Episode description
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
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EPISODE LINKS
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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