Sure. Akash Network is a P2P marketplace for compute and GPU. Think of like an Airbnb/Uber type ecosystem but for cloud where anyone can permissionlessly lease or provide cloud services. It runs on an L1 blockchain which processes all of the marketplace transactions and AKT is the token which secures the (proof of stake) blockchain and settles between provider and tenant. One of the end goals is to allow non-crypto native people to rent services without even knowing there is blockchain technology behind it and this is already well under way (e.g. Brev.dev). Please ask if you have any questions.

$AKT is now available to purchase and trade on the @RevolutApp Revolt is one of the largest European banks, and the mobile app is one of the most widely used for everyday purchases.

As of today, $AKT is live for trading on Levana Protocol. The $AKT markets continue to show incredible growth, maturity, and availability across a wide range of platforms and products. For more information, check out the thread: https://x.com/Levana_protocol/status/1792631305210847683

Introducing: The Akash Chat API Run inference on Llama 3 powered by Akash GPUs. The Akash Chat API is completely zero-cost, with all funding provided by Overclock Labs. This is the easiest way to get started developing using Akash compute. The limited public beta starts today: A select group of developers will get early access in the first cohort, with additional cohorts rolling out in the coming weeks. After the beta is complete, the API will become open and permissionless for anyone to access. To apply to the beta, head to https://discord.akash.network: > Navigate to the "akashchat-api" channel > Introduce yourself and how you plan to use the API > The core team will be in touch if you're selected for the beta For anyone not selected for the beta, stay tuned for the launch of fully permissionless access in the coming weeks.

$AKT is now trading on Upbit in KRW, BTC, and USDT markets Link : https://upbit.com/service_center/notice?id=4172

📡 Big News! Akash Accelerate '24 is almost here! This will be the first full-day Akash summit, right before Consensus '24 in Austin, TX. There will be presentations and panels with huge names in the Decentralized AI space — including a keynote from Greg Osuri on the current state of DePIN. If you would like to attend, make sure to register today. Attendance is limited. 👉 https://akash.network/akash-accelerate-2024/

There is a new Discussion On Akash Github ! https://github.com/orgs/akash-network/discussions/513 Share your thoughts and make your voice heard!

Warning ❗️ 🛑 this fake Akash channel is sending DM’s to users. DO NOT JOIN OR SHARE ANY INFORMATION WITH THEM! ❗️ ❗️

Hey Guys ! Seems like Coinbase wallet allows to swap to a ERC-20 AKT token which is not supported by the overclock team The source of the data: the Coinbase wallet uses is most likely Coinmarketcap which still has a unofficial bridged AKT token added as a valid ERC-20 token contract for akash. The team is working to solve this issue, but please be careful since the erc20 $AKT has no liquidity, and you won't be able to swap it to native $AKT. DYOR

The Provider Incentive Pilot proposal is on track to pass, with 98% voting 'yes' and 55% turnout. Phase 1 of the proposal is projected to bring these NVIDIA GPUs onto the network at approximately these numbers, leveraging $AKT incentives. H100 > 83 units > $1.99/hr A100-80GB > 54 units > $0.85/hr RTX A6000 > 105 units > $0.69/hr Check out the full proposal onchain here: https://mintscan.io/akash/proposals/246

After incorporating $AKT community feedback, the Akash core team has updated the original incentive proposal by dividing the program into three categories: 1. Committed Pool: For tier-2 and higher data centers that provide a fixed capacity for one year. 2. Liquidity Mining Pool: A fixed set of rewards is distributed to various configuration sub-pools in epochs. 3. R&D Pool: For next-generation chipsets, such as NVIDIA GH200 and L40s, to support the upcoming generation of AI workloads. We call on all Akashians to review and provide feedback on this version so that we can continue iterating until a broad consensus is reached. → https://github.com/orgs/akash-network/discussions/448

