January 22, 2025
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Aviation DePIN Network Wingbits Raises $5.6M for Decentralized Flight Tracking

Wingbits’ aim is to offer rewards-based flight tracking using cryptographically-secured ADS-B receivers.”, — write: www.coindesk.com

Wingbits’ aim is to offer rewards-based flight tracking using cryptographically-secured ADS-B receivers. Jan 21, 2025, 8:09 p.m. UTC

Wingbits, a decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) startup focused on the aviation industry, has raised $5.6 million in funding.

DePIN, the model of using hardware secured by a decentralized network, could be seen as a blockchain equivalent of the cloud computing services offered by Big Tech giants like Amazon and Google.

The investment round, which takes Wingbits’ total backing to $9.2 million, was led by Borderless Capital and Bullish Capital. The latter’s parent company, Bullish Group, is also the owner of CoinDesk.

Wingbits’ aim is to offer rewards-based flight tracking using cryptographically-secured Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers.

“Flight tracking has long relied on a global network of volunteers who install home antennas to collect flight data,” Wingbits said in an emailed announcement on Tuesday.

“Companies sell this data to airports, airlines and other organisations to support their global operations, generating hundreds of millions in revenue, while volunteers themselves receive nothing in return.”

Read More: Helium’s Frank Mong: Building Out DePIN’s First Big Success Story

Jamie CrawleyJamie joined CoinDesk as a news reporter in February 2021 after writing widely about crypto and blockchain for two years in other roles. Away from crypto, Jamie runs a lot and loves all things sport. He holds small amounts of BTC, ETH, ADA and LTC.

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