# IP addresses are scarcer than gold — an "IP coin" someday

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2024-06-09
- **Theme:** Crypto & DePIN — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/
- **Source:** Akash Accelerate '24: Official Recap (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:10:49 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVYeAVvuNLI&t=649s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/2024-06-09-ip-addresses-are-scarcer-than-gold-an-ip-coin-some-ha5w/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "IP addresses are scarcer than gold — an "IP coin" someday," Akash Accelerate '24: Official Recap (Akash Network), 9 Jun 2024, 00:10:49. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVYeAVvuNLI&t=649s

## Quote — verbatim

> I think IPs are more scarce than gold, think about it. It'd be cool to have an IP coin someday that's backed by IP addresses... it's a really scarce namespace, but Akash is a great place to get IP addresses.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Aside during the keynote history of IP-lease support; he claims Akash is one of the largest IP address marketplaces.