Helium and GEODNET Lead Solana's DePIN Sector in Fee Generation

Helium NetworkHelium Network[[/PROJECT]] holds 93.7% of all DePIN fees tracked by [Token Terminal, with $21.3 million in cumulative Data Credit burns over three years. ... HNTHNT[[/TOKEN]] is the network's native token, but DC burns are denominated separately and drive the fee metric.

White House Agrees on CLARITY Act Ethics Deal, Sharing Terms with Senate Republicans

Helium Network Helium Network, whose decentralized wireless infrastructure runs on Solana, made that case directly to Congress. ... Helium CLO Sarah Aberg testified before the House in support of the bill, citing the SEC's previously dismissed claims against HNT as evidence of why functional network tokens require commodity classification under the CFTC rather than securities treatment under the SEC.

Nova Labs CLO Takes Helium's Dismissed SEC Claims to House CLARITY Act Hearing

The first claimed that HNT, along with Helium's MOBILE and IOT tokens, constituted unregistered securities offerings.

Helium Opens NYC Expansion Zones at MSG, Radio City, Grand Central, Javits Center, and Port Authority

Hotspots deployed inside a zone are more likely to receive carrier offload traffic, and more offload means more HNT earned. ... Helium releases around 1,000 new zones per week.

Helium's HIP-149 Passes: Advisory Council Election Now Open to veHNT Holders

For readers who follow Solana without tracking Helium closely: the HNT network is a decentralized wireless protocol where anyone can deploy physical hotspots to earn tokens in exchange for providing real IoT and mobile connectivity coverage. ... For context, Solana Compass token data shows HNT's circulating supply at approximately 181.9 million as of July 14, meaning the supplement alone would add roughly 77% of current supply to the outstanding token count over thr...

Helium Opens 7-Day Vote on HIP-149, Its Biggest Governance Decision Since Moving to Solana

Helium Network HNT voting on the most sweeping governance proposal in the network's history opened today at 4pm PT. ... The Helium Network's DePIN coverage milestone at Redondo Beach earlier this week illustrated what the network delivers at the hotspot level.

Helium Network Ends Redondo Beach Pier's Years-Long Connectivity Dead Zone

Talus Communications, a Helium Network deployer, activated coverage at the pier by enabling the Helium Network on the city's existing Wi-Fi infrastructure and turning on carrier offload, a feature major US carriers use to route traffic when their towers are congested or out of reach. ... HNT (HNT) rewards flow to the deployer based on data traffic the hotspot carries, aligning the operator's incentives directly with actual usage.

Andrew Yang's Noble Mobile Acquires Helium Mobile, Leaving HNT and DAO Intact

The deal, announced June 2, separates Helium Mobile's subscriber operations from the broader Helium Network protocol and explicitly leaves HNT and the MOBILE token under the purview of the Helium DAO, untouched by the transaction. ... How the Helium Network–Noble Mobile Split Is Structured

Samani: Web3 Is Dead, DeFi and DePIN Are What's Left

Product Keynote: Helium

The Helium network, which operates on Solana, has evolved from its origins as an IoT network in 2019 into a full-fledged mobile connectivity provider that major carriers like AT&T now rely upon. ... - 2.1 million phones connect to the Helium network every single day - The network operates with 120,000 hotspots, including venues that function as single large deployments - Helium Mobile has grown to over 500,000 subscribers, up from tens of thousands at the start of 2025 - HNT has achieved net deflationary status in...