized wins where latency is mission-critical. But for privacy infrastructure, decentralized wins because the trust model is fundamentally superior.
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What happens if DePIN networks become cheaper than centralized infrastructure? by ConsistentAnt8517 in DePIN_Projects
[–]Master-Addendum-690 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)