ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI inference project stated in a social media post that over 100,000 nodes are powering its Living Knowledge network, and the number is still increasing.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI training network Nodepay has completed a new round of financing, with participation from Animoca Brands, Jump Crypto, Elevate Ventures, OKX Blockdream, Mirana Ventures, NGC Ventures, and others. The specific amount of financing and valuation information has not yet been disclosed.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the GPU cloud network io.net has announced a strategic partnership with Phala Network to advance secure computing and decentralized AI development.Through this collaboration, Phala will leverage io.net's cloud network IO Cloud to access GPU hardware, thereby expanding the capabilities of decentralized AI. Phala Network will rely on Nvidia H100 and H200 GPUs to support its TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) technology.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI data liquidity network Vana has announced the completion of a $5 million strategic financing round, led by Coinbase Ventures. With this, Vana's total funding has reached $25 million.Vana aims to build a user-owned data pool network that addresses the issue of insufficient training data for AI models through blockchain technology, while also providing internet users with a way to earn income. Vana plans to establish a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) network that allows members to aggregate data accumulated from social media platforms like Reddit, LinkedIn, or X, and sell these datasets to AI researchers.Previously, Vana raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Paradigm.

ChainCatcher message, the decentralized AI search network Adot (a.xyz), founded by former Google engineers, announced a strategic partnership with Aptos and received strategic investment from them. This move will help Adot deepen its layout in the Aptos ecosystem, further optimize search technology, and support the construction and development of the Aptos ecosystem in innovative ways, laying a foundation for its long-term success in the Web3 field.Prior to this, Adot had raised a total of $6 million in funding through previous financing rounds, with early investors including gumi Cryptos Capital, Hash Global, SevenX Ventures, Mask Network, and other investment institutions and individual investors. Adot has released a collaboration video with Aptos on its official social media. Through this partnership, Adot will bring a more convenient and efficient search experience to Aptos users, jointly promoting the prosperous development of the Aptos ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI inference project GaiaNet has announced the launch of the global "Living Knowledge Systems Hackathon," which will take place from August 22 to September 13, with registration starting on August 19, 2024.The GaiaNet team stated: the event offers rewards of up to $50,000. Winners will also be invited to an exclusive launch party at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, with all expenses covered, during which they will participate in the event alongside the GaiaNet executive team. The purpose of this event is to build decentralized nodes, address security vulnerabilities in centralized AI models, and tackle issues such as censorship, algorithmic bias, and data privacy.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Web3 universal data indexing framework SubQuery showcased the next-generation capabilities of its decentralized network—decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) inference hosting—at the Berlin Web3 Summit. SubQuery's Chief Operating Officer James Bayly demonstrated the performance of the latest open-source LLama model running on SubQuery's internal test network.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the development company behind the decentralized artificial intelligence network GenLayer, YeagerAI, has completed a $7.5 million seed round financing, led by North Island Ventures, with participation from Node Capital, Arrington Capital, ZK Ventures, WAGMI Ventures, BlockBuilders, Arthur Hayes's family office Maelstrom, and several angel investors.It is reported that the YeagerAI team is pioneering a technology solution called "smart contracts," which is a blockchain-based system that utilizes large language models connected to the internet to execute functions. GenLayer also employs artificial intelligence in its customized delegated proof-of-stake algorithm, which randomly selects a chief validator to propose outputs, followed by voting from four other validators connected to different LLMs. If the subjective output receives majority support, the transaction is processed.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI infrastructure layer KIP Protocol has announced the completion of a $5 million private placement financing, led by Animoca Ventures and Tribe Capital. Other investors include GBV Capital, DWF Ventures, Morningstar Ventures, and others. So far, KIP Protocol has raised a total of $10 million.As the world's first underlying protocol supporting Decentralized Retrieval-Augmented Generation (dRAG), KIP Protocol provides cutting-edge Web3 infrastructure that enables app developers, model creators, and data owners to achieve seamless deployment, monetization, and full ownership in Web3. KIP Protocol offers a comprehensive suite of tools and services aimed at breaking the monopoly barriers in the AI industry, providing a fairer environment for AI developers and consumers. This round of financing will further advance KIP Protocol's mission for decentralized AI development by creating powerful and secure decentralized AI solutions that drive unprecedented applications and innovations.Previously, KIP Protocol officially announced a partnership with the leading AI Agent entertainment platform Moemate, leading 3 million Web2 AI users into Web3. KIP has also secured the management rights to a $10 million fund provided by Open Campus, collaborating to layout and explore the "DeAI + Education" landscape, and jointly building a leading, decentralized AI-driven online learning education platform OCU, offering personalized learning experiences and redefining decentralized education. Through these collaborations, KIP has realized real use cases for decentralized AI.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI infrastructure Swan Chain has completed a $3 million seed round financing, led by Binance Labs and SNZ. Other participants include Outlier Ventures, Protocol Labs, Waterdrip Capital, FBG Capital, Chainlink Labs, Gate.io, Betterverse DAO, Chain Capital, Cabin.vc, LD, CSPDAO, W3coins, Criterion, and KONDR DAO.This round of financing ended in January 2023, and the funds will expand the Swan Chain team and further develop its resources for building AI blockchain infrastructure.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, SwanChain (formerly known as FilSwan) was launched in 2021 and is a decentralized infrastructure aimed at accelerating AI applications. Utilizing OP Stack's Ethereum Layer 2 technology, SwanChain combines Web3 with AI to provide a comprehensive solution covering storage, computing, bandwidth, and payments.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI technology innovation platform Redpill announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing, led by Animoca Brands and DFG, with participation from several institutions including Jsquare and Hypersphere.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, RedPill is a decentralized AI platform that aggregates top AI models into a single API, enabling democratic access to them and providing faster, more affordable, and verifiable AI services globally. RedPill introduces a model that tokenizes LLM resources and issues equivalent model tokens to AI node providers based on "cost proof." These tokens can be traded by nodes or purchased by users through the DeFi market.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the decentralized AI platform SingularityNET announced an investment of $53 million in a modular supercomputer, focusing on decentralized artificial general intelligence (AGI). The first phase will invest $26.5 million, utilizing Ecoblox modular data centers and high-performance hardware from companies like Nvidia and AMD. This supercomputer will optimize the training of deep neural networks and large language models, promoting continuous learning and self-improvement of AGI.

