Dubai brought the heat, and so did Fluence during Token2049 week 🔥

From sky-high dinners to packed DePIN panels, we connected with the builders shaping DePIN and AI.

Highlights 👇

🟣 Shared our Cloudless vision at Staking Summit: no centralized clouds, just efficient Web3-native deployment.

🍽 Hosted “Dinner in the Sky” with founders, AI devs, and node operators. No slides, just real talk and incredible views.

💥 Hosted DePIN Day Dubai, the largest DePIN event in 2025.

💡 At Hack Season Conference, our co-founders Tom Trow and Evgeny discussed how AI scales with revenue rather than hype, and how DePIN delivers where traditional infrastructure often falls short.

🧠 One message rang clear throughout: Web3 infrastructure is already being built by people solving real problems.

Big thanks to everyone who came through, shared insights, and kept it real!

Check out the full run down of our week in Dubai 👇
https://x.com/fluence_project/status/1919703424482128082

⚙️ Decentralized Cloud Isn’t Coming — It’s Already Live.

We’re thrilled to welcome Impossible Cloud Network (ICN) as a founding pledger of the DePIN Pledge, bringing with them:

🔹 28,000+ active nodes
🔹 100M+ daily uploads
🔹 $5M+ in annual recurring revenue

ICN connects independent hardware providers through a hybrid Web2–Web3 stack — delivering protocol-layer compute, services, and HyperNode monitoring. It’s built for scale, built for trust.

No hidden infrastructure. No vendor lock-in. Just fast, transparent, decentralized performance.

📖 Read more:
https://www.fluence.network/blog/depin-pledge-impossible-cloud-network/

📲 What if your old phone could power the next AI model?

In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, we sit down with Alessandro De Carli, co-founder of Acurast — a decentralized confidential compute network built entirely on mobile devices ⚡️

👀 Watch the episode on YouTube
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify

🗣 In this episode, we cover:
• Why mobile phones are the future of decentralized compute
• How Acurast transforms smartphones into secure compute nodes
• Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) explained
• The role of token economics in scaling decentralized infrastructure
• Why hyperscalers like AWS should pay attention to mobile-first networks

🎙 Tune in to the latest episode now!

April pushed boundaries for Fluence 💥

🔸 The Q1 Fluence DAO Report was published this month with a full breakdown of current allocations — take a look if you missed it.

🔸 Our core team attended Token2049 Week in Dubai and took part in Hack Seasons, Staking Summit, and many other side events. Stay tuned for all the talk recordings coming soon to our YouTube channel — a great way to catch the latest project updates from founders.

🔸 We hosted our 11th DePIN Day in Dubai, bringing our beloved DePIN community together once again — this time with over 400 attendees, 25 speakers, and a strong lineup of amazing partners.

🔸 We went deep with builders on the DePINed Podcast by Tom Trowbridge, covering decentralized storage, AI-ready maps, cryptographic location, and even TikTok’s CDN infrastructure.

🔸 Partnerships with DePIN Union and Rivalz Network's ROME Swarm Protocol advanced our mission: trustless infrastructure, real utility.

🔸 And many more!

Catch the full recap 👇

https://www.fluence.network/blog/fluence-monthly-recap-april-2025/

💾 What if enterprise storage didn’t have to come with sky-high egress fees?

In this episode of the DePINed Podcast, Tom talks to Stefaan Vervaet, founder of Akave — a decentralized hot storage network natively integrated with Filecoin 🔥

👀 Watch the episode on YouTube
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify

🗣 We cover Snowflake integration, 80% cost savings, token incentives, and why real-world Web3 adoption starts with data
• Why enterprises are fed up with egress fees
• How Akave integrates with Filecoin, Snowflake and AI pipelines
• Token incentives, staking, slashing and enterprise-grade SLAs
• Lessons from building $355M in storage startups

🎧 Catch the full episode now!

🔥 DePIN Day Dubai 2025: What a moment.

On May 1st, over 400 builders came together in Dubai for one of the most electric gatherings in the space.

🚀 Powered by Fluence with a strong support by Neuron, io.net, Impossible Cloud Network, Beamable, XYO, Mawari, Spexi, StorX, iExec, and Entropy.

28 top DePIN builders tackled everything from decentralized compute and storage to AI and connectivity. Watch all the sessions now on our YouTube channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@fluencelabs)

DePIN Day continues to be one of the biggest DePIN gatherings in Web3, and we’re proud to have Fluence at the driving seat of this much-anticipated event.

The DePIN sector is expanding a lot quicker than most realize, and the community is only growing stronger!

Our next stop? DePIN Day Singapore 🇸🇬

📖 Read the full recap on our blog → https://www.fluence.network/blog/depin-day-dubai-2025-recap/

📡 What if decentralized storage could do more than just store?

In this special episode of the #DePINedPodcast — recorded live at DePIN Day in Dubai 🇦🇪 — Tom Trowbridge sits down with Juan Benet, inventor of IPFS and founder of Protocol Labs, to unpack how Filecoin is scaling beyond storage into subnets, stablecoins and capital markets 💥

👀 Watch the episode on YouTube
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify

🗣 Watch to find out:
• L2s and the productization of storage
• Filecoin-backed stablecoins & DeFi utility
• Scaling infra without VCs
• Why emerging markets matter for DePIN
• Tactical advice for founders building through the bear market

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Introducing the Pointless Program by Fluence 🌀

DePIN isn’t just about code. It’s about culture. It’s about community. It’s about showing up and doing the work. Fluence’s Pointless Program is built for that. For the ones who get it.