Agora is an easy-to-use platform for AI development, making it seamless to create and manage Jupyter notebooks for a wide range of AI and machine learning tasks. Best of all, it's powered by GPUs from the Akash Supercloud. Try it out today: → https://t.co/cekq3xdhs3

The latest episode of The Edge Podcast is live. Greg Osuri ( @gregosuri ) joins @DeFi_Dad for a wide-ranging conversation covering the most pressing topics at the intersection of AI and crypto. If you're curious about the future of decentralized AI — this is the perfect starting…

Nous Hermes 2 was trained on over 1,000,000 entries of GPT-4 data, achieving state-of-the-art performance across a wide range of tasks. Thank you to @NousResearch for creating this incredible open-source model. Try Nous Hermes 2 on Akash Chat today. → https://t.co/6F5hGDSUhA

Live in 30 minutes: Join @gregosuri alongside Nikolay Dimitrov of https://t.co/IqH4s6ftNl and James Bayly of SubQuery for a discussion on the intersection between crypto and AI. /i/spaces/1yNGaZlompEJj?s=20

While speculators are running wild with Bitcoin ETF, SDXL on Akash has surpassed 80k generations while daily active leases hit another record high at 854. Adoption is the daily priority for the $AKT community.

SDXL on Akash has passed 80,000 total image generations, and total usage over time is showing early signs of exponential growth. More info on current progress in the post below, including links to the app and a case study on the development process.

Akash was mentioned in the latest report from David Attermann ( @atterX_ ) in CoinDesk, covering the evolution of the AI tech stack. General-purpose networks like Akash stand to benefit from increasing demand for permissionless compute, which has the potential to grow…

. @AscendEX_ has notified Akash core team members that they paused $AKT withdrawals because of technical issues and plans to fix them within two weeks. Contact their support for more information. https://t.co/J01nu6PBkO

The Fidelity Center for Applied Technology referenced the ways that Akash and other DePIN projects can provide structural advantages over incumbents. Link to the entire conversation in the post below.

2023 was one of the most important years in the history of Akash. • Created a radically open process to develop the network. • Enabled network support for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. • Began training a foundation AI model on Akash. • Launched Akash Chat and an SDXL inference app.…

Akash was highlighted in the latest report from Binance Research. • Decentralized networks, like Akash, offer highly competitive pricing compared to hyperscale cloud providers. • Active leases on Akash surged in Q4. Read the full report linked in the post below.

Approaching the Peak: Active Leases on @akashnet_ nearing All-Time High 🔹The number of active leases has grown significantly in the past few weeks, signaling an increase in network analytics. 🔸 The growth catalyst is the protocol's resource efficiency for deployments $AKT

Within DePIN, the compute category alone represents a $10B market — led by Akash, Filecoin, Livepeer, Arweave, and others. Meanwhile, Fortune Business Insights projects the GPU-as-a-Service market to grow to $25.53B by 2030 (https://t.co/41AXaUGkmn). All signs point to the…

The best providers recognize the importance of enabling permissionless access to high-performance compute. Learn more about Foundry ( @FoundryServices ): https://t.co/TLgpKQ97VC Deploy on Foundry GPUs via Akash: https://t.co/bVOSbhI14R

The approval of the Bitcoin ETF is uncertain, but the GPU shortage is, and Akash is at the forefront of solving it. Permissionless. Censorship Resistant. Peer-to-peer. → https://t.co/xZpXihpcEy #AISuperCloud $AKT

Akash Prop 240 has successfully passed with 97% in favor. Key points • Increase the community pool take rate, which will fund Provider Incentives and community initiatives to develop and improve the network. • Increase network inflation from 8% to 13% to provide an adequate…

Akash Prop 240 is on track to pass with an overwhelming majority of the vote. $AKT Provider Incentives are on the way — which will enable NVIDIA A100s for as low as $0.79/hour.

