$61.74M DEPIN FUND LAUNCHED BY ESCAPE VELOCITY Escape Velocity closes a $61.74M fund focused on decentralized physical infrastructure, backed by Marc Andreessen, Ribbit Capital, and Cendana. Timing is contrarian: $BTC moves sideways, DePIN tokens trade near lows, risk sentiment remains weak. Why it matters: DePIN pushes blockchain beyond finance into real-world infrastructure—connectivity, energy, mapping, hardware networks. Real usage over token hype. Key question: are decentralized infrastructures finally ready to scale, or is the market still too early? 👉 Full breakdown on http:/Cryptonomist.ch en.cryptonomist.ch/2026/01/29/...… #DePIN #Web3 #CryptoInfrastructure #VentureCapital #CryptoConversations