# DePIN: A Framework for Token-Incentivized Participatory Sensing

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.16495 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2405.16495/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 26 May 2024.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [EconAgentic in DePIN Markets: A Large Language Model Approach to the Sharing Economy of Decentralized Physical Infrastructure](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2508.21368/) (2025)
- [Calibrating Attribution Proxies for Reward Allocation in Participatory Weather Sensing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2604.27944/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

There is always demand for integrating data into microeconomic decision making. Participatory sensing deals with how real-world data may be extracted with stakeholder participation and resolves a problem of Big Data, which is concerned with monetizing data extracted from individuals without their participation. We present how Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePINs) extend participatory sensing. We discuss the threat models of these networks and how DePIN cryptoeconomics can advance participatory sensing.