#048 - 10M+ Nodes, 7 Years, and Now a Blockchain: XYO’s New Chapter! 🌐
Welcome back to the DePIN Hub Newsletter, where we’re adding new ink to one of DePIN’s oldest sleeves 🖋
What makes a true DePIN?
Is it hardware? Token rewards?
Or is it surviving 7+ years, scaling past 10M nodes, and then pulling the ultimate move — launching your own blockchain? 🌐
That’s exactly where XYO finds itself today. One of DePIN’s earliest projects has grown into one of its biggest milestones, and we’re breaking it down for you.
🔍 Inside this must-read post:
- How XYO went from GPS trackers to 10M+ nodes and a blockchain of its own 🛰
- Why this launch could rewrite what “real-world trust” means in Web5 🔑
- The dual-token system ($XYO + $XL1) and how staking connects them 💰
- Where you can stake your XYO and join the next chapter 🚀
DePIN Hub Leaderboards 🏅
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In the News 📰
🔔 ROVR Network Drops 200K+ 3D Clips to Supercharge Spatial AI
🔔 Beamable Network On The Link Between Backend Design and Player Retention
Three Spaces. Three Verified Projects. 🎙
Last week, DePIN got loud! 📢
Fluence, GEODNET, and AnyOne — three Verified Projects, three back-to-back X Spaces.
From bold takes on the future of cloud and GPS to raw conversations on privacy, listeners got unfiltered alpha straight from the builders themselves! 👀
🎧 Replays are up. Tune in and hear it straight from the source:
- Fluence - Fri, Sep 5
- GEODNET - Wed, Sep 10
- AnyOne - Wed, Sep 10
🎥 And… set a reminder for our next one on SEP 25th with ROVR Network! It’ll be LIVE!
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10M+ Nodes, 7 Years, and Now a Blockchain: XYO’s Next Era 🌐
TL;DR: One of the very first DePINs just became its own blockchain — after 7 years and 10M+ nodes.
Read on to see why XYO’s next chapter is making history!
Some DePIN projects are experiments. Others are legends in the making.
And then there’s XYO: a network that’s already proven itself with 10M+ nodes, 7+ years of building, and over $10M paid to contributors.
Now, XYO isn’t just feeding data to blockchains. It is a blockchain.
Say hello to XYO Layer One (XYOL1) — built for one thing most chains still can’t guarantee: trust in real-world data.
That’s right. What started with GPS trackers, a bound-witness breakthrough, and the viral COIN App has grown into a full DePIN cycle:
- Individuals contribute data through COIN 📱
- XYO validates it with cryptographic consensus 🛡
- XYOL1 scales it all transparently, verifiably, on-chain ⚡
And at the heart of this new system? A dual-token design:
- $XYO (the veteran): governance + staking asset since 2018
- $XL1 (the newcomer): powers transactions, contracts, and validator rewards
👉 Stake $XYO → earn $XL1. Simple.
For everyday contributors, there’s System Staking (safe, pooled, no slashing risk).
For operators who want higher yields, there’s Node Staking (with the added challenge of uptime).
This launch is more than just another token event. It’s XYO stepping fully into the blockchain era — after proving for years that DePIN isn’t just hype, it’s working infrastructure! 🛠
If you’ve been waiting for a DePIN with real demand, real scale, and real rewards, this is the entry point.
But this is only the surface.
The full blog dives deeper: how oracles make blockchain useful in the real world, why XYO’s Proof of Perfect matters, and how two tokens balance supply, demand, and sustainability!
In the full blog, you’ll be reading about:
- 🚀 How XYO leveled up — from NFC tags and the COIN app to a full-blown blockchain with 10M+ nodes
- 🔑 The new dual-token setup — why $XYO and $XL1 are both essential, and how staking ties them together
- 📅 What the TGE means for you — and how to get in on XYO’s biggest milestone yet
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Parting Words 👋
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