In the latest episode of the DePINedPodcast, host Tom Trowbridge dives deep with Nama, the founder of NodeOps, a powerful orchestration layer that is quietly becoming the backbone of decentralized compute.

How NoOps Is Quietly Powering the DePIN Economy

While many know NodeOps for their slick Node-as-a-Service console, Naman revealed how their platform has evolved into a full product suite designed to serve both compute providers and developers. Today, NoOps offers:

• Cloud: Demand-driven onboarding of compute providers like Fluence, enabling one-click deployment of nodes with 90%+ utilization rates.

• Security Hub: A real-time vulnerability scanner now integrated into 6,000+ repos.

• Staking Hub: A non-custodial staking interface with over $160M in assets under management.

With 70,000+ active users and 67,000+ deployed nodes across 60+ protocols, NodeOps is now handling infrastructure for some of the biggest names in crypto. Institutions now make up 30% of NoOps' users, including strategic partners like Beam and ThirdWeb.

The Business Model: Demand-Driven, Non-Custodial, and Modular

NoOps has built a dual-sided marketplace where anyone can bring their own compute or lease compute to run workloads and nodes. Their goal: radically lower the barrier to entry while maintaining maximum uptime and verifiability. That’s why their compute performance is orchestrated with a node score calculated across seven layers of reliability.

The revenue model is equally innovative. All products are revenue-generating except one (soon to launch), with projected protocol revenue reaching $6M in 2025 and growing to $15M by 2026.

Tokenomics

NodeOps is launching its mainnet with a dynamic token model based on "optimal demand theory" — a form of dynamic mint-and-burn tied directly to real usage, not speculative inflation. Users will bond tokens to run compute or participate in the orchestrator network, while credits to access services must be topped up with the native token. Think of it as a vending machine that refills itself based on real consumption.

Why It Matters

The decentralized compute economy is scaling fast, and NoOps is already providing the infrastructure for everything from validator nodes to AI agents across Discord servers. NodeOps has already generated 7 figures in revenue and scaled from 4 to 22 employees in less than a year.

In a sector often filled with vaporware, NoOps stands out by leading with real utility, strong partners, and a relentless focus on product and revenue. They may be behind the scenes, but they're building the stage on which the DePIN economy will stand.

About DePINed Podcast

DePINed is a podcast exploring the frontier of decentralized physical infrastructure, hosted by Tom Trowbridge, co-founder of Fluence. Each episode features in-depth conversations with founders, builders, and investors who are shaping the future of real-world Web3 networks.

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