Nansen takes a detailed look at an emerging opportunity for Web3-powered investors in a new report.
Blockchain analytics platform Nansen and yield infrastructure protocol MetaStreet have a new spin on decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) to share with tech-savvy investors. They have released a report calling attention to node financing (NodeFi) and graphics processing unit financing (GPUfi) as areas that may offer new opportunities as artificial intelligence drives demand for computer capacity.
GPUfi provides yield from GPU rentals, and nodes can provide regular token distributions. Combining the two could give an investor an edge over investors who confine themselves to traditional finance.
The authors suggested that NodeFi and GPUfi together could bring 30% to 200% yields through productive yield (sale of computing capacity and GPU rental), token emissions and decentralized finance (DeFi) trading. They said:
