Centralization vs. Decentralization in Network Dynamics

Amir Haleem, CEO of Nova Labs and founder of Helium, talks about the use cases for Internet of Things (IoT), how blockchain and crypto help to construct a decentralized internet infrastructure, and what is the future of Helium. Show highlights:

• what Helium is and what it is trying to solve
• how, after struggling for years, introducing crypto tokens, finally helped Helium grow
• who the users of Helium are and how they differ from each other
• how Helium grew to have one million devices around the world
• what the challenges and use cases of the IoT space are
• why Helium decided to add new networks
• why Helium is launching specific tokens for each of the new networks
• what proof of coverage is and why it is useful
• what an open-source cellular network is and how it would work
• whether there is a need for some centralization of the network
• what Helium’s roadmap is and what the major milestones are for the future

Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 

Ava Labs: https://avax.network

Amir

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/amirhaleem

Helium:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/helium
• Website: https://www.helium.com/
• NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/technology/helium-cryptocurrency-uses.html
• Plans to launch new networks: https://www.theblock.co/linked/151491/helium-network-accelerates-multi-network-protocol-expansion
• • https://blog.helium.com/helium-chapter-2-a-network-of-networks-7372262210bd
• Helium 5G plans: https://blog.helium.com/whats-next-for-helium-5g-data-transfer-proof-of-coverage-rewards-67b54f19f8d5
• Number of Helium hotspots growing: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/02/17/helium-network-passing-half-million-hotspots-could-fire-up-hnt-price/
• Where Helium users are: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/03/09/helium-miners-from-lisbon-to-miami-say-its-location-location-location/
• Nova Labs raises $200 million: https://www.axios.com/2022/02/18/crypto-startup-helium-raises-200-million
•  $111 million token sale: https://www.theblock.co/linked/114095/helium-token-sale-a16z

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