GAIB is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that connects real-world artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure with blockchain-based investment by tokenizing GPU-backed compute resources. The platform creates financial instruments that provide investors with liquid exposure to the revenue streams generated by high-demand AI compute hardware.

Overview

GAIB is a decentralized finance platform designed to function as an economic layer for the AI industry. Its core purpose is to bridge the gap between the capital-intensive needs of AI infrastructure providers and investors seeking yield from the AI sector. The platform achieves this by transforming physical, enterprise-grade GPU hardware and its associated revenue streams into on-chain, yield-generating assets. This process, known as Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, allows GAIB to create a diversified portfolio of GPU financing deals sourced from established cloud operators, data centers, and decentralized compute networks. The value of this portfolio is represented on-chain through the platform's primary financial instrument, the AI Synthetic Dollar (AID). ^{[1] [2]}

The platform's name is derived from two sources: the term "Gaib" from the movie Dune, meaning "the unseen or the future," and as an acronym for the project's three core pillars: GPU, AI, and Blockchain. The project's vision is encapsulated in the statement: "Compute is the new currency and GPUs are a new asset class in the AI era, akin to spice in Dune, GAIB is liberating a trillion-dollar AI & compute market." By providing capital solutions to infrastructure providers and offering tokenized, yield-bearing assets to investors, GAIB aims to accelerate the expansion of AI compute capacity. The long-term goal is for its native token, AID, to become a foundational currency for the AI-driven economy, democratizing access to the financial returns of the industry. ^[3]

GAIB's financial model relies on structuring financing for AI compute resources through various models, including debt, equity, and hybrid arrangements. These deals are secured by the physical GPU hardware and are designed with short

• to medium-term maturities. To manage risk, the platform employs a framework that includes rigorous due diligence, over-collateralization, and protocols for asset liquidation or operational takeover in the event of a default. The entire system is designed to provide a transparent and accessible way for DeFi users to invest in the AI economy through its core tokens, AID and the staked derivative, sAID, which support a range of financial activities from simple staking to complex structured products. ^[1]

History

GAIB's public-facing activities began with the launch of an early access program designed to bootstrap liquidity and engage its initial user base.

AID Alpha Program

On May 12, 2025, GAIB launched the AID Alpha program, an early access, pre-deposit campaign intended to gather initial liquidity for the AID protocol. The program, which was expected to last less than three months, allowed participants to deposit supported stablecoins, initially USDC and USDT, into smart contract vaults. In return, users received chain-specific, ERC-4626 compliant receipt tokens that represented their deposit and accrued rewards. The program operated across multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Story Protocol, Plume, and Sei. ^[4]

Deposited funds were initially allocated to U.S. Treasury Bills for capital preservation and were scheduled to be progressively deployed into the platform's first GPU financing deals as they were sourced and vetted. The program featured an incentive system where participants earned points called "Spices," which were stated to provide benefits upon a future GAIB token launch. Spices were accrued at a rate of one Spice per day for each AIDa receipt token held, with multipliers available for early depositors. A two-tiered referral program was also implemented, rewarding referrers with 20% of the Spices generated by their direct referrals and 10% from second-order referrals. During a phase of the campaign known as "The Final Spice," the project reported reaching $200 million in total deposits. ^{[4] [2]}

The smart contract addresses for the AID Alpha deposit vaults were made public for each supported chain.

• Ethereum:
  • AIDollarAlphaUSDC: 0xd5255Cc08EBAf6D54ac9448822a18d8A3da29A42
  • AIDollarAlphaUSDT: 0xDc45e7027A0489FE6C2E4A0735097d8E6952A340
• Base:
  • AIDollarAlphaUSDC: 0xd5255Cc08EBAf6D54ac9448822a18d8A3da29A42
• Arbitrum:
  • AIDollarAlphaUSDC: 0xd5255Cc08EBAf6D54ac9448822a18d8A3da29A42
  • AIDollarAlphaUSDT: 0xDc45e7027A0489FE6C2E4A0735097d8E6952A340
• Sei:
  • AIDollarAlphaUSDC: 0xd5255Cc08EBAf6D54ac9448822a18d8A3da29A42
  • AIDollarAlphaUSDT: 0xDc45e7027A0489FE6C2E4A0735097d8E6952A340
• BNB Chain:
  • AIDollarAlphaUSD1 (USDC): 0xd5255Cc08EBAf6D54ac9448822a18d8A3da29A42
  • AIDollarAlphaUSDT: 0xDc45e7027A0489FE6C2E4A0735097d8E6952A340

This information was provided as part of the program's official documentation. ^[4]

Technology

GAIB's platform is built on a model of tokenizing real-world AI compute infrastructure to create on-chain financial products. This involves a structured process for financing GPU hardware and managing the associated risks.

