All of which makes the posemesh a particularly intriguing proposition. Conceived by Hong Kong-based tech firm Auki Labs, the decentralized protocol for AR, the metaverse, and smart cities is on a mission to bring the benefits of both spatial computing and DePIN to the masses.

Spatial Computing and DePIN Definitions

Spatial computing is an umbrella term to describe various interactive human-computer technologies, from virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to mixed reality (MR) and Internet of Things (IoT). 

Concerned with the convergence of physical and digital worlds, spatial computing helps machines like autonomous vehicles, drones and robots ‘learn' spatial awareness, the better to help them navigate their environment.

DePINs use tokens to incentivize users to build and maintain real-world infrastructure networks, such as those that provide goods and services to consumers. By leveraging on-chain AI. It intends to achieve this by using the Hagall network to route posemesh traffic over a decentralized network of hyperlocal servers and microcomputers, tapping into the idle compute power of users all over the world.

Of course, as with other DePINs, users must be incentivized to participate. This is where tokens come into the picture – the $AUKI token specifically. While the consumption of services and resources incurs a fee, the provision of services and resources triggers token rewards, with the amount determined by metrics like data served, sessions hosted and response time.

All participants looking to consume services in the posemesh must first burn a dollar-denominated amount of $AUKI to obtain a balance of posemesh credits, with each burn resulting in an immediate deflationary mint that enters a reward pool.

When consumers spend their credits on services, the pools then issue tokens to participants who provide hardware to the DePIN (known as operators). In order for operators to become eligible to join clusters and earn rewards, they must also stake a token-denominated reputation in $AUKI tokens.

This burn-credit-mint economy enables the posemesh to provide services at a predictable and stable price while balancing rewards to ensure participants continue contributing to the network.

Blockchain tokenomics being what they are, the price of $AUKI affects how the posemesh operates. When the token price is low, consumers end up burning a greater amount of tokens, which accelerates the deflation of the circulating supply. When the token price is high, consumers burn fewer tokens for the same amount of credits.

Effectively, this system motivates rational operators to purchase tokens when the price is low to make sure they can afford to act as operators when rewards are high. It is this rewards-and-reputation layer that facilitates the posemesh's decentralized infrastructure and allows it to run as a public utility rather than a corporate entity.

With technologists hailing spatial computing and DePINs for their transformative potential, and in light of its strong tokenomics, the posemesh is well-placed to capture the interest of crypto speculators, budding DePIN operators, and Unity developers keen to build services and apps on its protocol when it eventually launches. Expect to hear lots more about spatial computing, DePINs and the posemesh in the years to come.

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