DePIN projects on Solana are thriving, and ordinary users can expect to earn passive income by sharing resources.

The decentralized physical infrastructure network ( DePIN ) is rapidly rising, becoming a bridge that connects real-world assets to the blockchain. Through cryptographic incentive mechanisms, DePIN is reshaping the way infrastructure is constructed and operated, covering multiple fields from shared GPUs to telecommunications networks and street map collection.

Solana, with its high-performance network, is gradually becoming the preferred platform for DePIN projects. According to the latest research report, by April 2025, the total market value of DePIN projects on Solana is expected to reach $3.25 billion, leading other blockchain platforms. The average market value of each DePIN project on Solana is as high as $191.3 million, far exceeding that of other platforms.

The DePIN project is mainly divided into five categories: computing, wireless, sensors, servers, and AI. Among them, computing and wireless categories account for 93.4% of the market share and are also the categories with the highest average market value. Computing networks such as Render and io.net provide high market value utility tokens for AI workloads, while wireless projects like Helium and ROAM represent the most mature and widely adopted infrastructure layer.

The main DePIN projects on Solana include:

1. Helium: The leader in decentralized wireless networks, with over 176,000 mobile users and 69,000 nodes.

2. Hivemapper: A decentralized mapping network with 77,000 nodes, distributing over $60,000 in HONEY token rewards each week.

3. Render: A decentralized GPU rendering network with 3,784 active on-chain nodes.

4. Nosana: Decentralized AI computing network with over 4,200 global nodes.

5. UpRock: A mobile-first data intelligence network that allows users to share idle internet bandwidth and computing power through applications.

These projects demonstrate the practical application value of DePIN, generating nearly $6 million in on-chain network revenue. As the number of nodes increases and service adoption accelerates, ordinary users are expected to earn passive income by sharing idle resources. Although the DePIN field still faces challenges such as transparency, its development prospects are broad and it is expected to reshape infrastructure construction and operational models.