#029 - Introducing: DePIN Hub’s Verified Projects — The Trust Layer you asked for 👀
Welcome back to the DePIN Hub Newsletter, where we're making DePIN Verification Great Again
GM! DePIN Hub just dropped something BIG. 🚀
You asked for it (literally, 62% of you), and we delivered. Introducing: Verified Projects — your new secret weapon for separating DePIN's winners from the noise 🎯
🔍 Inside this must-read post:
📍 Why even the most "trustless" projects need verification (and what we're doing about it)
📍 First look at our comprehensive 8-category evaluation framework
📍 Meet our first batch of Verified Projects (including Mawari, Hivemapper, and Helium)
📍 How to use this new superpower for your DePIN research
👉 Miss this, miss your edge: it’s on our blog!
Pssst! The verification bar is HIGH (75/100 minimum). See who made the cut... 🤫
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In the News 📰
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Introducing: DePIN Hub’s Verified Projects — The Trust Layer You Asked For 👀
TL;DR: We just launched DePIN's first comprehensive verification standard. Why? Because spotting winning DePIN projects early means capturing those sweet infrastructure revenue streams. 💰
There's an irony in DePIN that we need to talk about.
The blockchain was meant to be the ultimate trustless system — transparent, immutable, verifiable.
Yet here we are in 2024, and everyone from X accounts to smart contracts is scrambling for verification status. Why? Because while blockchain can't lie, the projects building on it still can.
The reality check? Over 60% of you told us you needed a better way to evaluate DePIN projects.
And we get it — when you're dealing with projects that combine complex tokenomics, physical hardware, AND real-world infrastructure challenges, DYOR can feel like solving a Rubik's cube blindfolded. 🎯
Why does this matter for your portfolio? Simple:
- When DePIN projects fail, you're not just losing initial capital — you're missing out on long-term infrastructure revenue streams
- When solid DePIN projects succeed, you're looking at sustainable yields that keep flowing as long as that infrastructure operates
- First-mover advantage is real — getting in early on verified projects means capturing more of that infrastructure revenue pie
Want to know which projects passed our rigorous verification process and why? Check out our full breakdown on the blog.
In our full blog post, we dive deep into:
- The exact criteria we use to identify projects with sustainable revenue potential
- How our verification framework spots projects built for long-term infrastructure yields
- What made our first batch of Verified Projects stand out (and why it matters for your portfolio)
- How to leverage our new verification system to get early access to winning DePIN projects
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Parting Words 👋
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