According to ChainCatcher news, the popularity index ranking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that as of October 10th, 11:30, the top ten popular projects in the Web3 AI track are: Theoriq, vana, Kiva Ai, CARV, Deagent AI, OpenGradient, Mira, Render, ORA, Nodepay.Among them, OpenGradient has risen 652 places, ranking third in the RootData ranking surge list.In addition, RootData has launched the first "Web3 Popular Project Ranking." This popularity ranking helps users capture the real pulse of attention and improve the accuracy of investment decisions through 4.3 million real user behavior data. The ranking will be calculated in real-time based on the weighted frequency of searches by platform users, project click rates, user votes, as well as the popularity and influence on the X platform. The ROOTDATA LIST 2024 is now open for registration: https://forms.gle/yqGmxLSXGDYSCnK88

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized open-source AI platform OpenGradient has announced the completion of a $8.5 million seed round financing. This round of financing was participated by a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (a16z CSX), Foresight Ventures, SV Angel, Coinbase Ventures, SALT Fund, and Symbolic Capital. Notable industry figures such as former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan, NEAR founder Illia Polosukhin, and Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal also participated as angel investors.It is reported that OpenGradient is committed to accelerating the development of open-source artificial intelligence, providing scalable on-chain AI computing capabilities while ensuring the verifiability, attribution, and security of AI deployment and hosting.