Projects tied to decentralized compute,
#Al infrastructure, and
#DePIN are starting to attract more serious attention because the industry now cares more about what powers applications behind the scenes.
@Fluence $FLT fit naturally into the conversation. The idea of decentralized compute is more relevant today as developers look for alternatives to heavily centralized cloud systems. Instead of relying entirely on a few major providers, networks like Fluence are exploring how compute resources can become more open and distributed across Web3.
What makes the narrative interesting is that it connects directly with the growth of Al, data processing and scalable decentralized applications.
At the same time, $HNT : The physical layer is still active. Everyone wrote Helium off post-2022. But the pivot worked. HNT now secures two real networks:
• Helium Mobile: 100k+ subs using decentralized 5G + T-Mobile roaming.
• Helium IOT: LoRaWAN for sensors trackers, agriculture, logistics.
Narrative shift: From "mine HNT with hotspots" to "$HNT burns when real people use data." Carrier offload is happening. Tokenomics now tied to usage, not emissions.
$IO : Aggregating idle GPU for Al & io.net doesn't own data centers. It aggregates underutilized GPUs from indie data centers, crypto miners and render farms into one API.
The DePIN + Al infra crossover: Training and inference costs are brutal on AWS. IO lets AI startups spin up 300x H100 clusters without 3-year contracts. Cluster usage and revenue are public you can track it.