Could DePIN Bring Blockchain Into the Physical World?

Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Networks, or DePIN, are trying to connect blockchain incentives with real-world infrastructure. Instead of crypto being used only for digital applications, these networks can reward people for providing resources such as wireless connectivity, computing power, storage or mapping data. The idea is interesting because the value being created isn’t purely speculative. Participants are contributing something that can potentially be used outside the blockchain itself. However, DePIN projects still have to prove that their economics work without relying heavily on token incentives. Could DePIN become one of the areas that finally brings blockchain technology into everyday physical infrastructure?