Prashant from Spheron Network joins Sam to discuss building a decentralized compute marketplace at the intersection of AI and Web3. He explains Spheron’s demand-driven model, why compute is the next scarce digital commodity, and how microtransactions will power AI agents. They also cover DePIN challenges, token economics, and Spheron’s global growth strategy.

Key Timestamps

• [00:00] Prashant’s journey from software dev to crypto via curiosity.

• [00:04] Spheron’s pivot to decentralized compute; lessons from early infra missteps.

• [00:06] Demand > supply — compute as the real scarce commodity in AI era.

• [00:07] Clients: devs & communities spinning up nodes in 3 clicks.

• [00:10] Why microtransactions struggled — and why AI will revive them.

• [00:16] Spheron’s role in enabling AI agent-to-agent compute payments.

• [00:18] Business traction: $15M/year revenue; enterprise & Asia expansion.

• [00:20] Ecosystem products (SuperNodes, Clippy, Skynet) driving internal demand.

• [00:22] AI agent use cases Prashant is most bullish on (research, sales, daily digests).

• [00:24] DePIN reality check — why most projects fail to sustain.

• [00:28] Why Spheron needs a token (Spawn) instead of just stablecoins.

• [00:31] Bold prediction for 2026: Crypto as the backbone for AI & global trade.

• [00:33] What’s next: staking, enterprise AI arm, retail network expansion, founder partnerships.
  

Connect

https://www.spheron.network/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/spheron/

https://x.com/spheronfdn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/techprashantmaurya/

https://x.com/prashant_xyz

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