What’s New in DePin? io.net New Partnership, MapMetrics Token Listing Roadmap, and More

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As an analyst with a decade of experience in the tech industry, I find the recent developments in Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePin) to be both exciting and promising. The partnership between io.net and Zerebro is particularly intriguing, as it represents a significant step forward in integrating AI and blockchain technology. It’s like watching two superpowers joining forces to create a new, unstoppable force in the tech world.

Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePin) are revolutionizing technology, facilitating the development of decentralized initiatives within real-world infrastructure.

In the DePin sector, here’s some recent news: io.net has teamed up with Zerebro on AI projects, MapMetrics has unveiled plans for a potential token listing, and Fluence has added two new users to its cloudless virtual machine initiative.

io.net Partners with Zerebro

Last week, the decentralized GPU compute network io.net teamed up with autonomous AI agent Zerebro as announced in a press release. According to this announcement, shared with BeInCrypto, Zerebro intends to leverage io.net’s distributed computing capabilities to strengthen its Ethereum validator. This integration aims to combine AI and blockchain technology more effectively.

Tausif Ahmed, the Chief Business Development Officer at io.net, shared with BeInCrypto that this partnership represents a significant leap for autonomous agents and decentralized AI as a whole. By working with io.net’s permissionless and globally distributed compute network, Zerebro will be able to maintain its operations consistently and continue innovating.

Over the past few months, io.net has entered into notable collaborations with DePin/AI companies. For instance, it teamed up with TARS Protocol in September to lower AI model training costs by 30%, and partnered with Zero1 Labs last November to foster the development of decentralized AI. Recently, it also collaborated with OpenLedger on a similar project.

MapMetrics Announces Path to Token Listing

In a recent blog post, MapMetrics, a navigation app that rewards users for driving (also known as a “drive-to-earn” app), announced a roadmap for the listing of its token. This announcement follows a year marked by several accomplishments for the company, one of which being its integration into peaq’s DePin system in August, which is a significant step towards MapMetrics’ upcoming token launch.

Although no Peaq-related projects have released their tokens as of now, we are delighted to share that MapMetrics has been selected among the initial group to debut their tokens. This selection signifies faith in our project and its capabilities. Their dedication… guarantees a robust launch and post-launch performance for us.

While MapMetrics highlighted its upcoming token launch as a significant milestone, it also acknowledged other notable achievements. For instance, in October, the company rolled out several significant upgrades aimed at enhancing the user experience of its navigation tools. By prioritizing these improvements over GameFi aspects, MapMetrics is strategizing for long-term expansion.

Fluence Gains Two Early Adopters

Ultimately, internet provider without clouds, Fluence, declared that RapidNode and Supernoderz by Spheron will participate in their Cloudless VM Alpha Testing Program. This news was distributed via a press release from Fluence to BeInCrypto, with representatives from the firm expressing clear excitement.

According to Tom Trowbridge, Co-Founder of Fluence, about 90% of blockchain’s core components like nodes and validators are currently operated in centralized cloud environments. However, for the vision of Web3 to truly embody decentralization, its underlying infrastructure needs to be truly distributed. With the debut of Virtual Machines (VMs) and initial partners, Fluence is now making it a reality that this decentralization can occur.

Fluence asserts that their cloudless virtual machines will alleviate issues typically associated with conventional cloud-based VMs. The specifics about how these new offerings function remain scarce, but the company promises they can deploy workloads at a cost up to 75% lower than traditional cloud services providers.

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2024-12-24 07:12