Fluence 2025 Year in Review: CPUs, GPUs, Token Economics & Scaling DePIN Compute (#73)

2025 became a year of product depth and infrastructure maturityOver the past twelve months, Fluence moved from a narrow compute narrative to a fully-fledged CloudStack — production-ready CPUs, virtual servers, a rebuilt provider stack and a platform designed to serve real workloads at scaleTo close the year, Fluence co-founders Tom Trowbridge and Evgeny Ponomarev sat down to reflect on what was built, why certain decisions mattered, and how those foundations set the stage for what comes next.A natural part of that evolution is GPUs and AI. In 2025, Fluence expanded beyond CPU compute into GPU containers, VMs, and bare metal — opening the door to AI workloads and a market that continues to reshape global infrastructure. This episode unpacks how Fluence approaches GPU economics, capacity, and scale — and why compute is becoming one of the most valuable commodities of the next decade.Beyond the product itself, the conversation also touches on ecosystem building. Through DePIN Day and the DePINed Podcast, Fluence continues to invest in the DePIN community — creating a shared space where founders, builders, and operators can connect, learn and grow together. That ecosystem work feeds directly back into stronger products, better alignment, and a healthier market overall.