By finance.yahoo.com on September 30, 2021
San Jose, California became the first city Wednesday to join a rapidly expanding ecosystem and use Helium’s blockchain-based incentive model to increase internet access for more than 1,300 low-income families. The Details: These households will receive a $120 payment on a gift card to help pay for home broadband service. The cryptocurrency mined by Helium nodes fund the pilot program. Helium wireless hotspot token rewards will be used to pay for the grants for eligible residents. The Context: Fo