Gensyn officially launched Delphi on its mainnet on April 22, 2026, making it the first application to go live on the decentralized compute network and introducing real economic value to a platform that processed millions in test volume during its trial run.
Key Takeaways
- Delphi launched on Gensyn mainnet on April 22, 2026, as the network’s first live application with real economic value.
- Fee model: 70% of protocol revenue is burned, 29% routed to a Community Treasury, affecting AI token supply.
- Market creators earn 1.5% of trading volume, with the $AI token generation event anticipated in the coming weeks.
Delphi: Permissionless AI-Settled Information Markets
Delphi is a permissionless, AI-settled information markets platform. Anyone can create a market on any topic—from bitcoin price targets to sports outcomes to geopolitical events. Users buy and sell positions on outcomes, and AI models handle settlement rather than traditional oracles.
The platform uses a symmetric Logarithmic Market Scoring Rule (LMSR) as an automated market maker. Pricing adjusts in real time based on capital flows. No order books or counterparties are required, and liquidity is available from the first trade through settlement.
Gensyn introduced Delphi on testnet in December 2025 as an “open market for machine intelligence,” initially focused on AI model performance benchmarks. Since then, the platform expanded to cover any resolvable question. One sports market on testnet drew more than 87,000 traders and recorded $4.88 million in volume. An Oscars market attracted more than 45,000 traders.
Market Creation and Fee Structure
Market creation is open to anyone. A user poses a question, defines binary or multi-outcome results, seeds initial liquidity, and selects one or more AI models as settlement oracles. Creators write a resolution prompt that the model runs when the market closes. If no one settles within 24 hours of closing, it auto-settles, the creator forfeits liquidity, and traders are refunded.
Gensyn also built an optional verifiable settlement layer called the Reproducible Execution Environment (REE). Markets using REE generate a cryptographic receipt that allows independent verification of the AI’s computation. These markets are tagged “Verifiable” in the interface.
The fee structure is set at approximately 2% of trading volume. Market creators receive 1.5% automatically upon settlement, typically paid in stablecoins. The remaining ~0.5% flows to the AI BuyBack Vault. From the vault: 70% of collected protocol fees are permanently burned, creating deflationary pressure; 29% goes to a Community Treasury for development, grants, liquidity, and research; 1% covers vault executor rewards.
The $AI token generation event has not been announced, though markets on Delphi already trade predictions tied to it. Testnet used valueless TEST tokens; mainnet trading now involves real assets.
Delphi is accessible at delphi.gensyn.ai. Active markets include crypto price targets for bitcoin and ether, Brent crude, sports outcomes, and current events. New markets are added regularly by both the Gensyn team and the broader community.
Gensyn positions Delphi as more than a prediction market. The platform is designed so AI models can participate directly as predictors, earning from accurate resolutions. This setup is meant to fund open-source AI development by creating direct financial incentives tied to model performance. The creator economy angle is central: content creators or community organizers can build markets tied to their audiences, earn fees from trading volume, and monetize engagement without relying on advertising or platform intermediaries.
Competitive Landscape
Delphi enters a market that includes established players like Polymarket, though Gensyn’s AI-first settlement approach and verifiable execution layer set a different technical foundation. The mainnet launch puts real stakes behind an architecture that testnet numbers suggest users are willing to engage with at scale.