Invested 1000 yuan to buy mining equipment, set it up at home, connect to the internet, and you can earn passively? This logic is outdated in the DePIN era.

Why do I say that? Because now some projects are starting to crack down on the old tricks of data center operators.

The old mining world looked like this—big players stacking thousands or even tens of thousands of machines in data centers, faking global distribution, continuously siphoning off profits. Retail investors could never catch up no matter how hard they tried. But the rules have changed.

There are three core strategies in these new projects:

**First is physical environmental detection.** If your node is detected to be in a standard data center environment, your earnings are cut in half. If virtual location spoofing is detected? Your account gets banned. No mercy.

**Second is real contribution incentives.** If you place your equipment in remote areas with poor signal coverage, and the project can verify that you are filling a network gap? Your reward multiplier can reach 5 times. This aligns with the essence of decentralized networks—distribution based on real value.

**Third is continuous performance auditing.** Hourly health checks. High network latency or disconnections will deduct points. Strict like a foreman on a construction site. This ensures network quality is not just false prosperity.

In other words, the era of relying on scripts and location tricks to earn passively is truly over. Now, only tangible physical work can bring real rewards.