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Shared power banks in South Korea can now mine on-chain

Shared power banks in South Korea can now mine on-chain

深潮深潮2025/10/31 23:47
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By:深潮TechFlow

The Korean DePIN project Piggycell recently launched its TGE and was listed on Binance Alpha.

Korean DePIN project Piggycell recently launched its TGE and was listed on Binance Alpha.

Written by: Nicky, Foresight News

On October 28, the Korean shared power bank project Piggycell officially launched its TGE, and its token PIGGY has been listed on Binance Alpha and OKX perpetual contract markets. Trading data shows that since the opening price of $1.178 on the 28th, PIGGY quickly surged, reaching a high of $2.724 on the 29th, an increase of over 130%, and is currently fluctuating around $2.

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The project currently ranks first in the seven-day popularity chart of the DePIN section on BNB Chain DappBay.

Project Positioning

Piggycell is a shared power bank service provider with over 95% market share in Korea, deploying more than 14,000 charging stations nationwide, operating over 100,000 charging devices, and having 4 million paying users. The project combines physical charging infrastructure with tokenomics through blockchain technology, positioning itself as a combination of real world assets (RWA) and decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN).

Its core logic is "real usage data on-chain": by recording high-frequency data such as users' charging behavior and device operating status on-chain, charging services are transformed into quantifiable digital assets. This model solves the information asymmetry problem of traditional sharing economies—users can see how their usage behavior translates into returns, and investors can track the actual operation of underlying assets.

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The core model of the project includes "Charge-to-Earn" and "Dominate-to-Earn". The former allows users to receive token rewards when renting power banks, while the latter enables holders to share infrastructure revenue through regional device NFTs.

Specifically, "Charge-to-Earn" allows users to directly earn PIGGY token rewards by borrowing power banks and charging by the hour, turning daily consumption into asset accumulation; "Dominate-to-Earn" allows users to purchase NFTs bound to physical devices, becoming "shareholders" of regional infrastructure and sharing the revenue generated by the devices proportionally.

Financing Background and Team Information

In February 2025, Piggycell announced the completion of a $10 million seed round. Investors include Animoca Brands, ICP HUBS, and traditional Korean financial institutions such as Shinhan Financial Group and Hana Financial Group. DWF Labs also participated as a public partner.

Piggycell's core team is led by co-founder John Lee, who has extensive experience in Web2 infrastructure and previously successfully operated Korea's portable charging network Chungjeondwaeji. Under his leadership, the company has successfully transitioned from a traditional Web2 business to a Web3 platform.

Tokenomics

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The project token adopts a dual-chain architecture, with 80% of tokens deployed on BNB Chain and 20% on the ICP network.

The total supply of PIGGY is 100 million tokens, with allocation covering institutions, team, community incentives, and other dimensions: institutions account for 10%, team 7%, treasury 10%, user holdings 25%, charging behavior rewards 20%, task challenges 10%, partners 10%, liquidity 5%, and marketing 3%. The current circulating supply is about 7.2458 million tokens.

Despite the strong market performance of the token, the community has reported that Piggycell's airdrop and Galxe rewards have not yet been distributed, attracting some user attention.

User Experience and Future Plans

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Unlike most Web3 applications with complex operations, Piggycell maintains Web2-level convenience: users can borrow power banks by scanning a QR code, supports local payment tools such as Kakao Pay, and there are no restrictions on return locations. The fee is 1,000 KRW per hour.

In the future, Piggycell plans to launch an "Energy-as-a-Service" (EaaS) platform, allowing individuals or businesses to register and rent energy devices (such as mobile power banks and wall-mounted chargers), with automated revenue distribution via smart contracts. In addition, leveraging on-chain data, the platform will also explore carbon credit issuance and ESG compliance solutions, further expanding RWA application scenarios.

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Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.

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