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Investors Promote Earning Over Buying Crypto
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Multicoin Capital and other investors on March 10, 2026 argue crypto's next users will earn tokens by contributing work rather than buying them, a model the firm calls Internet Labor Markets (ILM). They cite Solana-based DePIN experiments and projects like Grass that reward bandwidth, data labeling, and verifiable microtasks, suggesting ILMs could create global on-demand labor markets and intersect with AI training needs.
Key Points
- 1Define Internet Labor Markets: users earn tokens by performing verifiable tasks on decentralized networks.
- 2Highlight Solana and DePIN experiments showing practical rewards for bandwidth, data labeling, and infrastructure.
- 3Enable instant crypto payments for verified microtasks, enabling global coordination of on-demand labor.
Scoring Rationale
Credible industry sourcing and timely trend insight, but limited empirical evidence and narrow ecosystem examples.
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