Gm! In this episode, we break down the latest developments in tokenized equities, including Backpack’s stock offerings on Solana and growing competition from Base. We also discuss the rise of social trading platforms like Fomo, Noble Mobile’s acquisition of Helium Mobile, Helium’s evolving network economics, HIP-149, and what these changes could mean for the next phase of growth across the DePIN sector.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(4:04) Tokenized Equities Heat Up

(9:21) Coinbase, IPOs, and Listings

(19:26) Fomo’s Big Raise

(23:26) Can Fomo Escape Memes?

(33:03) Noble Acquires Helium Mobile

(37:56) Helium Economics and HIP-149

(48:10) DePIN’s New Funding Models

(53:39) Geodnet Bucks the Trend

(56:47) Closing Comments

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