Mixtral-8x7B is now available in Akash Chat. Mixtral is one of the best performing currently available models, even outperforming Llama 70B on most benchmarks — with 6x faster inference. It's available right now in Akash Chat. Try it today: → https://t.co/O0kUSzM10T

SDXL on Akash is picking up traction. Over 63,000 total generations since launch and increasing usage throughout December. Permissionless, zero-cost access: https://t.co/U0qnWR3xjP

Akash Chat is now open-source and available to run locally or on your own deployments. Request new features, help report bugs, and make contributions to the codebase:

Calling $AKT community to help push Akash to the next round for #CryptoProjectOfTheYear Please vote 🗳️ https://t.co/1SfFfIIury

The first AMD GPU is live on Akash. The MI210 is built to accelerate machine learning and AI workloads. Adding network support for AMD accelerators will greatly expand the potential supply of GPUs on the Supercloud.

Tomorrow at 9AM ET: Take a look back at 2023 and what to look forward to in 2024 with @Cryptocito and special guests from around the Cosmos ecosystem — including @gregosuri and many others. Set your reminders:

As we come to the end of the year, catch up on highlights from Q4 2023 across Akash. Stay tuned for a comprehensive 2023 recap post with trends to watch in 2024 — which will be published in the new year.

How did Akash build a scalable network? How will the network increase supply and demand? What are the trends to watch in 2024? Hear directly from @gregosuri on all these questions and more in the first episode of Crypto Nuggets, hosted by @joehoffend . Links to listen and…

We need Upscayl running on Akash. $200 bounty to the first person to make a PR to the repo below with a working deployment. Preferably someone new to contributing to Akash. Feel free to reply below or dm me if you have questions/concerns. Repo for the PR:…

Akash Chat just added Dolphin, an uncensored Mixtral-8x7b fine-tune. Dolphin was trained to remove alignment and bias from the base model. It also excels at coding, so Akash Chat also added code blocks. Still zero-cost and permissionless. → https://t.co/O0kUSzLtbl

After the Akashathon was completed last month and winners received their prizes, there were 132,000 $AKT remaining from the original amount requested in the proposal due to changes in the market price between the start and end of the hackathon. This week, Overclock Labs…

The Akash Insiders will be live in less than 30 minutes. https://t.co/PRqmxhEyre

I'm going live with the Bittensor boys on Blockworks Webinar $AKT $TAO Join us: https://t.co/dLubDKq0iQ

Introducing Akash Chat. Easily chat with Mistral-7B, an open-source LLM, hosted on NVIDIA A100s, V100s, and RTX 3090s on the Akash Supercloud. Akash Chat is zero-cost and permissionless. No accounts, no sign-in, completely free to use. Try it today: → https://t.co/O0kUSzLtbl

The Akash Insiders are a core group of community ambassadors who help build the network and become leaders in the ecosystem. This Thursday at 10AM PST, join a very special public Insiders Office Hours livestream, hosted by @AdamDeanWozney . Set your reminders: →…

ROUND ONE WINNER: @akashnet_ & @gregosuri will be joining us for ROUND TWO of ‘Crypto Project of the Year’

The combination of AI, blockchain, and GPU computing will change the world as we know it. Learn how in detail from experts this Thursday 👇

SDXL on Akash is one of the only permissionless image generation apps that allows users to experiment at zero cost on a wide range of NVIDIA GPUs, including the L40, A100, V100, RTX-8000, and 3090 — all leased on the Akash Supercloud. As of today, the app has generated over…

Access a $TAO node at zero cost, hosted on Europlots' Akash provider, with the link in the post below. Or, host your own Bittensor node permissionlessly using $AKT with this guide: /akashnet_/status/1732445858421944645?s=20

Bittensor nodes are perfect for the Akash Supercloud. Setting up a $TAO node on Akash only takes ~5 minutes. Get started for less than $10 in $AKT using this custom deployment from @zJu_u .

The Supercloud is seeing record adoption. Multiple network usage metrics have set all-time highs over the past few weeks — supported primarily by AI deployments, including the first distributed training of a foundation model.