The list
Acurast
Turns spare Android phones into confidential compute nodes on a live network
- Phone app
- Token: ACU
- Referral link
- What it is
- A decentralised compute network that runs other people's software on smartphones.
- How it works
- You install the Acurast app on a spare phone, keep it charged and online, and it runs small, confidential compute jobs for developers.
- How rewards work
- Phones receive ACU tokens from a shared pool several times a day, split by each phone's performance. The more phones join, the smaller each share. Token rewards can fall in value or stop.
Silencio
Phone app that maps ambient noise for real-world sound data
- Phone app
- Token: SLC
- Referral link
- What it is
- A network that builds noise maps from measurements taken on people's phones.
- How it works
- The Silencio app uses your phone's microphone to measure how loud your surroundings are and tags each reading to a place. You can also rate the noise in venues.
- How rewards work
- Contributors collect in-app Coins for measurements, with more on offer in places that are less mapped. Silencio says Coins can be exchanged for its SLC token. Token rewards can fall in value or stop.
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Grass
Shares unused home internet bandwidth through a desktop app or browser extension
- Desktop app
- Token: GRASS
- Referral link
- What it is
- A network that uses spare home internet capacity to collect public web data for AI companies.
- How it works
- You run the Grass desktop app or browser extension. It uses some of your unused connection to fetch public web pages for Grass's customers.
- How rewards work
- Users collect Grass points based on uptime and the bandwidth they share. Grass has converted points into GRASS tokens in past distribution rounds, and may change how this works. Token rewards can fall in value or stop.
GEODNET
Runs a GNSS base station that streams RTK corrections for drones and survey
- Rooftop hardware
- Token: GEOD
- Referral link
- What it is
- A global network of satellite-positioning base stations that sells centimetre-level location corrections.
- How it works
- You mount a triple-band base station on a roof with a clear view of the sky and connect it to your internet. It streams correction data used by drones, farm machinery and surveyors.
- How rewards work
- Stations receive GEOD tokens daily, based on time online and signal quality. GEODNET halves the base rate every year, and stations close together share rewards. Token rewards can fall in value or stop.
Network stats: GEODNET console map (official)
Wingbits
ADS-B flight-tracking station that feeds aviation location data
- Rooftop hardware
- Token: WINGS
- Referral link
- What it is
- A flight-tracking network that collects aircraft position broadcasts from ground stations.
- How it works
- You run a Wingbits station with an outdoor antenna. It picks up the ADS-B signals aircraft broadcast and sends them to the network for flight-tracking customers.
- How rewards work
- Stations receive WINGS tokens daily from a shared pool, weighted by how much useful coverage they add. Adding stations where coverage already exists splits the pool further. Token rewards can fall in value or stop.
Network stats: Wingbits live map (official)
LuqEE
Paid cloud-mining service: you pay LuqEE to mine on your behalf and don't own any hardware.
Power Mining and Lucky Miner plans, joined from a browser.
High risk. Mining payouts can fall to nothing, the service could close, and you could lose everything you pay. Cloud mining isn't regulated in the UK, so you're unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong.
4DSKY
ADS-B flight-tracking sensor on the Neuron network, which 4DSKY says supplies data to airports and drone safety systems
- Rooftop hardware
- Token: None
- Referral link
- What it is
- A flight-tracking network that connects ground sensors on the Neuron network to applications that use live aircraft data.
- How it works
- You install a supported flight-tracking sensor with a clear view of the sky and an internet connection. It collects aircraft broadcasts such as ADS-B and contributes them to the network.
- How rewards work
- 4DSKY has no token. Any points it gives have no stated value and may never be worth anything.
Nubila
Solar-powered weather station that shares local environmental data
- Outdoor hardware
- Token: Nubila token
- Referral link
- What it is
- A network of weather stations that shares hyper-local environmental readings.
- How it works
- You install a solar-powered Nubila station outdoors and pair it with the Nubila app. It reports temperature, humidity, wind and other readings.
- How rewards work
- Nubila says station owners receive its tokens for reporting good-quality data. Token rewards can fall in value or stop.
Network stats: Nubila weather maps (official)
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Dabba
Community Wi-Fi hotspot hardware on the Dabba Lite network
- Hosted hotspot
- Token: DBT
- Referral link
- What it is
- A community Wi-Fi network that brings low-cost internet access to India.
- How it works
- You buy a Dabba hotspot, which a local cable operator in India installs and runs. People nearby pay to use the Wi-Fi.
- How rewards work
- Hotspot owners receive DBT tokens daily. Dabba says most of the reward is shared equally between hotspots, and the rest depends on how much data each hotspot carries. Token rewards can fall in value or stop.
Network stats: Dabba Explorer (official)
Seeker (Solana Mobile)
Solana Mobile Android phone with a built-in dApp store
- Smartphone
- Token: SKR
- Official site link
- What it is
- An Android smartphone from Solana Mobile, designed for crypto apps.
- How it works
- It has hardware-backed key storage and the Solana dApp Store, so crypto apps can be installed and used like any other phone app.
- How rewards work
- Seeker is a phone, not a mining device. Solana Mobile has given owners token rewards in past programmes, but there is no ongoing reward for simply owning one. Token rewards can fall in value or stop.