Helium Mobile launches in United States
- Brand
- Helium Mobile
- Market
- United States
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America
- Host Network
- T-Mobile
- Segment
- Crypto / DePIN
- Launched
- December 5, 2023
What happened
Helium Mobile took its crypto-powered wireless service nationwide with a $20-a-month unlimited plan, combining T-Mobile's network with its community-built decentralized hotspot network and rewarding subscribers in MOBILE tokens for sharing coverage and location data.
Why it matters
The first serious DePIN attack on US wireless pricing. Helium's bet — that a token-incentivized community network could subsidize a price the big carriers can't match — made it the most-watched experiment in alternative network economics, and set up the free Zero plan that followed in 2025.
Source: Blockworks
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