New Move-to-Earn Trend: How Does Sweatcoin Turn Walking into Mining?

A new trend has emerged in the crypto space recently—earning tokens by walking. The Sweatcoin app converts your daily steps into digital assets and has already attracted over 120 million users, generating more than 50 billion SWEAT tokens.

Core mechanism is simple: Walk 1,000 steps to earn 0.95 Sweatcoin. Later, the SWEAT token was introduced, which can be traded on DEXs, staked to earn yield, or used to buy NFTs. Unlike Bitcoin, which requires massive computing power, this model uses real physical activity instead of computation, encouraging people to exercise more.

Tokenomics: Initially, 1,000 steps earned 1 SWEAT; now it takes 3,623 steps to earn 1, and this ratio will continue to increase by 2028 (somewhat like Bitcoin halving). You can earn up to 5 tokens per day unless you unlock more by staking. The app also charges a 5% fee.

What you can do: Use SWEAT to buy products in the app marketplace (with partners like Apple and Audible), or trade it directly for money. It has already partnered with over 600 brands/charities.

Difference vs. STEPN: STEPN requires you to buy NFT sneakers first to earn by running; Sweatcoin is completely free. However, STEPN has a dual-token system (GST + GMT) with more features, while Sweatcoin has only the single SWEAT token.

Privacy protection: Data is processed anonymously, not sold to third parties, and uses a secondary verification algorithm to prevent cheating. 2FA encryption is supported.

Future direction: Plans to integrate more wearables, launch an NFT marketplace, add new activity types like cycling/swimming, and ultimately evolve into a DAO model for community governance.

Risk warning: Like other M2E projects, rapid token supply growth may lead to inflationary pressure, and whether the value can be maintained in the future is a core issue. However, if the user base continues to grow and features keep evolving, there’s still room for imagination.