Building Web3 Podcast brings you insightful interviews with visionary founders, technical experts, and thought leaders. It showcases the latest in cutting-edge Web3 projects and their vast opportunities. Whether you're a developer, investor, or enthusiast, our conversations will guide you to success in the decentralized future.
*Building Web3 Podcast's content is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell assets or make financial decisions.*
Building Web3 Podcast brings you insightful interviews with visionary founders, technical experts, and thought leaders. It showcases the latest in cutting-edge Web3 projects and their vast opportunities. Whether you're a developer, investor, or enthusiast, our conversations will guide you to success in the decentralized future.
*Building Web3 Podcast's content is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell assets or make financial decisions.*
In this episode of the Building Web3 Podcast, host Jax Dwyer sits down with Raullen Chai, co-founder and CEO of IoTeX, to explore the explosive intersection of DePIN, AI, and crypto infrastructure—and how IoTeX is building decentralized infrastructure to support the future of machine-powered economies.
From autonomous vehicles earning passive income to decentralized 5G networks and real-world IoT applications, IoTeX is leading the DePIN movement with a mission to connect machines, people, and capital. Unlike traditional crypto protocols, IoTeX combines onchain and offchain infrastructure, supports multi-chain deployments, and enables builders to launch scalable, real-world networks using Web3 rails.
Raullen also shares how IoTeX is different from other DePIN layer-1s like Solana or Base, and explains why the long tail of DePIN builders in developing markets will drive the next wave of adoption. You’ll also learn how IoTeX's MachineFi vision laid the groundwork for today's DePIN narrative—and why decentralized infrastructure matters for telecom, agriculture, GPS, and beyond.
We dive into governance, cross-border DePIN coordination, and how AI agents will soon play a leading role in managing crypto-native infrastructure autonomously.
If you're serious about crypto, AI, DePIN, decentralized infrastructure, and Web3 adoption, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for.
📌 Chapters:
00:00 – Intro to Raullen Chai and IoTeX
01:00 – What is IoTeX? Building the DePIN Stack
02:30 – Use Case: Autonomous Vehicles & Smart Devices
03:30 – Multi-Chain + Off-Chain Infra: Why It Matters
05:00 – DePIN in Developing Countries: Real Impact
06:40 – 4 Core Components of DePIN: Labor, Land, Capital, Devices
08:00 – Real-World DePIN Use Cases: GPS, 5G, Laundry, Dash Cams
09:00 – How DePIN Reduces Costs for End Users
10:30 – Community-Owned Telecom and Transportation
11:30 – The Long Tail of DePIN: Builders in Emerging Markets
12:00 – Live Projects on IoTeX: EnviroBLOX, Drop Wireless, SoraChain
13:00 – What is MachineFi? The Precursor to DePIN
14:10 – DePIN as the Bridge Between Crypto and the Physical World
15:00 – Government Partnerships: Energy, GPS, Agriculture
16:00 – Tokens in DePIN: Bootstrap or Burden?
18:00 – The Case for Crypto-Native Capital Formation
19:00 – IoTeX + AI: How Autonomous Agents Fit In
20:30 – Bino: IoTeX’s Twitter AI Agent Gaining Real Fans
21:00 – The Role of UBI in a Machine-Led Future
21:45 – Where to Find IoTeX and What’s Coming Next
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https://iotex.io/
Disclaimer: Nothing said on Building Web3 is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Jax, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
