A time came the industry stretched crypto to build things outside the internet Not just tokens, NFTs, or financial apps. Actual infrastructure. That was the idea behind DePIN. Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks use crypto incentives to encourage people and businesses to contribute resources like wireless connectivity, computing power, storage, and energy. Instead of relying on one company to build and operate everything, networks can reward independent contributors for providing these resources. Helium explored decentralized wireless networks, while Filecoin built a marketplace for decentralized storage. The model was simple. People provide useful resources. The network rewards them. Customers pay to use the service. But there's a catch. Rewarding people for contributing infrastructure doesn't automatically create demand for it. A network can attract contributors with token incentives and still struggle to find enough customers willing to pay. That's a real test. Can it deliver something people actually need at a competitive price, without relying entirely on token rewards? DePIN introduced a different question for crypto. Not just how to attract users, but how to build infrastructure people would actually pay to use.