Applications range from digital storage to energy markets, the report said, while pointing to significant use cases for the technology.
Decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) will be Web3’s “next big use case,” with the potential to onboard “a significant number of new users to the crypto space,” according to a Sept. 5 report by MV Global, a Web3 investing firm.
“Real-world adoption has accelerated with hundreds of thousands of users of multiple individual protocols,” MV Global said. “[T]his is only the start of what we think will be a massive wave of growth… not only for current Web3 users but also for Web 2 converts.”
DePINs are blockchain protocols aimed at decentralizing real-world infrastructure and systems, including communications networks, data warehouses, energy markets, and more. According to MV Global, the ecosystem currently comprises upward of 1,000 projects and represents more than $50 billion in aggregate market capitalization.
