What if your TV could talk back?In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, we dive into the future of interactive media with Mateusz Poreda, co-founder of Rumi — a decentralized protocol turning passive video into AI-powered, personalized experiences.Real-time content indexing, contextual ads and second-screen engagement, Rumi is building a gateway between streaming, gaming, and generative AI. Don’t miss this conversation on why TV is becoming a two-way experience and how DePIN makes it possible.We cover:• What Rumi is and how it works• How node operators contribute to media indexing• The rise of AI remotes and second-screen agents• Token incentives, airdrops & monetization• Why contextual media is the future of advertising💡 Whether you’re a developer, builder, or DePIN enthusiast — this episode dives deep into🎙️ Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the DePIN ecosystem
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The Future of AI Data: Decentralized, Crowd-Powered & Blockchain-Proven | Max Li, OORT (#64)
What if anyone, anywhere could contribute to the next generation of AI and get paid for it?In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, we talk to Max Li, founder and CEO of OORT — a decentralized data collection network with over 350,000 contributors across 100+ countries and 100,000+ active nodes. OORT is building the global infrastructure for verifiable, crowd-sourced AI data — from speech to video to edge cases.We cover:Why synthetic data isn’t enough for next-gen AIHow OORT rewards real-world contributors and node operatorsTokenomics, staking & the upcoming “TikTok for AI data”Why Africa and LATAM are the next big data economiesLessons from scaling one of the largest AI data DePINsDon’t miss this deep dive into one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the DePIN ecosystem 🎙️
💡 Can blockchain help power the future? In this episode of DePINed Podcast, we sit down with Jemma Green, Executive Chairman and co-founder of PowerLedger to explore how decentralized infrastructure is reshaping the $2 trillion global energy industry.Jemma shares Powerledger’s journey — from launching Australia’s first ICO to building a cross-chain energy ecosystem on Solana and Ethereum. With 100+ deployments in 15 countries, Powerledger tracks, tokenizes, and automates clean energy transactions — from peer-to-peer solar trading to renewable energy certificates (RECs) and dynamic grid pricing.We cover:- How energy markets are being disrupted by AI, renewables & regulation- Why battery storage is the new local power plant- How Powerledger’s token (POWR) is evolving with new DePIN use cases- Community-owned energy, on-chain SLAs & economic incentives- What “true two-sided markets” for energy could look like- Why DePIN is the next breakout category in crypto🎙️ Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the DePIN ecosystem
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Democratizing Game Development: Slashing Dev Costs with DePIN | Jon Radoff, Beamable (#62)
With over 100 live games and millions of players, Beamable offers a full backend-as-a-service for game developers — now expanding into DePIN to cut infrastructure costs and reduce centralization risks 🎮 In this episode of DePINed, we speak with Jon Radoff, CEO and co-founder of Beamable — a platform that’s reshaping game development through decentralized infrastructure.We cover:- The economics of game backend infrastructure- Why DePIN is a game-changer for indie and AAA studios- How Beamable’s upcoming tokenized network works- Checker nodes, worker nodes & staking- The future of game publishing powered by DePIN- Beamable’s vision for a community-owned cloud for games💡 Whether you’re a developer, builder, or DePIN enthusiast — this episode dives deep into the intersection of gaming and decentralized infrastructure.🎙️ Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the DePIN ecosystem
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Unlocking the Permanent Cloud: Naming, Gateways & Scale on Arweave | Phil Mataras, AR.IO (#61)
The demand for faster, cheaper content delivery is exploding — can decentralized CDN scale to meet it? 🌐In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, Tom Trowbridge talks to Phil Mataras, founder & CEO of AR.IO — the first permanent cloud network built on Arweave.We explore how AR.IO is creating seamless, reliable access to permanent data and applications by adding essential services to the Arweave ecosystem: gateways, indexing, decentralized naming and hosting infrastructure.Topics we cover:– Why AR.IO built a decentralized layer of access and services on top of Arweave– The architecture behind gateway nodes, from Raspberry Pi to enterprise scale– Tokenomics and staking incentives for running a gateway– Use cases: censorship-resistant journalism, NFTs, social apps, and more– The vision for scaling to hundreds of terabytes and millions of permanent identities🎙️ Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the DePIN ecosystem
DePINed is a podcast focused on the ecosystem of decentralized physical networks. DePIN companies and protocols crowdsource infrastructure such as WiFi hot spots, computer servers and even cars and, using crypto incentives, create cohesive, global networks from thousands of different providers. This podcast explores all of the use cases launching in this sector as well as the key players in financing and explaining this growing sector which will reshape a broad array of industries. Hosted by Tom Trowbridge, co-founder of Fluence, previously co-founder and president at Hedera Hashgraph.
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