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DGrid
2026-07-23 09:51:43

DGrid launches Model Marketplace to monetize idle GPUs, cheap power and niche AI models

DGrid has rolled out its Model Marketplace with a pitch aimed at both sides of the AI stack: owners of underused GPU capacity, teams with excess internal compute, and developers with vertical fine-tuned models that struggle to find buyers. The platform’s idea is to put those fragmented resources into one open market where providers can list models directly, set their own prices, and receive on-chain settlement when calls are made. The company draws a line between its approach and the broker-style model common among many AI aggregation platforms. In DGrid’s description, those platforms often operate as black boxes, controlling supply access, pricing and distribution terms without exposing much of that information to users. DGrid says its marketplace is meant to work as open infrastructure instead, broadening who can participate on the supply side. The launch also leans heavily on PoQ, or Proof of Quality, a mechanism DGrid says is designed to verify providers rather than inspect each user request. The company says it uses its own benchmark datasets for independent random spot checks, then records results on-chain without touching user request data. According to the article, DGrid currently aggregates more than 200 models including Claude, GPT, Gemini, MiniMax and GLM, has over 15,000 paying users, and generated more than $23 million in revenue in the first half of 2026 after raising a $5 million seed round.

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DGrid launches Model Marketplace to monetize idle GPUs, cheap power and niche AI models
Base
2026-07-23 09:10:18

Base Azul Testnet Goes Live, Mainnet Switch Set for May 13

Base launched Azul, its first independent network upgrade, on testnet. Mainnet activation is scheduled for May 13, 2026. The upgrade introduces multiproofs (TEE+ZK) and a single-client stack for better security and throughput.

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Base Azul Testnet Goes Live, Mainnet Switch Set for May 13