I. Introduction | The Model Layer Leap in Crypto AI Data, models, and computing power are the three core elements of AI infrastructure, analogous to fuel (data), engine (model), and energy (computing power), all of which are indispensable. Similar to the evolution path of traditional AI infrastructure, the Crypto AI field has also gone through similar stages. In early 2024, the market was once dominated by decentralized GPU projects (such as Akash, Render, io.net, etc.), which generally empha...

I. Introduction | The Model Layer Leap in Crypto AI Data, models, and computing power are the three core elements of AI infrastructure, analogous to fuel (data), engine (model), and energy (computing power), all of which are indispensable. Similar to the evolution path of traditional AI infrastructure, the Crypto AI field has also gone through similar stages. In early 2024, the market was once dominated by decentralized GPU projects (such as Akash, Render, io.net, etc.), which generally empha...