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Sentinel's dVPN protocol on Cosmos which has facilitated nearly 2 million unique user connections through the only implementation of a decentralized on-chain DHT has been successfully rewritten in Rust and deployed on the Solana devnet with every function successfully validated.
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Sentinel's dVPN nodes are busier and handling more users than Halo 3 Reclaimer's servers.
Real-time utility coming to Solana very soon. Get ready to build your own privacy app on the chain with the highest amount of daily users.
Devnet public release imminent.
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In this edition of Sentinel's Sunday Morality, we ask:
Should we accept online tracking if it helps keep websites and apps free?
Advertising funds much of the internet, but tracking technology also raises questions about how our personal data is collected and used.
6%
Yes, it's a fair trade
38%
No, privacy comes first
24%
Only with real consent
32%
No tracking at all
34 votes • Final results
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A decentralized VPN network is only useful if users can connect from where they need to.
Sentinel infrastructure now spans 232 cities, giving applications access to a geographically distributed network of independently operated nodes rather than relying on a small number of centrally managed server locations.
That coverage gives applications more flexibility across different regions, reduces dependence on individual data centers or jurisdictions, and creates more options for products targeting specific markets.
Plan Manager makes that network commercially useful. Teams can create custom VPN plans, choose which nodes are included, set pricing, manage access, and build services around specific locations, protocols, or user requirements.
A business can therefore create a VPN product for a particular market without first operating its own global server fleet.
For node operators, expanding into useful locations strengthens the network. For applications, broader coverage creates more choice over how connectivity is packaged and delivered.
Sentinel is building a global bandwidth network that independent teams can use to create their own products on top.
Create custom VPN plans:
plan.sentinel.co/dashboard
Explore network infrastructure:
nodes.suchnode.net
Explore dVPN applications:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
Host a Sentinel dVPN node:
docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/…
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A VPN connection that works well on one network can be slow, restricted, or unusable on another.
Sentinel avoids depending on a single connection method. Nodes can support WireGuard, V2Ray, OpenVPN, Xray, AmneziaWG, and Hysteria2 across the same decentralized bandwidth network.
That gives applications more flexibility across different devices, networks, firewalls, and operating conditions.
A protocol suited to one environment may not be the best option in another, so applications can work with the connection methods available on each node rather than relying on a separate infrastructure stack for every protocol.
The result is a more adaptable network for teams building dVPN products on Sentinel. Protocol choice can evolve at the application layer while the shared node infrastructure underneath remains the same.
Users still get the simple experience they expect from a VPN app. The additional complexity stays in the infrastructure, where it belongs.
Explore dVPN applications built on Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
Build with Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/
Host a dVPN node:
docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/…
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Sentinel has now passed 2 million total unique users across the network!
That is a major milestone for a decentralized bandwidth network built around independently developed applications, independent node operators, and open infrastructure.
This growth hasn't come from one app or one distribution channel. Multiple dVPN products are serving different users, platforms, and markets while connecting to the same shared Sentinel network underneath.
As Sentinel prepares to move to @solana, that scale becomes even more important.
The migration is not bringing an empty protocol into a new ecosystem. It is bringing more than 2 million unique users, active applications, established node infrastructure, and a network already generating real consumer demand.
For Sentinel, Solana opens access to a much larger environment of developers, payments, liquidity, applications, and onchain infrastructure.
For Solana, Sentinel brings a growing consumer network with real usage from day one.
Two million users is not the end goal. It is the scale Sentinel is carrying into its next phase.
Explore dVPN applications built on Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
Build with Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/
Open-source ecosystem:
github.com/sentinel-official
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Independent dVPN has now spent months operating at consumer scale on the Sentinel Network.
The app has 500K+ downloads on Google Play, a 4.6 rating from around 7,000 reviews, access to nodes across more than 300 cities, and support for both WireGuard and V2Ray.
That matters because @Independentdvpn is not a Sentinel-owned application. It is an independently built consumer product that runs on Sentinel’s decentralized bandwidth infrastructure.
The team controls the app, brand, user experience, distribution, payments, and customer relationship. Sentinel provides the shared network of independently operated nodes that enables global connectivity.
Independent dVPN also shows how decentralized infrastructure can sit behind a familiar consumer experience. Users do not need to understand node markets, chains, routing, or network architecture.
They open the app, choose a location, and connect.
For Sentinel, this is one of the clearest examples of the network model working as intended: independent applications building their own products while sharing the same decentralized bandwidth layer.
