Markus Levin, Co-Founder of XYO | DePIN, Data Sovereignty & Universal Basic Income in the Age of Bitcoin | Bitcoin.com Interviews

Markus Levin, Co-Founder of XYO and Head of Operations at XY Labs, joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to explore how Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), data sovereignty, and Web3 incentives are shaping the future of global digital economies — with Bitcoin at the foundation.

Having begun his crypto journey as an early Bitcoin miner, Markus shares his firsthand experience of how blockchain innovation evolved from proof-of-work mining to the proof-of-location technology behind XYO, a decentralized oracle network connecting the physical and digital worlds. By verifying real-world data through DePIN, XYO empowers individuals to own and monetize their data, paving the way for privacy-preserving, user-centric economies.

Markus also discusses how the principles of Bitcoin’s decentralization inspire XYO’s approach to building infrastructure for a universal basic income (UBI) model powered by data contribution and verification, making blockchain participation accessible and rewarding for everyone.

💡 In this episode:
• How DePIN technology bridges the physical and digital worlds
• Why data sovereignty and self-ownership are core to Bitcoin’s ethos
• How XYO’s proof-of-location protocol empowers users through verified data
• The role of blockchain in building a sustainable universal basic income model
• Markus Levin’s perspective on Bitcoin’s continued role in DePIN and Web3 innovation

🎧 A fascinating conversation on how XYO is redefining the data economy through decentralization, aligning Bitcoin’s principles of freedom and transparency with the emerging world of DePIN and digital sovereignty.

🎙️ Host: Dustin Plantholt – Bitcoin.com Interviews
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💼 Featured Guest: Markus Levin – XYO – Co-Founder of XYO, advancing DePIN, data ownership, and blockchain-powered universal income through Bitcoin-aligned decentralization.