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DEPINThe brief history of DePIN
DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) refers to decentralized systems that leverage blockchain technology to manage physical infrastructure in a way that is transparent, scalable, and incentivized through token economies. The concept of DePIN has evolved significantly since its early days, and its development has been shaped by key milestones and real-world applications.Early Development (2021–2022)The origin of DePIN can be traced back to 2021 when IoTeX first coined the ter...
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In the digital currency field in 2024, which is full of variables and opportunities, various currencies have different performances. According to the CoinGecko report, as of December 25, several digital currencies have stood out, among which VIRTUAL, BRETT and POPCAT have the highest growth rates. There are different driving factors behind them, which are profoundly affecting the cryptocurrency market pattern. The top three cryptocurrency market growth rates in 2024 are VIRTUAL, BRETT and POP...
DEPINA $2 Billion CAPTCHA Experiment: Enter a CAPTCHA, Claim 5 Bitcoins!
A Free Distribution Experiment in Bitcoin's "Stone Age" On a day in 2010, while the global internet community was still marveling at Facebook's 500 million user milestone, an obscure website quietly went live. It had no complex interface, merely a line of text inviting visitors: "Enter a CAPTCHA, claim 5 bitcoins." At that time, this cryptocurrency, now hailed as "digital gold," was valued at less than $0.10 per unit. Yet, this seemingly ordinary interaction would, 14 years later, become one ...
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Breaking Out of the Crypto Bubble
Despite headline-grabbing rallies on Wall Street and Main Street, blockchains still live in a self-referential loop—disconnected from everyday services, data, and user habits. Developers, meanwhile, would rather ship products than wrestle with oracles, node upkeep, and off-chain plumbing.
Enter Rialo, a new chain purpose-built for the real world by Subzero Labs. It refuses to label itself Layer 1, 2, or 3; the official expansion of the acronym is simply “Rialo isn’t a layer 1.”
iPod ➜ iPhone: The Analogy
Subzero co-founder Ade Adepoju told Fortune: “We don’t need another device that only plays music—we need the iPhone moment, one gadget that fuses camera, GPS, and the web.” Rialo’s ambition is the same: a single platform where blockchain disappears into the background, letting teams ship production-grade apps as effortlessly as they once deployed web services.
Native Real-World Plumbing
Rialo bakes everyday essentials directly into the protocol:
Smart contracts can call HTTPS endpoints—grab a FICO score without an oracle.
Users log in with email, SMS, or existing social IDs; no seed-phrase boot camp.
Fabric Ventures, an investor, explains: “Calling an API, scheduling a timer, or moving data across chains becomes a native instruction, not an external bridge or indexer. Oracles and bridges may simply become obsolete.”
Team & War Chest
Seed round: $20 M led by Pantera Capital, joined by Mysten Labs, Variant, Hashed, Coinbase Ventures, Fabric, Mirana, Susquehanna, Edge, Flowdesk.
Cap table: mix of equity and token warrants, closed Q1 2025.
The team hails from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google, TikTok, Citadel, Mysten, and Solana, bringing deep expertise in distributed systems, AI, hardware, and crypto.
CEO Ade Adepoju, 30, NYC—ex-AMD, Dell, Netflix; founding engineer at Mysten Labs (2021-2024).
CTO Lu Zhang—former Mysten Labs engineer.
Under the Hood (What We Know So Far)
Rialo has not yet published a full white-paper, but early teasers reveal three design pillars:
1. RISC-V + Solana VM Compatibility
Eliminates reliance on bridges and oracles.
Aligns with Vitalik’s April 2025 Ethereum Magicians post proposing RISC-V as the foundation for a leaner, faster EVM 2.0.
2. Developer UX That Feels Like Web2
Single-line HTTPS calls inside smart contracts pull real-time data.
Event-driven and async programming models mirror traditional software stacks.
3. End-User UX That Hides the Chain
Sub-second finality, flat & predictable fees.