As Sentinel prepares to move to @solana, applications like Independent dVPN are important because they bring existing users and real consumer activity into the ecosystem from day one. The migration is not starting from zero. It is carrying established applications and demand into a much larger environment for developers, payments, and onchain infrastructure.
Try Independent dVPN:
independentdvpn.com
Explore more dVPN applications built on Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
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A VPN app can look secure and still fail at the network layer.
A 2026 University of Michigan-led study tested 281 Android VPN apps and found 29 leaking DNS or browser traffic, 61 transmitting some data unencrypted or outside the VPN tunnel, and 76 sending device-specific identifiers to third parties.
Those findings remind us that privacy claims should be testable, not simply accepted.
Sentinel’s Android infrastructure is open source, allowing developers and researchers to inspect how the application interacts with the network rather than relying entirely on a closed client and privacy policy.
Open source does not automatically guarantee security, but it enables independent verification.
The stronger standard for privacy infrastructure is code that can be inspected, tested, challenged, and improved.
Explore Sentinel’s open-source ecosystem:
github.com/sentinel-official
Explore dVPN applications built on Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
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Sentinel's dVPN protocol on Cosmos which has facilitated nearly 2 million unique user connections through the only implementation of a decentralized on-chain DHT has been successfully rewritten in Rust and deployed on the Solana devnet with every function successfully validated.
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Meta purchased a messaging app named Whatsapp and years later the public realized that Whatsapp doesn't have provable encryption and can't be trusted.
Meta purchased a VPN app named Onavo and years later the public is waking up to the fact that centralized VPNs can't be trusted
Facebook bought a VPN for $200 million.
The app was called Onavo. it promised to "keep you and your data safe" and "block dangerous websites."
Buried in the small print: "Onavo collects your mobile data traffic. Because we're part of Facebook, we use this to improve Facebook products."
Meaning Facebook could see every app you opened, how long you used it, and how much data it consumed. all of it flowing through their VPN. Feeding their competitor intelligence operation.
Zuckerberg's internal emails showed he was specifically worried about Snapchat. its traffic was encrypted. Facebook couldn't see what was happening inside it. Onavo solved that.
Unsealed court documents revealed Project Ghostbusters. Facebook used Onavo's infrastructure to run SSL man-in-the-middle attacks on Snapchat's encrypted traffic, they decrypted it, read it and used it to inform product decisions.
and when Apple forced Onavo off the App Store in 2018 for data collection violations:
Facebook didn't stop, they rebranded it "Facebook Research" and paid teenagers between 13 and 25 up to $20 a month to install it and grant root network access to their phones, recruited via ads on Instagram and Snapchat.
Apple found out and banned that too.
Facebook's statement: "market research helps companies build better products."
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Every VPN business needs bandwidth. Sentinel lets teams access it without first building and operating a global server fleet.
Independent node operators supply bandwidth to the network. Applications can then package that connectivity into their own products, pricing, subscriptions, and customer experience.
Plan Manager makes that commercially useful. Teams can create plans, choose which Sentinel nodes are included, set pricing, manage access, and control how customers use the service.
The value proposition is simple: launch a VPN product faster, keep control of the brand and customer relationship, and use decentralized bandwidth infrastructure that already exists.
For node operators, that creates demand for the bandwidth they provide. For applications, it creates a ready-made supply layer that can support different markets, pricing models, and user experiences.
Create and manage VPN plans:
plan.sentinel.co/dashboard
Build with Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/
Host a dVPN node:
docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/…
Explore applications already using the network:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
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Most people using internet infrastructure do not know who built the routing layer underneath the application they are using.
The same should be true for decentralized infrastructure.
A user opening a VPN app built on Sentinel does not need to understand the chain, node marketplace, payment rails, or network architecture. They need the application to connect quickly, work reliably, and give them access to the internet.
Sentinel sits underneath that experience. Independent teams can build their own applications, brands, payment models, and customer relationships while connecting to the same shared network of independently operated dVPN nodes.
That separation matters because it lets Sentinel grow through many different products rather than depending on one official application. Some users may discover Sentinel directly, while others may use the network every day without ever knowing the infrastructure powering their VPN.
For developers, that creates a much larger opportunity than building for an existing crypto audience. Sentinel can provide the connectivity layer for consumer products that reach users through normal app stores, subscriptions, integrations, and distribution channels.
The infrastructure can remain decentralized even when the user experience feels completely familiar.
