Ecosystem Connections

What is DePIN? DePIN stands for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, a rising trend in Web3 that uses blockchain incentives to crowdsource and maintain real-world infrastructure like WiFi, GPS, storage, compute, or even energy. Think of DePIN as the decentralized version of companies like Uber, Airbnb, or Amazon Web Services, but

We hear more and more often that Web3 is the future of the Internet. However, behind the loud slogans there are complex engineering challenges: decentralization, security, scalability, compatibility. The Fluent project is one of the few that does not just announce a solution to these problems, but offers an already

Rootstock’s recent milestone—securing 81 % of Bitcoin’s total hashrate—marks a pivotal shift in the security and viability of Bitcoin-based DeFi. By integrating major mining pools like Foundry and SpiderPool, Rootstock has elevated its merged mining participation from roughly 56 % in Q4 2024 to an industry-leading 81 % in

The cryptocurrency world has long been overdue for a secure and decentralized cross-chain infrastructure that can connect Bitcoin with more advanced smart contract networks. Despite numerous attempts to build a bridge between Bitcoin and other blockchains, there is still no truly trustless, permissionless, and censorship-resistant solution. However, the tandem of

Summary In February 2025, Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, announced a strategic alliance with major savings-bank–focused investment bank DekaBank to roll out fully regulated cryptocurrency trading services for institutional clients across Europe CoinDesk. Leveraging Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s turnkey brokerage, trading, and custody infrastructure—now licensed under