**Cryptocurrency and DeFi News**

- The recent CrowdStrike incident highlighted the vulnerability of centralized systems.

- Solution: Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN).

- DePINs connect physical devices to the blockchain, allowing users to earn digital assets.

- Examples: GEODNET improves geolocation accuracy, WiFi Map challenges telecom monopolies, DIMO monetizes car data.

- DePIN projects like XNET and Filecoin improve access to the internet and cloud storage.