Roam: A practical revolution for the large-scale implementation of Web3, the cornerstone from everyday connections to the AI intelligent era

When do you feel that Web3 is close to everyday life? Is it when you see news about more countries or cities incorporating BTC into their strategic reserves, representing grand policy attempts? Or is it when you travel and discover the "USDT" payment option next to blue and green QR codes, quietly trialed in a few regions? Or perhaps when walking down the street, your phone's Roam App automatically connects to the surrounding Roam network, a reality within reach? National policies seem distant, and local experiments are fleeting, while the Roam network has already covered over 200 countries, boasting nearly 3 million WiFi nodes, with 2.5 million registered users still maintaining rapid growth. To achieve large-scale implementation at the application layer, Web3 must first integrate into life, and Roam is a vivid proof of this transformation.

The Practical Value Needed for Large-Scale Web3 Implementation

The ultimate goal of cryptocurrency is "Mass Adoption," allowing blockchain to integrate into every corner like the internet. But before that, there is a more realistic starting point: Crypto Mass Admission. This is not about treating cryptocurrency as a speculative toy but making it a natural extension of daily life. Roam is a practitioner of this concept. When you walk down the street and your phone automatically connects to Roam's network, you may not realize that this is the tentacle of Web3, but it has quietly brought you closer to the decentralized world. Roam rejects "hype supremacy," leading ordinary people into Web3 with tangible practicality, building a bridge from mass admission to comprehensive application.

The issues with traditional public WiFi have troubled us deeply—complicated steps, security concerns, and the often prohibitive costs of roaming data that make it a last resort. Roam brings change. It uses smart global eSIM and OpenRoaming WiFi technology to make wireless networks faster, cheaper, and safer. While traveling, you no longer have to worry about roaming fees; the Roam eSIM converts to local data upon arrival and charges based on actual usage, avoiding expiration issues, significantly reducing local connection costs. On the other hand, Roam's WiFi network covers 200 countries and regions, with 4.5 million OpenRoaming hotspots and nearly 3 million self-built WiFi nodes. All of this is a reality you can experience as soon as you open your phone.

Roam's services are attractive to users with different needs. For Web2 users, Roam means peace of mind—a single eSIM allows seamless travel across 180 countries without roaming fees, greatly facilitating frequent business travelers. Moreover, when users open the app, they automatically connect to hotspots without needing to log in repeatedly or worry about privacy breaches, backed by the wireless broadband alliance (WBA) OpenRoaming technology and blockchain DID+VC technology for encryption protection. For Web3 users, it is a community-driven decentralized network. Whether digital nomads sharing WiFi or café owners upgrading their WiFi, users can participate in network co-construction through the Roam App, earning $ROAM tokens and points. This participation requires no complex crypto knowledge; just using the network naturally grants you cryptocurrency. As of now, Roam has over 2.5 million registered users globally, and the rapid growth of data proves its appeal.

△ Roam eSIM covers over 180 countries and has become a must-have choice for global Web3 participants

The significance of Roam goes beyond connecting networks. While promoting the evolution of global WiFi networks towards greater security and openness, it also provides reliable data support for the AI data layer. Messari's annual report views DePIN as a way for AGI to "reverse time," incentivizing participants worldwide to contribute their idle resources, creating necessary conditions for the arrival of the AGI era. As a leading project in the DePIN space, Roam opens a new path for operators to access data resources, redefining the data infrastructure of the AI era in a Web3 manner, and promoting the arrival of an intelligent era built and shared by all humanity. With the support of the Solana ecosystem and MetaBlox Labs, Roam is not just a tool but a revolution. It proves with real value that for Web3 to truly land, it relies not on niche gimmicks but on services that everyone can use.

The High-Level Attraction of Roam's Token Economic Model

The cryptocurrency craze was once driven by the call of "To the Moon," but now, high-level Web3 users are tired of the frenzy surrounding meme coins and the games of pumping and dumping. What they want is not hollow hype but tokens that bring real value and sustainable returns. Roam responds to this demand with a carefully designed token economic model. Unlike traditional projects that separate tokens from operational profits, Roam creates an ecosystem that incentivizes the team while benefiting holders through points, tokens, and a reverse burning mechanism. Holding $ROAM is not about betting on someone else picking it up but participating in a genuinely growing network. The number of Roam's global WiFi nodes is growing robustly—at the beginning of the year, with over a million nodes, Roam became one of the top five projects in Messari's annual DePIN report, and since the end of last year, Roam has consistently topped the DePINscan node leaderboard, outpacing the second place (1 million nodes) by nearly three times. This sustainability is key to attracting high-level users.