The Pointless Program is designed for both non-technical and advanced participants to join and support the Cloudless ecosystem by completing tasks, holding and staking $FLT, providing liquidity, inviting friends, farming boosts, and taking on other meaningful (and pointless) challenges. Learn more in the guide article.

Go to the website, connect your wallet and start earning now!

💰 Hold $FLT or $pFLT. Keep the tokens, earn passive points. The longer and larger the balance, the better.
🎯 Knock Out Tasks. One-off or daily: follow Fluence socials, post on communities, join Fluence events — each task bumps your total.
🤝 Invite Friends. Share your link. You get 10% of every point they rack up, forever.
🏆 Grab Boosts. Hit milestones, drop special referral codes, or join limited-time campaigns to multiply the points you’re already earning.

Let's get started 🚀
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🚀 30,000+ in just days?! You made it happen.

The Pointless Program is picking up serious momentum, crossing 30,000 participants and climbing 🔥

Your energy stands out. The support you're bringing is on another level.

We’re building something real. But it only works with you in the mix.

Stick around. Big things are coming 👀

Cloud computing shouldn't require blind trust 👁‍🗨

We're excited to introduce the FLT Guardians initiative! A community-powered system where compute is tokenized, transparent, and independently verified.

Centralized compute hides problems

⚠️ Unexpected outages
⚠️ No visibility into performance
⚠️ No way to act when SLAs fail

Web3 infrastructure needs people who operate it to help hold it accountable.

That’s the role of Guardians.
Guardians are independent monitors in the Fluence network.
They receive $FLT by confirming performance, uptime, and latency of compute providers without depending on internal tools or user complaints.
Think of them as validators focused on tracking service quality.

What do Guardians actually do?

✅ Track provider availability in real time
✅ Publish public telemetry
✅ Catch SLA failures and trigger built-in penalties

It all runs on personal devices, with no middleman.
The economics behind it run on FLT 💸

🟡 Guardians earn FLT for detecting SLA breaches.
🟡 Users spend FLT to access discounted compute.
🟡 Performance is verified via uptime and latency checks.
🟡 All data is transparent and enforced on-chain.

Interested in becoming a Guardian?

The setup is easy.
🟢 Run a lightweight node (even from a phone)
🟢 Maintain a steady internet connection
🟢 No datacenter needed

Read the blog post and learn how to join!
https://www.fluence.network/blog/introducing-flt-guardians/

🔥 Why Permanent Storage Matters
New episode of #DePINedPodcast with Sam Williams, Co-founder & CEO of Arweave ⚡

👀 Watch the episode on YouTube
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

🎙️ We dive into the economics, tokenomics, and architecture of decentralized storage and compute:

> How Arweave’s endowment model beats AWS costs over time

> The role of miners and token locks in sustainable storage

> Why permanent storage reshapes trust in information

All this and more — in our latest episode! 👀

👉 Tune in now to explore the future of decentralized networks! 🌍

Announcing the $FLT Buyback Program 🚨

Powered by real revenue, the aim is to create deflationary pressure and build long-term token strength.

Most web3 tokens depend heavily on speculation.

Fluence takes a different approach. The value of $FLT is supported by actual usage and revenue from real customers using decentralized compute.
As the network grows, so does the token.

Fluence already shows real traction:
⭐️ $600K+ in revenue collected
⭐️ $1M ARR
⭐️ $6M+ in deal pipeline
⭐️ $2M saved in cloud costs for customers
These stats come from enterprises running compute on Fluence.


So what is the FLT Buyback Program?

A portion of revenue, already coming in as stablecoins, is used to buy $FLT on the open market! 📈
✅ Limit orders on DEXs
✅ Executed in stages
✅ Fully on-chain and visible
This method encourages steady buy-side activity.

What it means for the $FLT token:
⬇️ Circulating supply drops
↗️ Organic demand increases
💰 Builders and providers see better incentives
🚀 Every new customer helps strengthen token economics
The system gains momentum through real activity—not hype.


Think of it this way:
More compute activity brings more usage. More usage brings stablecoin revenue. That leads to $FLT buybacks. And stronger token economics attract providers and devs. The cycle continues.
A feedback loop with benefits for all participants.

This is only the beginning 💡
Soon, the Fluence DAO may propose:
✅ Adjusting buyback rates based on revenue
✅ Community-driven governance upgrades
✅ New incentives like staking or possible token burns

A token model designed with lasting sustainability in mind.

Why does it matter?
The $FLT token isn’t an add-on to the network. It lives at the center of it.
Increased usage triggers value feedback, forming a tight, reinforcing loop that supports long-term sustainability in DePIN.

TLDR:
Fluence’s $FLT Buyback Program is:
✅ Revenue-backed
✅ On-chain verified
✅ Supply-reducing
✅ Enterprise-proven
✅ DAO-operated
It’s a model turning business outcomes into token momentum.

DePIN's next chapter depends on transparency, verifiable value, and consistency 📊

Fluence leads with substance.

📍Join the community
🛠 Follow the progress

Read all about it 👇
https://www.fluence.network/blog/flt-buyback-program/

No more week-long waits 🚦

Our team has just upgraded native $FLT bridge withdrawals!

Moving FLT from Fluence Network to Ethereum now takes 12 to 24 hours! ⚡️

Use the bridge to transfer FLT: https://bridge.fluence.network