#040- Earn Real Rewards By Just Exploring The New DePIN Hub 🚀

Welcome back to the DePIN Hub Newsletter, where we took a look at Fortnite’s gamepass and said, “Y’know what? We can do better.” 🎮

What if your DePIN journey didn’t start with hardware… but with a habit?

What if you earned something real for every course completion, referral, or curious click?

The hard truth is, DePIN’s next leap needs more than token incentives or specialized hardware — it equally needs systems that reward participation and progress.

And that’s exactly what DePIN Hub’s new features do. 😉

🔍 Inside this must-read post:

• How the new Profile system tracks and rewards your impact, from check-ins to completed Academy courses 🎮
• A first look at the Earn page—your new gateway to passive DePIN rewards without any hardware 🛠
• Details on our first giveaway: 20 Mawari Guardian Node licenses up for grabs 🏆
• Why this marks a shift toward making DePIN more accessible and rewarding for everyone 💡

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Earn Real Rewards By Just Exploring The New DePIN Hub 🚀

TL;DR: DePIN Hub just launched 2 ways to reward your clicks and curiosity—and we’re giving away 20 something nodes to celebrate!

If there’s ONE THING our team at DePIN Hub has never been shy about, it’s building. 🛠 

And if you’ve been with us these past years, you’ve seen firsthand that we’re pretty darn good at it.

1. We've simplified complex infrastructure management through Hotspotty's fleet management tools, Maptile Server, and Nodi—transforming technical challenges into intuitive solutions
2. We've enhanced network planning and optimization via Line-of-Sight simulation, PoC visualization, and DePIN Score—giving deployers unprecedented visibility and control
3. We've made DePIN knowledge accessible to everyone through The Academy, our Newsletter with 140K+ active subscribers, and the DePIN Hub Podcast featuring 60+ founders
4. We've created trusted pathways for discovery and investment with Project Listings, Verified Projects framework, and our automated News aggregator—helping you navigate an increasingly complex landscape

We’re not just here to watch the DePIN movement unfold. We love actively shaping it.

And now, we’re turning that same builder energy toward something new: rewarding you.

A profile with perks + earn with zero hardware.

DePIN Hub invites you to 2 game-changers!

We’re launching two major features built to make participating in DePIN Hub more rewarding than ever, no matter who you are or where you’re starting from.

#1: Your new Profile is gamified, personalized, and powerful

Your DePIN Hub account is not just a login now. That era ends today. ✂

We've completely reimagined profiles around these questions: What if your curiosity and consistency were as valued as your capital? What if showing up daily, referring friends, and diving into content were recognized tangibly?

Thus, we’ve revamped profiles to reward users just for exploring, learning, and showing up! Every click, check-in, and action you take helps you climb the ranks through our new Points + Tier System.

As you rack up points, you’ll evolve through 9 themed tiers—from the humble Primal Monkey 🐵 to the futuristic Cybernetic Future 🤖. Each tier unlocks new perks, badges, and recognition.

To us, this is more than gamification.

It's our way of saying that DePIN's strength comes from its community—the learners, the sharers, the everyday participants who fuel its growth.

And frankly, it’s pretty damn fun. 🐒

#2: Introducing DePIN Hub Earn!

While node running remains a vital part of the ecosystem, we know that hardware shouldn't be the only gateway to DePIN participation.

So if you’re not ready to spin up a node yet, that's what we built the Earn Page for!

These aren't random crypto faucets or schemes. They’re legitimate tools with exclusive perks we've negotiated just for you — special promo codes, boosted rewards, and early access to emerging projects before they hit mainstream awareness.

Here’s what makes it special:

• No hardware needed. Just your time and curiosity.
• DePIN-approved tools only, because we vet these so you don’t have to.
• Exclusive perks just for DePIN Hub users.
• New projects added regularly so check back often!

It's the easiest way to dip your toes into DePIN without buying gear or tokens. Whether you're here to experiment or stack rewards, DePIN Hub Earn! has something for you.

Why we built this, you ask?

Because DePIN shouldn’t just reward early investors and hardcore node runners.

It should reward learners, explorers, referrers, community builders, and curious clickers.

If you’ve ever thought, “I want to get into DePIN, but I don’t know where to start,” this is where you start.

A SWEET DEAL for our first Top 20! 🎁

To celebrate the launch of our new Profile system, we’re kicking things off with something big! 🎉

We’re giving away 20 Mawari Guardian Node licenses to the Top 20 profiles on the leaderboard by May 15th.

Your rank in exchange for 1 node. 👀

That’s right—if you climb high enough in the next 30 days, you’ll earn a free node license from one of the most anticipated projects in DePIN. These nodes give you a share in the future of decentralized 3D content streaming—and when paired with Nodi, they become true passive income machines.

No complicated setup. No hardware. Just consistent activity and curiosity, rewarded.

So… what are you waiting for?!

Ready to earn while you explore?

These features launch today, but they'll evolve tomorrow based on how you use them.

Which tiers prove most rewarding? What types of Earn! do you prefer the most? Your engagement will shape what these features become.

Log in to explore your reimagined profile. Check out the tiers that await your points. Browse Earn! for opportunities that match your interests & availability. 

Then come back tomorrow. Then the day after. And watch as your consistent participation is recognized and rewarded.

The infrastructure of tomorrow is being built today—not just in devices and networks, but in communities and engagement models.

Let's power this ecosystem together. 🐒💥

Privacy meets DePIN, at scale.

Session is more than just a messaging app — it's a decentralized, censorship-resistant network that already powers secure comms for over a million users. With zero central servers and end-to-end encryption, it’s a direct challenge to the surveillance capitalism baked into today’s messaging giants.

And with the launch of $SESH, Session is leveling up: unlocking rewards for node operators, launching premium features like file-sharing and username trading, and partnering with Legion to onboard the next wave of contributors.

Ready to support decentralized privacy?

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Parting Words 👋

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