Explore applications built on Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
Build with Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/
Open-source ecosystem:
github.com/sentinel-official
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September closed with another strong month of usage across the Sentinel Network.
72,252 new unique users used Sentinel-powered dVPN applications during the month, taking total unique users across the network to 1,972,531.
Sentinel also processed 5,850,347 encrypted dVPN sessions in September, bringing the 2026 total to 32,577,222.
That means 2026 alone has now recorded more encrypted dVPN sessions than 2023, 2024, and 2025 combined.
As Sentinel prepares for its move to Solana, this is the activity coming with it: nearly 2 million unique users, almost 6 million encrypted dVPN sessions in September alone, more than 32.5 million sessions in 2026, and multiple active applications already generating real consumer demand.
This is already a highly used network. Moving to Solana gives that existing usage access to a much larger ecosystem of developers, applications, payments, liquidity, and infrastructure, creating more room for Sentinel to grow from an already established base.
As Sentinel moves to Solana, it will bring an established base of users, applications, and network activity into the ecosystem from day one.
Explore dVPN applications built on Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
Build with Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/
Create and manage VPN plans:
plan.sentinel.co/dashboard
Explore the open-source ecosystem:
github.com/sentinel-official
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The rebuilt Sentinel dVPN is now live on iOS.
Following the Android release, the new native client is now available across both major mobile platforms, completing an important part of the rollout.
Download on iOS:
apps.apple.com/app/sentinel-…
Two days ago we shared a first look at the completely rebuilt Sentinel dVPN.
Today, the Android version is live on Google Play.
The move from a web-based client to a fully native app was a major effort by @norselabs, and testing quickly led to a public release.
Android users can now start using the new client, with Apple App Store availability still to come.
A lot more of the new app will be shown over the coming days.
Download the new Sentinel dVPN on Google Play and try it for yourself:
play.google.com/store/apps/d…
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Two days ago we shared a first look at the completely rebuilt Sentinel dVPN.
Today, the Android version is live on Google Play.
The move from a web-based client to a fully native app was a major effort by @norselabs, and testing quickly led to a public release.
Android users can now start using the new client, with Apple App Store availability still to come.
A lot more of the new app will be shown over the coming days.
Download the new Sentinel dVPN on Google Play and try it for yourself:
play.google.com/store/apps/d…
A first look at the new Sentinel dVPN app, currently in development by @norselabs
This is a significant rebuild rather than a visual refresh. The new client moves away from a web-based stack to a fully native application, with native gestures, adaptive layouts, orientation support, and better compatibility across different devices and screen sizes.
The rebuild also introduces major changes to how the app interacts with the Sentinel Network:
• Subscriptions to both individual nodes and plans, including multiple subscriptions on one account
• Direct communication with blockchain RPCs and dVPN nodes, removing third-party and centralized service dependencies
• Local node discovery with incremental updates for faster startup and reduced network traffic
• Support for WireGuard, AmneziaWG, Xray, OpenVPN, and Hysteria2
• Handshake DNS support
• Detailed node and plan information
• Advanced filtering by load, protocol, plan, and user access
• Session reconnection for recently paused connections
• Clearer information around funds locked for node leases and early unsubscribe refunds
Testing has progressed well, and the app is currently awaiting approval from Google Play and the Apple App Store.
The video is an early preview of the new opening and login experience, with more of the rebuilt client to be shown as development continues.
NorseLabs: norselabs.io/
Explore dVPN applications built on Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
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What actually happens when you press connect in a dVPN built on Sentinel?
The app first discovers available nodes on the network and can filter them by factors such as location, protocol, price, plan availability, or performance. Depending on the application, the user can choose manually, or the client can handle more of the selection process.
Once a node is selected, the app establishes an encrypted VPN connection using a supported protocol such as WireGuard, V2Ray, OpenVPN, Xray, AmneziaWG, or Hysteria2.
Your internet traffic then travels through that independently operated node before reaching the wider internet. The application provides the user experience, while the node provides the bandwidth and network exit.
Those two layers do not need to be operated by the same company. Independent teams can build different applications on Sentinel, while independent node operators supply the connectivity underneath.
That separation lets Sentinel support multiple apps, protocols, pricing models, and user experiences across one shared decentralized bandwidth network.
Explore dVPN applications built on Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/get-started…
Learn how Sentinel nodes work:
docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/…
Build with Sentinel:
docs.sentinel.co/
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