**△ Since the end of last year, Roam's node growth has been rapid, currently exceeding 2.8 million (data: ** Roam Explorer)

Roam's reverse burning mechanism is the core innovation of its token economy. Traditional projects like BNB or Jupiter reduce supply by burning tokens, temporarily boosting prices, but the effects are often fleeting, and the interests of teams and retail investors are hard to align. Roam is different: it allows users to convert $ROAM tokens into points, which can then be "burned" to exit circulation. For example, if the team earns $1 million and buys back tokens at a rate of 1 ROAM = 282 points, 97% of the tokens are permanently destroyed in the conversion. Users can choose between a general pool (282 points ≈ 0.61 ROAM) or a sticker pool (282 points ≈ 2 ROAM) for arbitrage, with the possibility of doubling returns benefiting participants directly. Traditional burning requires market value to rise 8 times (about $8.3 million) for a team holding 12% of tokens to avoid losses, while Roam only needs to rise a little over 3 times (about $3.25 million), making the threshold much lower. This mechanism compresses supply and boosts value while adjusting through market ratios to ensure that both the team and holders benefit in the same direction.

Data further supports Roam's potential. Since the introduction of the reverse burning mechanism, the price of $ROAM has gained stable support, and user participation has been climbing. Roam's mining model draws on Bitcoin's exponential decay curve, initially releasing 0.6% of 600 million tokens monthly, decreasing to 0.2% after ten years, and dynamically adjusting difficulty based on network activity (daily check-ins) to avoid value collapse. By the end of 2024, top players can earn thousands of points daily, translating into considerable income, while node holders can gain passive income through nearly 3 million self-built nodes. Roam Discovery has already partnered with over 20 ecological projects to further amplify token value. These early data indicate that Roam is not just a concept but a functioning economic flywheel, providing high-level Web3 users with compelling reasons to hold.

Roam: From Connection to Earnings

Participating in Roam is not complicated. Users only need to download the Roam App and register an account to embark on this journey into a decentralized network. Whether Web2 novices or Web3 experts, Roam has designed a low-threshold entry point, allowing everyone to easily get started and experience a seamless transition from connecting to earning rewards.

Roam's activities are diverse, and the earnings can be quite substantial. Users can become node holders by adding WiFi nodes, earning daily points and a small number of high-level stickers, with rewards gradually differentiated based on service capabilities (such as CDN, IP-based services, etc.). Top players can even earn thousands of points daily, translating into considerable income. Community validators verify the network through daily check-ins, earning points and sticker rewards—some players in Southeast Asia ride motorcycles from city to city to check in, similar to StepN's walking-to-earn model. Points can be exchanged for $ROAM tokens in the burning pool, while stickers can be used for high-yield reverse burning in the sticker pool, doubling returns. Additionally, users can participate in reverse burning (exchanging tokens for points and then burning for arbitrage), staking (with APY up to 200%), and locking up for eSIM data activities.

From March 24 to April 15, a limited-time reverse burning event adds further appeal, with reward rules exemplified by this case: users burning 1,000 tokens can exchange for 279,000 points (based on 1 ROAM = 279 points), and additionally receive 250 extra token rewards, which are distributed to the Earn wallet within 48 hours. Roam also allows users to invest in network nodes in high-traffic areas through router mining or participate in precise airdrops to acquire tokens and data. This diversified reward system meets various needs, from everyday participation to strategic investment.

After the TGE, participation opportunities expand further. Users can purchase $ROAM through 12 exchanges, including Bybit, Bitget, and Gate, unlocking more gameplay. Whether investing tokens in reverse burning arbitrage or choosing staking and locking, users can enjoy high returns. Roam even plans to launch AI data flywheel incentives in the second half of 2025, providing more possibilities for future participants. From check-ins to mining, from stickers to NFTs, every method allows users to earn rewards while building the network.

In Conclusion

As co-founder YZ wrote in a blog: "Roam's goal is not crypto experts but ordinary people. Its design philosophy is simple yet powerful: to create a product that even grandparents can easily use, meeting their needs for networking, socializing, and entertainment." By combining telecom innovation with blockchain incentives, Web3 silently integrates into daily life; users have jumped from a few hundred thousand to 2.5 million, and nodes have grown from none to 3 million. It is believed that in the near future, when people mention Web3, it will no longer be synonymous with "small and beautiful," but rather a one-stop application like Roam that everyone can use, participate in, and benefit from.