TL; DR
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Crypto-powered mobile network Helium has just been named the official wireless sponsor of the University of Miami.
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Helium offers an unlimited, contract-free phone plan for $5 per month.
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And who hates commitment and loves saving money more than students?
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Wow okay.
Therefore, we should note a few things here:
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Mainstream crypto advertising may be back.
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There could be a product/market fit here (which is a rarity in Web3).
What are we talking about?
Crypto-powered mobile network Helium has just been named the official wireless sponsor of the University of Miami.
Helium consists of a network of Wi-Fi-like hotspots, sharing mobile data and phone signals – all of which are operated by regular people, who earn crypto tokens for supporting the network.
(And if phone users are not within range of a hotspot, Helium taps the T-Mobile network).
By working largely outside the existing system in this way, Helium can (somehow) provide:
An unlimited, contract-free phone plan for $5 per month.
(Wild, right? Unfortunately, it’s only available in Miami).
And that’s where product/market fit comes in…
Because who hates commitment and loves saving money more than students?
