DePIN to reach $3.5T by 2028 on crypto, AI convergence: WEF

From Cointelegraph

June 04, 2025 08:23 AM:

The World Economic Forum predicts the DePIN market, merging blockchain and physical infrastructure, to reach $3.5 trillion by 2028, up from $30-50 billion currently, with the rise of decentralized physical AI driving growth. DePAI allows users to contribute to AI through decentralized networks, creating new opportunities for DePIN industry leaders.

As DePIN adoption increases, the future of computing may shift towards a more distributed and resilient environment, reshaping the industry. Projects like Bittensor and Threefold highlight the potential, with Bittensor enabling decentralized AI models and Threefold offering a sovereign digital identity system for Web3. Messari also projects a $3.5 trillion DePIN market by 2028, up from $2.2 trillion currently.

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