CEO Arie Trouw on XYO’s Long Game in DePIN and the Future of Verified Data

Before decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) entered the spotlight, XYO was already working on trustless, real-world data validation. We recently spoke with Arie Trouw, Co-Founder and CEO of XYO, about the network’s transition to a layer-1 (L1) blockchain, its role in bridging Web2 and Web3, and how XY Labs is exploring tokenized real-world assets (RWA). From Proof-of-Location to L1 Infrastructure: XYO’s Origin Story BeInCrypto: XYO started as a proof-of-location network and is now a full-fledged layer-1 (L1) blockchain designed for the decentralized data economy. Can you walk us through this transition?  Arie Trouw: Originally, XYO’s focus was on verifying geospatial data using Bound Witnesses to provide location validation source: https://beincrypto.com/ceo-arie-trouw-xyo-depin-future-verified-data/