"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu" savage quote from @amiravalliani amazing video

I have deep respect for @DAnconia_Crypto’s team for having the vision to host @DePINSummit in east Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa has <40% internet penetration - it was also the first place in the world adopt large-scale mobile payments. For an industry that talks a big game about blockchain’s ability to power a more inclusive global economy, we pay too little attention to Africa.

I asked @d4bba to bring @Syndica_io’s research muscle to studying DePIN deployers, and he delivered. Some nuggets: There are ~2.3m deployers on @solana, a 2x+ increase from 2 years ago

Things I learned from @fmong today: - @helium mobile’s CAC is $15-20. industry avg is $120-200 - Hotspots in dense, indoor public areas are major selling points for carriers - they provide wireless access in places it’s impossible for carriers to build additional tower capacity - is a good place to scope targets for helium mobile network expansion. (👀Hong Kong + Brazil)

DePIN is powering the future of physical AI. Sidewalk robots by @BitRobotNetwork are the largest data set of its kind on @huggingface - 25x larger than the next biggest network, all contributed by individuals navigating these robots that start at $150

What makes a successful DePIN project? 🎙️@Amira and @fmong are breaking it down at Deployoor Con from @solana NYC!

Kicked off deployooor con with the State of Depin from @d4bba of @Syndica_io - @solana is the hub for new DePIN protocols -@solana continues to see rapid Depin dev ecosystem growth, through ebbs and flows in the market and post helium migration

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Big thank you to Congressman @RitchieTorres for joining me on stage @SolanaConf today and spreading the gospel that being pro-emerging tech is not a partisan issue.

at the @solana depin fair rn and there are SO MANY NEW COMPANIES that are building SUCH COOL STUFF MAN i haven’t heard of like half of these lol time to learn!