In this article, we'll be discussing the latest developments related to Sentinel (P2P), a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) that enables decentralized Virtual Private Networks (dVPNs), and data scraping for AI training.
Record Data Usage
Last week, thousands of users using decentralized VPN apps built on Sentinel consumed 98 TeraBytes (TB) of bandwidth, setting a new weekly record.
That’s roughly 25% of Helium’s ~350 TB consumption over the same time period, demonstrating Sentinel’s increasing adoption.
Rebranding
The project rebranded their token from $DVPN to $P2P earlier this year (in July), as the project shifted focus from niche decentralized VPNs to a broader global bandwidth marketplace.
This rebranding highlighted Sentinel's foundation as scalable infrastructure for privacy and AI data scraping, now supporting over a million users worldwide.
In October, the project's new website launched, combining dVPN downloads, the Sentinel Scout beta dashboard, and developer resources into a user-friendly hub.
Hub v12 Upgrade
A key milestone arrived with the Sentinel Hub v12 upgrade proposal in October, which reduced block times from 5 to 3 seconds, and introduced dollar-based node pricing via oracle integration.
Leveraging Cosmos SDK v0.47 and IBC v7, this upgrade improves throughput, interoperability, and sustainability.
Sentinel Scout, the AI data acquisition protocol, entered beta in July with a dedicated website and consumer dashboard, integrating with Cosmos partners like Akash for LLM training via mobile node-hosted data mining.
Until next time...
With more than 80 network validators and increasing bandwidth consumption, Sentinel continues to be a strong player in the DePIN space, democratizing internet access for privacy, and AI data as well.
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