HORNO Network in the DePIN Storage Landscape
By HORNO STAFF — 2026-05-28
Decentralized storage was one of the first proven categories within the broader DePIN — Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network — sector.
Today it's also one of the most competitive.
This article maps the DePIN storage landscape and explains where HORNO Network fits.
What counts as a DePIN storage network A DePIN storage network is any decentralized infrastructure where independent contributors supply disk space, the network verifies that the storage is actually being provided, and contributors are rewarded according to verifiable work.
The result is a global storage grid that nobody owns alone.
The established players - Filecoin — the largest decentralized storage network by capacity.
Relies primarily on professional storage providers running dedicated server hardware in data centers.
- Storj — splits files into encrypted pieces distributed across independent node operators worldwide.
Targets developer-friendly S3-compatible storage.
- Arweave — designed for permanent storage with a one-time fee model and a focus on archival use cases.
- Sia — uses smart contracts between renters and hosts; one of the earliest decentralized storage protocols.
These projects all proved a core thesis: storage can be decentralized at scale.
But each was designed in an era when the contributor was assumed to be a professional…