One in three people in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have access to the internet. Unfortunately, the most vulnerable communities are usually left behind, even though they stand to benefit the most from going online.
Encourage internet sharing
Wayru is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) working to bridge the digital divide, with a particular focus on divided populations in Latin America and the United States. Join Peak, a blockchain for real-world applications that decentralizes internet access by encouraging people to share their hotspots with others to earn rewards in tokens.
milestone
The Wayru network currently boasts over 500 hotspots. Wayru has established strategic partnerships with organizations such as the United Nations/UNHCR. Last year, the network served over 250,000 unique users and had 50,000 unique monthly active users worldwide. During this period, on the network he used more than 3 million GB.
BNB Chain, Solana Compatible ID Tap
Wayru’s will build on Peak as a Layer 1 backbone and leverage Peaq’s multi-chain identity, which is compatible with Binance Chain and Solana, and peer-to-peer payments. It will also enable hotspot operators to migrate their devices to peaq and participate in the economy of things running on their networks.
irreplaceable node
To join that network, you can purchase a Genesis hotspot or install WayruOS on a compatible hotspot. In any case, the next step is to create the device as a non-fungible node (NFN). NFN acts as a hotspot track record, tracking the hotspot’s uptime and quality of service and rewarding it based on its performance.
Wayru will build a hotspot firmware version with peaq ID support, allowing users to migrate to peaq if they wish and officially start with peaq.
Charvel Chedraui, CEO of Wayru, said:
We’re not just building DePIN. The ultimate goal is to make the internet more decentralized and give people more ownership. This vision aligns perfectly with Peak’s values and greatly increases our ability to build and scale projects.
Till Wendler, co-founder of Peak, added:
The global digital divide is a critical hurdle to our progress as a society. The DePIN model is ideal for solving the crisis because it gives everyone ownership of the infrastructure on which the global web runs.
