DePINed podcast
by Fluence
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Privacy for Web3: Confidential On-Chain for Stablecoins, DeFi & RWAs…
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About this podcast
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.
Episodes
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- Privacy for Web3: Confidential On-Chain for Stablecoins, DeFi & RWAs | Francis Otshudi, iExec (#79) · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 79Privacy is becoming a critical layer for Web3 infrastructure — especially as stablecoins, DeFi, and RWAs move on-chain and attract institutional adoption. But how can…
- Bitcoin Mining as Home Heat: Turning Compute Into a Consumer Product | Alex Busarov, Heatbit (#78) · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 78Bitcoin mining, energy efficiency and decentralized infrastructure are increasingly intersecting as new hardware models emerge.In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, host Tom…
- Asset-Backed Loans for Compute: Turning GPUs into DeFi Yield | Conor Moore, USD.ai (#77) · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 77GPU compute is becoming the core infrastructure layer of AI, but financing that infrastructure is still broken. Traditional lenders can’t efficiently underwrite small-to-mid GPU…
- DePIN for Atmosphere Monitoring: Telescopes, SkyBridge, Incentives | Franck Marchis, Skymapper (#76) · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 762024–2025 became a breakout moment for decentralized sky monitoring.In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, host Tom Trowbridge (Co-Founder & CEO of Fluence) sits down with…
- DePIN eSIM Connectivity in 190+ Countries Without the Web2 Friction | Marcus Hearne, Ubitel (#75) · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 75In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, host Tom Trowbridge, co-founder & CEO of Fluence, sits down with Marcus Hearne, founder & CEO of Ubitel.Marcus is building Ubitel — a…
- Edge AI for Real-World Intelligence | Harry Dewhirst, 375AI (#74) · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 74In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, host Tom Trowbridge sits down with Harry Dewhirst, Founder & CEO of 375AI, to explore how edge AI is turning the physical world into…
- Fluence 2025 Year in Review: CPUs, GPUs, Token Economics & Scaling DePIN Compute (#73) · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 732025 became a year of product depth and infrastructure maturityOver the past twelve months, Fluence moved from a narrow compute narrative to a fully-fledged CloudStack —…
- Building a Decentralized Connectivity Layer for DePIN | Jason Brink, Datagram (#72) · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 72Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) promise a new internet. In this episode, Jason Brink, CEO and co-founder of Datagram, explains why most DePIN projects fail…
- Decentralized Compute + Swarm Inference: The Future of AI Models | Ivan Nikitin, Fortytwo (#71) · 1 h 3 min · Season 2 Episode 71Small, specialized AI models are catching up to and in many cases outperforming — frontier LLMs. Fortytwo is building a decentralized compute network where thousands of…
- Decentralized Energy: Solar, Home Batteries & Virtual Power Plants | Jason Badeaux, Daylight (#70) · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 70Explore how decentralized energy is transforming the power grid — rooftop solar, home batteries, virtual power plants, and on-chain financing. This is the new DePIN-powered…
- The DePIN Telecom Revolution: Roaming Without Borders | Samer Bishay, Karrier One (#69) · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 69Explore how Carrier One is redefining global connectivity through DePIN and bringing telecom into Web3.In this episode, Tom Trowbridge interviews Samer Bishay (CEO & co-founder…
- The AI Data Engine Behind 8M Devices & Petabytes of Web Data | Andrej Radonjic, Grass (#68) · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 68Explore how Grass became one of the most important data engines powering today’s AI models! In this episode, Tom Trowbridge (co-founder & CEO of Fluence) interviews Andrej…
- Streaming the 3D WorldStreaming the 3D World | Luis Ramirez, Mawari (#67) · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 67In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, Tom Trowbridge sits down with Luis Oscar Ramirez, Founder of Mawari, the Immersive Compute Network powering the future of XR and AI…
- DePIN is Growing Up: What VCs Really Look For | Mike Zajko, Lattice (#66) · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 66In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, Tom Trowbridge talks to Mike Zajko, co-founder of Lattice, one of the most active DePIN-focused venture firms. Mike shares what VCs really…
- AI-Powered TV: Smart Agents, Tokens & Real-Time Context | Mateusz Poreda, Rumi (#65) · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 65What 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…
- The Future of AI Data: Decentralized, Crowd-Powered & Blockchain-Proven | Max Li, OORT (#64) · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 64What 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…
- Decentralizing Energy: Grid Disruption & Tokenization via DePIN | Jemma Green, Powerledger (#63) · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 63💡 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…
- Democratizing Game Development: Slashing Dev Costs with DePIN | Jon Radoff, Beamable (#62) · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 62With 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…
- Unlocking the Permanent Cloud: Naming, Gateways & Scale on Arweave | Phil Mataras, AR.IO (#61) · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 61The 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…
- How ARO Network Is Revolutionizing Decentralized CDN with Buy-and-Burn Tokenomics | Cathy Zhu (#60) · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 60In this episode of the #DePINed Podcast, we’re joined by Cathy Zhu, COO of ARO Network — a decentralized content delivery network (CDN) designed to transform how bandwidth is…