ChainCatcher news, Grayscale has announced on platform X that its recently launched decentralized AI fund, Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund, is now open to qualified investors. By holding this fund, investors can gain diversified exposure to the intersection of AI and cryptocurrency.As of July 22, the Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund has reached an asset management scale of $562,664.08, with a total of 55,300 shares outstanding. The decentralized AI projects already included in the fund's basket are:Near (NEAR, current weight 30.10%)Filecoin (FIL, current weight 30.87%)Render (RNDR, current weight 25.05%)Livepeer (LPT, current weight 8.85%)Bittensor (TAO, current weight 3.13%)

ChainCatcher news, according to the blockchain explorer, the decentralized AI network Bittensor has resumed block production. Bittensor officials stated that normal operations will resume at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on July 12.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official blog, the decentralized AI agent workflow network Questflow Labs has announced the completion of a $1.5 million angel round financing, led by MiraclePlus, with participation from the founders of PAKA, AgentLayer, TypoX, Dmail Network, Chasm, and Litentry. This financing also includes support from the Cohere incubator founded by Transformer author Aidan Gomez, as well as the Web3+AI incubator initiated by Wanxiang and HashKey Capital, along with ecosystem support from Near, Aptos, and Tezos.According to reports, Questflow Labs is exploring new directions for decentralized AI agent workflows, aiming to provide users with an integrated solution for user intent perception and distribution, AI agent workflow automation, and human-machine collaboration. Its innovative technology is based on two main pillars: the Multi-Agent Orchestration (MAO) engine and the decentralized AI agent network. Its self-developed multi-AI agent orchestration framework and model use natural language processing to schedule multiple AI agents, enabling the autonomous completion of tasks by orchestrating multiple AI agents.