Fry Networks is a project on the Algorand ecosystem that builds a decentralized network of networks, focusing on sustainability by reducing e-waste and using green mining practices, while enabling users to passively earn
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Fry despite all of the negative press is another fire and forget device. It did require a lot of “finagling” to get it going, but its daily passive income. FRY tokens and fnode tokens have recently lost some value, but I will more than break even within my first year on this, and this is yet another device where you can stake the FRY and fNode tokens on Cometa, etc.
Have any of you staked your FRY node earnings, or thought about purchasing one?
@ionutzsibiu I can see your perspective on this. The high points for me though, are that its only a $300 investment. The coins that you stake you can release back to yourself in the future. It earns daily, and requries no NFT or maintenance. I have spent more than $300 on a few other devices, including various mining equipment that operates at a constant net loss with electricity. In the scope of things that I have invested in from Helium, its certainly doing better than many of the others.
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@ionutzsibiu Totally fair if you feel that way, but I’d genuinely love to know what specifically led you to that conclusion. If there’s something we’ve done wrong or could be doing better, that kind of feedback really helps us improve.
We’re not trying to pretend Fry is perfect, it’s a work in progress, and we’re constantly listening and making adjustments. So if you’re open to sharing more, I’m all ears. :)
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I am just getting into the DePIN landscape. But I thought that you could dual mine fry and wxm with the WeatherXM miner. But information about $Fry has been a black hole. Recently.
@DrDetroit Information about FRY unfortunately is obtained mostly through youtube videos, and again as per the comment left above, there are mixed feelings about it for various reasons. The set-up though once you have one isnt overly complicated, but it does include a number of steps. I always like products that have a short ROI, require little interface from me after they have been activated, and allow me access to my earnings. Beyond the initial purchase of the device, you can unstake your coins any time, including the ones used to activate the Node; otherwise you let it set for the long run and stack up profits.
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@DrDetroit Welcome to the DePIN space! And yes, you can dual mine Fry and WXM using a WeatherXM station, as long as it's onboarded properly to both networks.
Sorry to hear the info has felt like a black hole, we’re working on improving that. In the meantime, you can check out docs.frynetworks.com for setup guides, miner types, and how the rewards system works.
If anything’s still unclear after looking through the docs, feel free to ask, we’re happy to help get you set up right.
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@iotanine_FryNetworks Thanks for the post on frydocs. When I purchased mine it was a difficult slog through youtube to find solid documentation on anything. Im glad to hear from your team and see the up and coming developments are progressing.
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I’m debating on this project and after sitting through today’s meeting, Beamable is another contender I’m considering.
Is there a benefit to purchase a device for Fry, have your own? I am considering a bandwidth miner.
Which Fry miner do you have and could you explain the stake topic a bit more?
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@PacketThrower I have the bandwidth miner, which is the miner that is (or was) still sold here. Its a small thin client PC and in and of itself is not difficult to set up. It received a lot of bad press on the internet because the clients are “recycled/reused” clients as the whole project is part of a “green re-use” of old hardware type thing. - My client was in good shape and set up easily.
You also must stake twice to activate and then register the device, and then a one time staking to become a validator node. - Thats why the project struggled; it wasnt really explained when you first purchased the device that you had to do that. After the cost of the Fry itself (about 250) there is an additional roughly $250 that must be spent to stake/activate the node. Once that is done though, its fire and forget; you simply claim your daily earnings, and then can choose to stake them if you like, or transfer them right to your wallet where you manage them (Defly wallet) deals with both fnode/FRY tokens.
https://app.cometa.farm/stake is where a lot of “alt coins” well call them can be staked and held for a profit. I will add some more details and screen shots later!
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@neo_belaerixx thank you so much on this information. I will review it.
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@PacketThrower I would like to add the cometa.farm has shutdown. Here at Fry Networks we are developing a replacement solution for the Algorand Ecosystem called fry.farm
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@iotanine_FryNetworks Thank you so much for the reply on this and your involvement. I do have a question on your BYOD documentation. I am guessing if I install software on my own hardware, I would need to purchase the BYOD license. If I purchased your hardware, that license would be included.
Then I would guess I still need to put a stake into $FRY on fry.farm, or no since it’s still in development?
https://docs.frynetworks.com/docs/miners/byod-bring-your-own-device/overview
How Does BYOD Work?
Purchase a BYOD License: Buy your license for $105 USD (paid in Fry tokens).
Set Up Your Device: Follow the onboarding instructions on the next page to install and configure the software.
Start Contributing: Use your device to contribute bandwidth or environmental data to the Fry Networks ecosystem.
Earn Rewards: Get rewarded in Fry tokens for your contributions.
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@PacketThrower Keep your eyes open as we have something dropping this Friday August 15th and I will be putting together a banger of an offer for folks that want to participate. More to come.
@PacketThrower AI Node Miner just launched. Seriously great evolution and promo. Check out the post on it and jump into our Discord
@Bruuon_FryNetworks thanks for the ping on this. I appreciate it!
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What led you to give Fry a rating of 1?
- FRY uses outdated, resourced hardware and sells them as their own “dedicated” hardware that is marked up marginally. It also looks like most of the miners are doing nothing in terms of collecting/generating/offloading any data.
What does Fry do well (or not) that deserves 1 stars?
- FRY has created token, after token, after token - after much failed launches each time. The hardware is nowhere near profitable as fees accumulated by TX heartbeats/phone-home costs much more in the daily earnings.
Is there anything you’d like to see improved in Fry?
- I’d like to see FRY create their own unique piece of DePIN hardware and really start to study tokenomics to create a thriving ecosystem on Algorand.
Thanks for taking the time to share detailed feedback, it’s clear you’ve looked into things, and I appreciate that. Let me address a few of your points directly:
• On hardware – You're right that some of our hardware is repurposed, but it’s not just “old tech.” For devices like mini PCs and nodes, users configure them themselves so they have full control over the OS and setup, this gives users flexibility rather than locking them into a preconfigured system. The markup includes the software licenses, onboarding, and long-term support that make them usable in the network.
• On data collection – Many of our miners (GNSS, bandwidth, camera, sensors, etc.) are actively collecting and storing data. We’ve been very clear that no data has been sold yet, but we’re actively working toward that and are in talks with buyers, supported by a top AI agent already working with other DePIN projects to broker deals.
• On token launches – The shift to Fry 2.0 and segment tokens wasn’t about launching “another token” for hype, it was about fixing the unsustainable model of FRY 1.0. Segment tokens tie rewards directly to each network’s real-world value, and FIP-008 introduced $tFRY to ensure miners on unmonetized networks still earn something now that will convert 1:1 once monetized.
• On improvements – Totally agree: long-term success depends on strong tokenomics and meaningful utility. We’re already working on ways to expand real-world use cases, refine the economic model, and yes, consider more purpose-built hardware options down the line.
Appreciate the honest feedback. If you have ideas or want to go deeper on anything, we’re always open to the conversation.
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One of the worst investments you can make. Please don’t promote this and say exactly what it is. There are others so much better to spend your money on