DePIN Gains Rapid Momentum: Exploring 3 Noteworthy Projects on Wuvu Island
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DePIN Gains Rapid Momentum: Exploring 3 Noteworthy Projects on Wuvu Island
DePIN has become an unavoidable sector in this cycle.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: ThreeDAO
While the BTC ecosystem is ablaze with inscriptions, DePIN has emerged as a rapidly rising contender, capturing widespread attention. Newcomers like Mobile and Honey are trending across the web, while established projects such as Fil and Storj are regaining spotlight. DePIN has become an unavoidable sector in this cycle. According to MessariCrypto's research report on DePin, the entire DePin sector was valued at approximately $900 million in October this year, with projections indicating growth to a $3.5 trillion scale by 2028.
With inherent advantages in engineering talent, mature supply chains, and robust software-hardware ecosystems, Chinese communities hold unique strengths in the DePIN space. Connecting vast hardware nodes via blockchain to enable resource sharing—and generating positive value from supply-demand dynamics instead of Ponzi-like schemes—may represent the best path toward real-world mass adoption. This article highlights three outstanding DePIN projects from the ThreeDAO incubator, any of which could become the next breakout hit.
1. God Plays Dices (GPD)
GPD is a quantum random number-based DePIN project developed by the Quakey team. GPD stands for "God Plays Dices," referencing Einstein’s famous remark on the randomness inherent in quantum state measurements. Quantum random number chips are currently the only quantum technology mature enough for consumer electronics. For instance, Samsung Electronics has achieved stable mass production of quantum random number chips, integrating them into its Galaxy Quantum series smartphones, with annual shipments exceeding one million units.
GPD pioneers the use of quantum technology in building blockchain infrastructure, innovating in both new hardware and novel consensus mechanisms within DePIN. On the hardware front, GPD has achieved mass production of quantum Ukeys based on quantum random number chips. These devices offer all standard hardware wallet functionalities while also being capable of generating and outputting true quantum random numbers in real time. Regarding consensus innovation, GPD introduces Proof of Randomness (PoR), an original mechanism that combines the energy efficiency missing in Proof of Work (PoW) with the fairness absent in Proof of Stake (PoS), pushing decentralization to its limits. The PoR whitepaper is available at: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.15417.
The GPD quantum Ukey serves as a "mining device," plugging into any laptop or smartphone via USB to run the PoR consensus mechanism. This dramatically lowers the barrier to entry and hardware costs for public chain nodes, paving the way for a thriving Web3 ecosystem.
The GPD project plans to build a Layer 2 chain for BTC using the PoR mechanism. Each node will provide quantum random number oracle services to the BTC ecosystem, while cross-chain capabilities will support EVM and multiple public chain ecosystems, replacing pseudorandom number generators and establishing quantum true randomness as a standard Web3 infrastructure. Additionally, the PoR mechanism itself acts as a fair asset distribution protocol—"God playing dice"—that can serve a wide range of DApps.
2. RE:DREAMER
RE:DREAMER leverages blockchain technology to create an open business network, offering enterprises a secure environment for encrypting and recording open business data on-chain. In the future of data storage, businesses will require three platforms: internal systems, cloud services, and blockchain. Built upon this foundation, the Open Business Network delivers an efficient and secure solution for data processing and access, enabling companies to innovate business models based on blockchain’s openness and transparency.
RE:DREAMER migrates open commercial data storage from traditional cloud environments to a new type of blockchain-based open database, enhancing data liquidity and transparency. Through backend APIs, enterprise clients can easily access this data, enabling better-informed business decisions. Technologically, the RE:DREAMER business network employs a dual-node control design, business-priority transaction ordering, and customizable rollup standards tailored to specific business needs. For example, vending machines and POS terminals require real-time on-chain transactions, whereas e-commerce platforms may adopt non-real-time strategies to manage returns and exchanges. These innovations not only improve operational efficiency but also ensure data accuracy and security.
RE:DREAMER is committed to building an open business network that uses blockchain to break down information silos and solve the challenges of horizontal integration in Web2 commerce. It has also developed a fast bridging protocol connecting Web2 and Web3, supporting various online and offline devices and systems—including vending machines, POS terminals, coupon redemption platforms, and e-commerce marketplaces. Data exchange between these systems via the open network lays a solid foundation for innovative business models, shaping the future of commerce.
RE:DREAMER led the development of the NFT standard ERC-6672, which was officially adopted by the Ethereum community on May 16, 2023. ERC-6672 is the first NFT format supporting portable and programmable data, providing enterprises with greater flexibility and scalability in NFT-based data exchange applications.
3. CESS (Cumulus Encrypted Storage System)
CESS (Cumulus Encrypted Storage System) is a blockchain-based decentralized cloud storage and CDN network that supports online data storage and real-time sharing, delivering full-stack solutions for storing and retrieving high-frequency dynamic data in Web3.
The CESS data value network is a Layer 1 infrastructure built on DePIN principles, featuring decentralization, high efficiency, security, privacy, and scalability. CESS introduces Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS), supporting large-scale commercial storage needs and capable of hosting viral decentralized applications (dApps). By introducing a decentralized CDN layer with scientifically designed incentives for caching and retrieval miners, CESS achieves millisecond-level data retrieval and response. CESS enables data monetization and free circulation of data value, while ensuring user privacy and returning data sovereignty to data owners through trustless mechanisms, thus fostering a vibrant, diverse, and sovereign data economy.
In the CESS network, physical infrastructure consists of nodes operated globally by participants. CESS innovatively employs mechanisms such as randomly selected rotating consensus nodes (R²S), multi-replica recoverable storage proof (PoDR²), multi-type data rights confirmation (MDRC), decentralized proxy re-encryption, and trusted execution environments (TEE) to ensure data integrity, security, traceability, and privacy. These mechanisms incentivize diverse network participants—including hardware providers, node validators, developers, and users—to contribute to network growth, promoting healthy, community-governed development.
CESS is reshaping how industries store, manage, and utilize data, empowering data creators and owners to reclaim control over value distribution in data asset flows. It accelerates the arrival of the next-generation internet—the “Value Internet”—where developers, creators, merchants, platforms, and consumers collaborate and thrive together.
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