In 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.

Mawari started as a Web2 company trying to solve the hard problem of streaming 3D content for AR/VR — and found DePIN as the only viable way to scale.

Today, they’re running over 5,000 GPUs across APAC, powering real-time edge rendering, AI inference, and even virtual YouTubers — with a modular 4-node architecture and a mission to make immersive content truly global.

Topics covered:

– Why AR/VR needs real-time compute at the edge

– How Mawari evolved from XR studio to DePIN infra

– The use case explosion: from AI agents to K-pop avatars

– DePIN in Asia: Japan, Korea, and the coming wave

– Their upcoming Guardian Node launch & token model

A rare inside look at an Asia-first DePIN project solving real infrastructure challenges today.

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In 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 look for in early-stage crypto projects, how the DePIN category has evolved, and why real-world traction and revenue are more critical than ever.👀 We cover:- Lattice’s origin story- What makes a DePIN project fundable (and what doesn’t)- Common mistakes early founders make- Tokenomics, airdrops & why points changed the game- The future of institutional adoption in DePIN- Why “build it and they will come” is no longer enough🎙️ Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the DePIN ecosystem

What 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 protocol turning passive video into AI-powered, personalized experiences.

Real-time content indexing, contextual ads and second-screen engagement, Rumi is building a gateway between streaming, gaming, and generative AI. Don’t miss this conversation on why TV is becoming a two-way experience and how DePIN makes it possible.

We cover:• What Rumi is and how it works• How node operators contribute to media indexing• The rise of AI remotes and second-screen agents• Token incentives, airdrops & monetization• Why contextual media is the future of advertising

💡 Whether you’re a developer, builder, or DePIN enthusiast — this episode dives deep into

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What 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 decentralized data collection network with over 350,000 contributors across 100+ countries and 100,000+ active nodes. OORT is building the global infrastructure for verifiable, crowd-sourced AI data — from speech to video to edge cases.

We cover:

• Why synthetic data isn’t enough for next-gen AI
• How OORT rewards real-world contributors and node operators
• Tokenomics, staking & the upcoming “TikTok for AI data”
• Why Africa and LATAM are the next big data economies
• Lessons from scaling one of the largest AI data DePINs

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💡 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 decentralized infrastructure is reshaping the $2 trillion global energy industry.

Jemma shares Powerledger’s journey — from launching Australia’s first ICO to building a cross-chain energy ecosystem on Solana and Ethereum.

With 100+ deployments in 15 countries, Powerledger tracks, tokenizes, and automates clean energy transactions — from peer-to-peer solar trading to renewable energy certificates (RECs) and dynamic grid pricing.

We cover:

- How energy markets are being disrupted by AI, renewables & regulation

- Why battery storage is the new local power plant

- How Powerledger’s token (POWR) is evolving with new DePIN use cases

- Community-owned energy, on-chain SLAs & economic incentives

- What “true two-sided markets” for energy could look like

- Why DePIN is the next breakout category in crypto

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With 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 reduce centralization risks 🎮 In this episode of DePINed, we speak with Jon Radoff, CEO and co-founder of Beamable — a platform that’s reshaping game development through decentralized infrastructure.We cover:

- The economics of game backend infrastructure

- Why DePIN is a game-changer for indie and AAA studios

- How Beamable’s upcoming tokenized network works

- Checker nodes, worker nodes & staking

- The future of game publishing powered by DePIN

- Beamable’s vision for a community-owned cloud for games💡 Whether you’re a developer, builder, or DePIN enthusiast — this episode dives deep into the intersection of gaming and decentralized infrastructure.🎙️ Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the DePIN ecosystem

The 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 Mataras, founder & CEO of ⁠AR.IO⁠ — the first permanent cloud network built on Arweave.

We explore how ⁠AR.IO⁠ is creating seamless, reliable access to permanent data and applications by adding essential services to the Arweave ecosystem: gateways, indexing, decentralized naming and hosting infrastructure.

Topics we cover:

– Why ⁠AR.IO⁠ built a decentralized layer of access and services on top of Arweave

– The architecture behind gateway nodes, from Raspberry Pi to enterprise scale

– Tokenomics and staking incentives for running a gateway

– Use cases: censorship-resistant journalism, NFTs, social apps, and more– The vision for scaling to hundreds of terabytes and millions of permanent identities

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In 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 shared, monetized and scaled globally.

ARO empowers everyday users to contribute unused bandwidth through simple software or low-cost edge devices, while businesses benefit from reduced latency and dramatically lower costs.

🎙️ In this episode:

– What makes decentralized CDN cheaper and more efficient

– How ARO aggregates idle bandwidth via hardware and software

– The economics of rewarding contributors with 90% buy-and-burn

– Why ARO focuses on real revenue before token launch

– How partnerships in Southeast Asia power ARO’s growth

– Building a DePIN from Web2 infrastructure with Web3 distribution

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In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, Tom Trowbridge talks to Naman Kabra, co-founder & CEO of NodeOps — a rapidly growing DePIN platform offering a full-stack suite for decentralized compute orchestration.

From one-click node deployment to a fully operational cloud, security hub, and staking tools — NodeOps is redefining how developers, node operators, and compute providers interact.

🎙️ In this conversation:

- How NodeOps scaled from $0 to 7-figure revenue in under a year

- The economics of third-party node provisioning

- Dynamic mint-and-burn tokenomics explained

- The roadmap to permissionless compute and verifiable infrastructure

- Building revenue-first in Web3 — without touching treasury

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In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, Tom Trowbridge talks to Diego Di Tommaso, co-founder of Over, a leading project building decentralized 3D maps for ARWe explore how Over evolved from a metaverse platform to a large-scale visual positioning system and why real-world mapping is the missing link for immersive AR experiencesTopics we cover:

- How Over mapped 128,000+ locations with centimeter-level precision

- Why 3D maps are essential for anchoring AR to physical space

- The tokenomics behind mapping incentives and land ownership

- New revenue streams from enterprise use cases and spatial AI

- Collaboration across DePIN: partnering with networks like Hivemapper and NATIX

- What smart glasses mean for the future of Web3 AR🎙️ Don’t miss this deep dive into the DePIN revolution. Subscribe now to explore how decentralized networks are transforming industries worldwide! 🌍