Abhay Kumar: Helium Is Scaling DePIN Globally — Brazil, Mexico & What’s Next in 2026!?

Helium Foundation CEO Abhay Kumar joins us live at Solana Breakpoint 2025 to explain how Helium is quietly becoming one of the most real-world adopted DePIN networks in crypto. We unpack Helium’s expansion into Brazil (250M+ population), the Telefonica partnership in Mexico, and how Helium is now connecting ~2 million users daily, with 30% of mobile traffic already routed over its native network. Here's why scale, not speculation, is the key for DePIN profitability, and why Helium’s hybrid crypto + telecom model positions it for massive growth into 2026. Timestamps: 01:35 - Brazil Expansion & Global Scale 05:25 - Servicing Demand in New Markets 11:23 - DePIN Economics: Hardware, Scale & Profitability 18:52 - Crypto UX & Solana's 2026 Path