加速 DePIN 领域的创新

每个人都同意 DePIN 在现实世界中的实用性是它们如此有趣的原因，但这也是它们如此难以构建的原因。

DePINs, or decentralized wireless networks, have captured the attention of the crypto community due to their potential to revolutionize industries such as telecom, energy, and mobility. Despite being around for several years, DePINs have recently experienced a surge in interest from both investors and founders.

DePIN（分散式无线网络）因其具有彻底改变电信、能源和移动等行业的潜力而引起了加密社区的关注。尽管 DePIN 已经存在多年，但最近投资者和创始人的兴趣激增。

As someone who has been covering DePINs for the past four years, I've had the opportunity to witness firsthand the evolution of the sector, the challenges faced by DePIN founders, and the role of various tools in accelerating the adoption of DePINs. In this article, I'll provide an overview of the essential tools that every DePIN founder needs to know about and how they contribute to the growth of the DePIN industry.

作为过去四年来一直关注 DePIN 的人，我有机会亲眼目睹该行业的演变、DePIN 创始人面临的挑战，以及各种工具在加速 DePIN 的采用中所发挥的作用。在本文中，我将概述每个 DePIN 创始人需要了解的基本工具以及它们如何为 DePIN 行业的发展做出贡献。

What Makes DePINs Unique?

DePIN 有何独特之处？

Before delving into the specific tools, it's crucial to understand what distinguishes DePINs and why they require a specialized set of tools.

在深入研究特定工具之前，了解 DePIN 的区别以及为什么它们需要一套专门的工具至关重要。

DePINs are fundamentally different from other crypto projects. While working in crypto generally demands a diverse skill set, DePINs present a whole new level of multidisciplinarity. In addition to the typical hardware aspects (design, manufacture, ship, sell) involved in any physical product, DePIN founders must establish businesses that can effectively compete with established Web2 players in massive industries such as telecom, energy, and mobility. They must also navigate the complexities of smart contracts, tokens, and decentralized applications (dapps).

DePIN 与其他加密项目有着根本的不同。虽然加密领域的工作通常需要多样化的技能，但 DePIN 呈现出全新水平的多学科性。除了任何实体产品所涉及的典型硬件方面（设计、制造、运输、销售）之外，DePIN 创始人还必须建立能够与电信、能源和移动等大型行业中成熟的 Web2 参与者进行有效竞争的业务。他们还必须应对智能合约、代币和去中心化应用程序 (dapp) 的复杂性。

This unique combination of hardware, business, and technology creates a steep learning curve for DePIN founders. However, several companies and investment firms have recognized this need and are building tools to lower the barrier to entry for DePIN founders and, ultimately, increase the pace of innovation in the industry.

这种硬件、业务和技术的独特组合为 DePIN 创始人创造了陡峭的学习曲线。然而，一些公司和投资公司已经认识到这一需求，并正在构建工具来降低 DePIN 创始人的进入门槛，并最终加快行业创新的步伐。

Essential Tools for DePIN Founders: A Deep Dive

DePIN 创始人的基本工具：深入探讨

One of the most critical elements of any DePIN project is its map explorer. Every DePIN project needs an explorer that displays the number and location of their devices, their token price and trading volume, and their on-chain revenue, among other important metrics.

任何 DePIN 项目最关键的元素之一就是它的地图浏览器。每个 DePIN 项目都需要一个浏览器来显示其设备的数量和位置、代币价格和交易量、链上收入以及其他重要指标。

Historically, each DePIN had to create this explorer themselves, which entailed smart contract, backend, and frontend work and could take months. This inefficiency stemmed from the fact that this piece of the stack is largely the same across every DePIN project. Fortunately, several companies, including Hotspotty, EV3, IoTeX, and DePIN Pulse, are stepping in to simplify this process.

从历史上看，每个 DePIN 都必须自己创建这个浏览器，这需要智能合约、后端和前端工作，可能需要几个月的时间。这种低效率源于这样一个事实：每个 DePIN 项目中的这部分堆栈基本上都是相同的。幸运的是，包括 Hotspotty、EV3、IoTeX 和 DePIN Pulse 在内的多家公司正在介入以简化这一流程。

Hotspotty's DePIN Hub provides DePINs with a profile page that includes a high-level description of their project with an emphasis on social sentiment and community growth. It also features recent third-party media coverage on podcasts and information on token price and trading volume. Essentially, DePIN Hub helps founders tell the story of how they started and grew their projects.