2FA and scheduled transactions—familiar Web2 guardrails.
Encrypted messaging baked in.
Real-World Lego Bricks
At the protocol layer, Rialo exposes native hooks to payment rails, weather APIs, and other off-chain services. Apps can therefore span on-chain and off-chain logic without bespoke middleware.
The Road Ahead
If onboarding feels as simple as downloading an app, blockchain may finally escape the crypto echo chamber. Yet big questions remain:
How will Rialo preserve decentralization while integrating tightly with centralized services?
How will it balance openness with privacy and compliance?
For now, Rialo is the boldest attempt yet to give blockchain its iPhone moment—and the real world its first truly invisible chain.
Breaking Out of the Crypto Bubble
Despite headline-grabbing rallies on Wall Street and Main Street, blockchains still live in a self-referential loop—disconnected from everyday services, data, and user habits. Developers, meanwhile, would rather ship products than wrestle with oracles, node upkeep, and off-chain plumbing.
Enter Rialo, a new chain purpose-built for the real world by Subzero Labs. It refuses to label itself Layer 1, 2, or 3; the official expansion of the acronym is simply “Rialo isn’t a layer 1.”
iPod ➜ iPhone: The Analogy
Subzero co-founder Ade Adepoju told Fortune: “We don’t need another device that only plays music—we need the iPhone moment, one gadget that fuses camera, GPS, and the web.” Rialo’s ambition is the same: a single platform where blockchain disappears into the background, letting teams ship production-grade apps as effortlessly as they once deployed web services.
Native Real-World Plumbing
Rialo bakes everyday essentials directly into the protocol:
Smart contracts can call HTTPS endpoints—grab a FICO score without an oracle.
Users log in with email, SMS, or existing social IDs; no seed-phrase boot camp.
Fabric Ventures, an investor, explains: “Calling an API, scheduling a timer, or moving data across chains becomes a native instruction, not an external bridge or indexer. Oracles and bridges may simply become obsolete.”
Team & War Chest
Seed round: $20 M led by Pantera Capital, joined by Mysten Labs, Variant, Hashed, Coinbase Ventures, Fabric, Mirana, Susquehanna, Edge, Flowdesk.
Cap table: mix of equity and token warrants, closed Q1 2025.
The team hails from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google, TikTok, Citadel, Mysten, and Solana, bringing deep expertise in distributed systems, AI, hardware, and crypto.
CEO Ade Adepoju, 30, NYC—ex-AMD, Dell, Netflix; founding engineer at Mysten Labs (2021-2024).
CTO Lu Zhang—former Mysten Labs engineer.
Under the Hood (What We Know So Far)
Rialo has not yet published a full white-paper, but early teasers reveal three design pillars:
1. RISC-V + Solana VM Compatibility
Eliminates reliance on bridges and oracles.
Aligns with Vitalik’s April 2025 Ethereum Magicians post proposing RISC-V as the foundation for a leaner, faster EVM 2.0.
2. Developer UX That Feels Like Web2
Single-line HTTPS calls inside smart contracts pull real-time data.
Event-driven and async programming models mirror traditional software stacks.
3. End-User UX That Hides the Chain
Sub-second finality, flat & predictable fees.
2FA and scheduled transactions—familiar Web2 guardrails.
Encrypted messaging baked in.
Real-World Lego Bricks
At the protocol layer, Rialo exposes native hooks to payment rails, weather APIs, and other off-chain services. Apps can therefore span on-chain and off-chain logic without bespoke middleware.
The Road Ahead
If onboarding feels as simple as downloading an app, blockchain may finally escape the crypto echo chamber. Yet big questions remain:
How will Rialo preserve decentralization while integrating tightly with centralized services?
How will it balance openness with privacy and compliance?
For now, Rialo is the boldest attempt yet to give blockchain its iPhone moment—and the real world its first truly invisible chain.
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