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0G Unveils Compute Finance Framework to Financialize AI Compute

  • —Ascend lets users stake 0G and receive a liquid staking token called a0G while keeping DeFi flexibility
  • —iAI can be minted using a0G and staked to receive compute credits across 0G AI products
  • —0G says eligible staked iAI targets compute-credit usage worth over $1 per day, with no guaranteed yield
  • —iAI and the broader Compute Finance model remain partly a roadmap
Why it matters: The project is testing a new asset class tied to AI infrastructure, potentially opening compute markets to capital and autonomous agents.
Source: Bitcoinist