Hotspotty 的 DePIN Hub 为 DePIN 提供了一个个人资料页面，其中包括对其项目的高级描述，重点关注社会情绪和社区发展。它还包含最近第三方媒体对播客的报道以及有关代币价格和交易量的信息。从本质上讲，DePIN Hub 帮助创始人讲述他们如何启动和发展项目的故事。

EV3's DePIN.Ninja serves as the industry's default on-chain revenue tracker for DePINs. In addition to providing project profile pages that include links to their socials, recent podcast episodes, and total capital raised, DePIN.Ninja helps founders easily showcase their financial metrics to investors and the world.

EV3 的 DePIN.Ninja 是业界默认的 DePIN 链上收入跟踪器。除了提供包含社交链接、最近播客节目和筹集的总资金的项目简介页面外，DePIN.Ninja 还帮助创始人轻松向投资者和全世界展示他们的财务指标。

IoTeX's DePINscan is the go-to-explorer for the DePIN space. It includes both sector-wide metrics like total market cap, trading volume, and devices as well as free project profile pages with the number and physical location of devices. It also includes miner-relevant metrics like device cost, earnings, and payback period. Put simply, DePINscan helps tell the story of what DePIN (and specific projects within it) have accomplished so far and provides a snapshot of the industry today.

IoTeX 的 DePINscan 是 DePIN 领域的首选探索者。它包括全行业指标，如总市值、交易量和设备，以及包含设备数量和物理位置的免费项目简介页面。它还包括与矿工相关的指标，如设备成本、收益和投资回收期。简而言之，DePINscan 有助于讲述 DePIN（以及其中的具体项目）迄今为止所取得的成就，并提供当今行业的概况。

Lastly, Unleash DePIN's DePIN Pulse isn't quite live yet, but it promises to provide DePIN projects with a place to highlight their miner earning opportunities as well as facilitating lead generation for supply-side contributors as well. In essence, DePIN Pulse helps founders directly communicate and capitalize on their value proposition with potential contributors.

最后，Unleash DePIN 的 DePIN Pulse 尚未完全上线，但它承诺为 DePIN 项目提供一个突出其矿工赚钱机会的地方，并促进供应方贡献者的潜在客户开发。从本质上讲，DePIN Pulse 帮助创始人与潜在贡献者直接沟通并利用他们的价值主张。

These tools aggregate and publish data in a way that benefits the entire DePIN sector. They have significantly reduced the go-to-market time for DePIN founders and increased their discoverability across the sector and crypto more broadly.

这些工具以有利于整个 DePIN 行业的方式汇总和发布数据。他们显着缩短了 DePIN 创始人的上市时间，并提高了他们在整个行业和更广泛的加密领域的可发现性。

The Road Ahead: Unlocking DePIN's Full Potential

未来之路：释放 DePIN 的全部潜力

DePINs represent one of crypto's best chances to positively impact the world. They introduce a novel method of capital formation and a new, more equitable way to build physical infrastructure. If any of these ideas work, the fabric of society will be changed forever.

DePIN 代表了加密货币对世界产生积极影响的最佳机会之一。他们引入了一种新颖的资本形成方法和一种新的、更公平的方式来建设有形基础设施。如果这些想法中的任何一个起作用，社会结构将永远改变。

While the sector has come a long way since the last cycle, there is still much work to be done. Commoditizing the map explorer part of the DePIN tech stack increases the pace and ease with which DePINs can be created because, after all, the more experimentation we can encourage here, the more innovation will undoubtedly occur. And that's something we can all agree is worth fighting for.

尽管自上一个周期以来该行业已经取得了长足的进步，但仍有许多工作要做。将 DePIN 技术堆栈的地图浏览器部分商品化可以提高创建 DePIN 的速度和难度，因为毕竟，我们在这里鼓励的实验越多，毫无疑问就会出现更多的创新。这是我们都同意值得为之奋斗的事情。