DePIN: The Passive Income Goldmine You’re Ignoring
Web3's best-kept secret isn't DeFi. It's DePIN; and the top Solana projects are already printing.
Big tech owns you.
They own your:
Your data
The networks
The servers
They can’t survive without us. Yet instead of paying us, we pay them.
Imagine a world where… (hear me out) you actually get paid for your data.
Where we become the network and earn money for it.
Welp. That world already exists.
It’s called DePIN, which stands for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks.
What is DePIN?
DePIN rewards anyone for contributing to physical infrastructure (phones, maps, cameras, computing power) by letting them earn tokens.
Unlike traditional networks controlled by corporations, DePIN is powered by you.
Solana is quietly leading this movement, using scalable, low-cost infrastructure that makes it all possible (OPOS).
The Top 5 Solana DePIN Projects
Without further ado, here are the most promising DePIN projects on Solana (and how they can help you earn some extra cash).
1. Helium Mobile – Earn for Providing Network Coverage
Forget overpriced phone plans.
Helium Mobile rewards anyone that helps build their decentralized network.
You earn $HNT by:
• Hosting a hotspot
• Expanding coverage
• Sharing Cloud Points (gamified rewards)
• Plugging into their $50M grant pool
Cheaper plans, passive income. No brainer.
2. Hivemapper – Earn for Mapping the World
Google Maps is slow and stale.
Hivemapper lets drivers map the world in real-time with AI dashcams.
You earn $HONEY for:
• Driving around
• Updating road data
• Building next-gen maps with the community
The result? Fresher maps. Real rewards.
3. XNET – Earn for Data Offloading
XNET solves the “dead zone” problem.
Drop their hotspot in a high-traffic area and let it offload data automatically.
• More traffic = more offloads
• More offloads = more $XNET
Congrats. You just created your own mini ISP.
4. NATIX – Earn with Your Dashcam
250,000+ people already earn $NATIX just by driving.
Plug in your dashcam. Literally. That’s it.
• Privacy-safe
• Live, decentralized mapping
• 980M+ map data points collected
They’re even partnered with Grab. The future of maps is owned by you.
5. PlayOnShaga – Earn from Idle Gaming PCs
60M+ gaming PCs sit idle 80% of the time.
Shaga turns yours into a cloud GPU powerhouse.
• Low-lag cloud gaming
• AI compute jobs
• Passive income while you rest
This one is just an absolute no brainer. Be sure to check it out if you have an idle PC.
DePIN isn’t a buzzword anymore.
In fact… It’s the only way out.
Big tech had their chance to run the game the right way.
Now let’s run the network. — Lite.