Ask Messari Copilot: What are the most promising models for scaling DePIN infrastructure?

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In this week’s episode, the Messari Research team breaks down the latest market narratives—from DePIN’s growing pains to macro risks and app consolidation on Solana. We’re talking tariff chaos, Circle’s IPO delay, gaming tokenomics, and what we’re actually doing onchain during all the volatility.

The Analysts Discuss:

📡 DePIN Revenue: Can protocols like Helium, GEODNET, and Glowe scale?

📉 Macro: Tariffs, market uncertainty, and crypto relative strength

🏦 Circle IPO: Why it got delayed and what that means for stablecoins

🧬 Solana: Super apps, vertical integration, and the memecoin washout

🎮 Gaming: Token design, GUN launch fallout, and consolidation

🔬 Infra: MegaETH testnet and why infra still matters

🧪 Onchain Life: What the team’s farming, testing, and feeding (yes, Mega E-fluffs)

00:00 Introductions

1:06 Tariff Fallout

12:16 Circle IPO Delay

19:30 Superapp Thesis

28:07 State of Gaming

32:03 Cycle Analysis

38:22 DePIN Tokenomics

44:30 Current Interests

53:28 Conclusion

Hosted by Matthew Nay of Messari

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