YaseiGrid R&D: Current Status
Tomohiro Iida · Published June 23, 2026
Netsujo's DePIN venture, YaseiGrid, is currently at the concept and proof-of-concept-preparation stage. This article discloses, without overstating it as already productized, where things stand and the approach we take to R&D, including why we choose to publish about an in-house project this early.
YaseiGrid is not yet a service available to the public. It is currently at the concept and proof-of-concept-preparation stage.
Where things stand now
The most important point first: YaseiGrid is at the concept and proof-of-concept-preparation stage. It is neither a running service nor a product with a track record. Here is where each of Netsujo's in-house R&D projects currently stands.
| Project | Area | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| YaseiGrid | DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure) | Concept / proof-of-concept preparation |
| Cycle | Blockchain applications | Concept / research |
| DID Platform | Decentralized identity | Ongoing research and development |
Our R&D approach: four principles
R&D in an emerging field is mostly about how you handle uncertainty. Netsujo follows four principles.
- Disclose where things stand, without overstating it
- YaseiGrid is currently at the concept and proof-of-concept-preparation stage. We do not present it as already running or already proven. We treat writing honestly about how far along it is, and what remains unverified, as the starting point for R&D.
- Verify small, and decide the exit criteria first
- Before committing to something large, we narrow down the hypothesis to test and check it with a proof of concept. Deciding in advance what would count as a reason to stop keeps us from losing track of when to walk away.
- Do the work ourselves
- Rather than only describing a concept, we actually work with the technology and test it hands-on. In an emerging field, much of what matters only becomes clear once you have tried it, and that applies equally to R&D and client work.
- Feed what we learn back into client work
- The hands-on experience and failures from our in-house R&D can inform client projects. We treat R&D not as an end in itself, but as an investment that raises the value we can deliver.
Open questions we are still working through
At this concept and proof-of-concept-preparation stage, here are the questions we are trying to answer. None of them has a settled answer yet — these are open questions, not solved claims.
- Technology
- How to secure the reliability of distributed nodes, and how to make each contribution verifiable.
- Incentives
- How to measure participants' contributions fairly and design a reward for them.
- Regulation
- How to reconcile token and infrastructure operations with domestic regulation.
- Operations
- How to design an ecosystem that starts small and becomes self-sustaining.
Why we publish this at the concept stage
Waiting until something is finished makes for a better-looking announcement. We disclose at the concept stage anyway, because we believe being honest about where things stand is the more honest choice. Not presenting something unfinished as finished is a line we hold, and holding it is what builds long-term trust.
Showing the R&D process is also a way of showing how Netsujo approaches emerging fields: doing the work, testing small, deciding when to stop, and feeding what we learn back to clients. That is what we want to show. In-house R&D is continuous with our client work — working hands-on with emerging technology ourselves is what lets us make proposals grounded in practice rather than theory, and YaseiGrid's R&D is also an investment toward that.