Revolut Adds XYO to Platform, Bringing DePIN Into the Mainstream

Revolut has added support for the XYO token, a move that brings one of the blockchain industry’s earliest and largest DePIN projects to a mainstream fintech audience. Founded in 2018, XYO, which bills itself as the first DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network), is now available to Revolut’s global user base, boosting visibility for networks that tie physical-world data to blockchains and AI systems.

XYO’s technology centers on automated data validation and location verification: the network supplies cryptographically provable signals about location, proximity and environmental conditions that can be used to train AI models, coordinate robots, verify asset movements and add trusted real-world context to digital systems. The project says it operates more than 10 million nodes worldwide, which together feed the network with the geospatial and event data that underpin its Proof of Location and Proof of Origin technologies.

Markus Levin, co-founder of XYO, said: “XYO being listed by Revolut is a moment to remember. Revolut is one of the largest financial platforms in the world. Having the XYO token available there gives us exposure to a global audience and signals that what we’re building belongs in a mainstream financial environment. It’s a big step toward making XYO accessible to everyday users, extending beyond people who already live in the crypto space.”

Rising Demand for AI-Ready Data Networks

This listing follows a year in which XYO introduced a purpose-built layer one blockchain, designed specifically for processing data so the network can scale without sacrificing performance. That blockchain, together with the network’s mathematical methods for proving that a digital record matches a physical event, is positioned as a way to give AI and automated systems higher-integrity inputs, a capability proponents say will become more important as machine learning models demand trusted, real-world training data.

Revolut’s decision to list XYO comes against a backdrop of its own business developments. The company recently completed a fundraising round that, according to the company, places it among the most valuable fintech firms in Europe; the round included investment from NVentures, the venture arm of NVIDIA, underscoring Revolut’s growing ties to investors focused on AI and data infrastructure. That combination of fintech distribution and institutional backing helps explain why infrastructure tokens with clear real-world utility are increasingly of interest to mainstream platforms and their users.

XYO has a track record of consumer-facing rollout: its COIN App introduced millions of users to blockchain concepts by rewarding participation in data validation, and its token is already listed on major exchanges including Coinbase, Kraken, KuCoin and Bitpanda. On the institutional side, XY Labs, the company behind the project, established the XYO Foundation and became notable in the regulatory sphere when it gained U.S. SEC approval for a Regulation A offering, opening investment to both accredited and non-accredited investors. In 2022, XY Labs tokenized its shares as $XYLB on the tZERO alternative trading system, a move that underlined its work in the real-world asset (RWA) space.

For Revolut users, the listing simply means another token is available within a familiar app. For the broader DePIN ecosystem, however, it represents a signal: projects that link physical infrastructure and verified data to digital services are starting to cross from niche crypto circles into mainstream financial rails. Whether that exposure translates into new use cases or wider adoption remains to be seen, but for XYO the listing is being framed as a clear step toward making its infrastructure and token accessible to everyday investors and users.