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TL;DR
| Project Name | 0G |
| Token Name | $0G |
| Total Supply | 1,000,000,000 |
| Node Name | AI Alignment Node |
| Node Function | A 0G AI Alignment Node is a type of node which monitors the functionality of 0G’s nodes (DA, Storage, Serving, Validator nodes), identifies malicious data injection, and supports AI model training by reducing drift. |
| Node Reward | 15% of the total 0G supply will be rewarded to active node. |
| Reward Vesting | 33% rewards will be available for claim on TGE subject to a penalty of immediate withdrawal, then with linear vesting over 36 months. |
a) 0G (Zero Gravity) is the first decentralized AI operating system that acts as the foundational layer for decentralized AI applications and chains. Its alignment nodes provide the key utility of monitoring whether the other kinds of decentralized nodes in the 0G network - validator nodes, storage nodes, security nodes - faithfully follow network protocols. To start, the nodes will have certain utility, and in the near future, AI Alignment Nodes will have additional utility to monitor on-chain AI model drift and to ensure that 0G’s on-chain AI is behaving as intended.
b) 0G has raised $35 million in pre-seed round from Heck VC, Alliance, Animoca Brands, Delphi Digital, Stanford Builders Fund, Symbolic Capital, OKX Ventures and many others.
c) AI Alignment nodes provide the key utility of monitoring whether the other kinds of decentralized nodes in the 0G network - validator nodes, storage nodes, security nodes - faithfully follow network protocols. AI Alignment nodes are rewarded with 15% of the total 0G supply.
d) 33% rewards will be available for claim on TGE subject to a penalty of immediate withdrawal, then with linear vesting over 36 months.
e) There are 2 major node sale rounds:
- White-list round, starting on 11-11-2024
- Public round, starting on 11-13-2024
f) AI node prices are categorized into 32 tiers, with prices ranging from 0.05 ETH to 0.97 ETH.
1 BUSINESS MODEL
1.1 Snapshot
0G (Zero Gravity) is the first decentralized AI operating system that acts as the foundational layer for decentralized AI applications and chains. It efficiently orchestrates utilization of hardware resources such as storage and compute and software assets such as data and models to handle the scale and complexity of AI workloads.
Specifically designed for AI (d)applications and chains, 0G features the fastest, infinitely scalable data availability (DA) layer, the cheapest decentralized storage system, and a novel flexible serving framework for inferences and finetuning. Prior to 0G, resource-intensive AI applications would only be feasible “off-chain” due to burdensome on-chain costs, low latency and throughput, and a lack of builder-friendly tooling.
| Use Cases | Fastest Modular AI chain: Launch AI DApps via the fastest programmable DA, storage, and verifiable AI serving framework. |
| Target Client Base | Anyone who wants to put anything in Web2 to be built on-chain in Web3. |
| Investors | Heck VC, Alliance, Animoca Brands, Delphi Digital, Stanford Builders Fund, Symbolic Capital, OKX Ventures and many others. |
| Funding Raised | Us$35 million |
1.2 Value Proposition
The data availability problem stems from the demand for off-chain verification of executed states, which in turn arises from the trade-off between scalability and security of blockchain systems. The increasing prominence of Layer 2 networks and decentralized AI platforms has made data availability even more crucial and has also made its scalability the primary challenge at present. 0G proposes a new design of the data availability system which can be infinitely scalable and reliable in practice. It builds the data availability layer directly on top of a decentralized storage system and addresses the scalability issue by piling an arbitrary number of independent consensus networks sharing the same security and minimizing the data transfer volume required for broadcast in each of them. Its general decentralized storage design further enables it to support a wide variety of data availability scenarios not limited to Layer 2 networks, but also inclusive of decentralized AI infrastructures.
1.3 User Base (Snapshot Date 11-08-2024)
- 382.1K Twitter followers
- 313K Discord members
2 TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE
The 0G operating system has 4 key components:
- 0G Storage: A decentralized storage network optimized for massive data loads.
- 0G DA: An infinitely scalable and programmable data availability layer designed for high-performance chains.
- 0G Serving: A versatile framework for any serving needs, such as fast data retrieval, AI inference, and model training.
- 0G Chain: The fastest, most modular blockchain, making on-chain gaming and AI a reality.
All of these network components utilize carefully designed and innovative sharding mechanisms to achieve infinite horizontal scalability, thereby removing obstacles to the true democratization of AI.
3 TOKENOMICS
3.1 Token Usage
a) Native gas token for 0G L1 chain
b) Node staking, node/validator rewards
c) LST for liquid restaking to boost yield
d) Fees for storage
e) Fees for DA
f) Fees for decentralized serving layer
g) Staking for discounts for fees
h) Governance
3.2 Token Distribution and Vesting
The total supply of $0G will be 1,000,000,000 and 33% rewards will be available for claim on TGE subject to a penalty of immediate withdrawal, then with linear vesting over 36 months. AI Alignment utility will go live in 2025, after 0G Mainnet Launch.
Please Note: All participants must complete KYC procedures before claiming and operating their nodes to ensure regulatory compliance.
4 AI Alignment Node
4.1 What is an AI Alignment Node?
AI Alignment nodes provide the key utility of monitoring whether the other kinds of decentralized nodes in the 0G network - validator nodes, storage nodes, security nodes - faithfully follow network protocols. To start, the nodes will have certain utility, and in the near future, AI Alignment Nodes will have additional utility to monitor on-chain AI model drift and to ensure that 0G’s on-chain AI is behaving as intended.
Users need to first purchase AI Alignment nodes node licenses from the node sale rounds, then keep nodes running to receive rewards.
The AI Alignment node sale will have two stages: Whitelist Sale Round and Public Round.
- White-list round, starting on 11-11-2024 at 12 PM UTC
- Public round, starting on 11-13-2024 at 12 PM UTC
4.2 Node Sale Dynamics
Licenses are divided into 32 tiers as shown below:
source: https://x.com/0G_labs/status/1855698193381748901
4.3 Node Reward
As an alignment node operator in 0G's ecosystem, users have the opportunity to earn up to 15% of the total 0G ecosystem supply allocated over the next 3 years by helping to secure the network. Nodes are rewarded for assisting in checking and verifying the correct behavior of storage, DA, and serving nodes within the network, playing a crucial role in ensuring data integrity for the AI and other supported workloads. Additional rewards will be provided from 0G’s vibrant and growing ecosystem as a coordinated effort to maintain the AI integrity and security of the platform.
The Alignment Node sale offers holders the chance to join the network and contribute to the development and security of a decentralized ecosystem for the largest collection of decentralized AI computing and data processing power, without requiring every regular user to be prepared for intensive computational tasks from day one.
5 SOURCES
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