GPU Financing and Tokenization

The core of GAIB's operations is structuring financing deals with off-chain entities, such as established cloud operators and data centers, to fund the acquisition and operation of enterprise-grade GPUs like the NVIDIA H100, H200, and GB200 models. These financing arrangements are designed to be flexible and are executed through several models:

• Debt Model: GAIB provides capital in exchange for fixed interest payments, with projected gross yields of approximately 10–20%.
• Equity Model: Repayment is based on a share of the revenue generated by the AI compute operations powered by the financed GPUs. This model carries a higher potential return, with projected gross yields of 60–80% or more.
• Hybrid Model: A combination of debt and equity features is used to create a balanced risk-return profile.

These deals typically have short

• to medium-term maturities, ranging from three months for bridge financing to three years for longer-term arrangements. The revenue streams generated from these deals, whether from interest payments or revenue sharing, form the basis of the yield passed on to the protocol's users. In addition to off-chain partnerships, GAIB integrates with on-chain decentralized compute protocols to tokenize their revenue streams, directly linking them to blockchain financial systems. The collective value of this diversified portfolio of GPU financing deals, along with a liquidity reserve of U.S. Treasury bills, serves as the backing for the AID token. ^[1]

Risk Management

To secure its investments and protect the protocol's assets, GAIB employs a multi-layered risk management framework. All financing agreements are secured by the physical GPU hardware and their associated service contracts. A bankruptcy-remote structure is utilized to legally separate the assets from the borrowing entity, protecting them in case of insolvency.

Each potential deal undergoes a robust due diligence and credit analysis process, which often involves third-party auditors to verify the operational and financial health of the counterparty. Furthermore, all financing arrangements are over-collateralized by the physical GPUs. In the event of a default, this structure grants the underwriter the right to either liquidate the hardware on the secondary market or continue operating the GPUs through data center partners to maintain revenue generation. This dual-option default protocol is designed to mitigate losses and ensure the stability of the asset portfolio backing the AID token. ^[1]

Tokenomics

The GAIB ecosystem is centered around three primary assets: the AID synthetic dollar, the sAID liquid staking token, and the Fremen Essence NFT collection.

AID (AI Synthetic Dollar)

AID is the platform's central financial instrument, described as an AI synthetic dollar. It is fully backed by the protocol's diversified portfolio of tokenized GPU financing deals and a reserve of U.S. Treasury bills. The supply of AID is dynamic and directly tied to the value of the underlying assets. One AID is minted whenever new capital enters the protocol or when the asset portfolio generates one dollar of yield. Conversely, one AID is burned whenever one dollar of yield is paid out to users. This mechanism is designed to ensure that the token's value is consistently collateralized by real-world, revenue-generating assets. ^[5]

AID is designed for broad utility within the DeFi ecosystem. Its primary use cases include:

• Staking: Users can stake AID to receive sAID, the platform's liquid, yield-bearing token.
• Trading: GAIB aims to establish AID as a base currency for trading pairs on various decentralized exchanges.
• Liquidity Provision: Users can supply AID to liquidity pools on Automated Market Makers (AMMs) to earn trading fees.
• Lending and Borrowing: The platform plans to integrate AID with major DeFi lending protocols, allowing it to be used as collateral or a borrowable asset. ^[6]

sAID (Staked AID)

sAID is a liquid receipt token that represents a user's staked AID position. It is designed to be yield-bearing, automatically accruing the revenue generated by the protocol's underlying asset portfolio. GAIB utilizes a token vault model where revenue is periodically deposited into the staking contract. This process increases the value of sAID relative to AID over time, which is reflected in a transparent sAID:AID exchange ratio. This design allows rewards to accrue passively to sAID holders without the need for manual claiming. The underlying staked AID is not rehypothecated or otherwise repurposed. ^[7]

When staking, users typically receive a smaller quantity of sAID tokens than the amount of AID deposited, though the initial value is equivalent. To unstake, a user must initiate a cooldown period, after which they can redeem their original AID deposit plus all accrued yield. While staked, sAID remains liquid and can be used in various DeFi applications. It can be traded on secondary markets, supplied to AMM liquidity pools to earn trading fees and "GAIB token incentives," or used to create more complex structured products like Principal Tokens (PT) and Yield Tokens (YT) for customized risk-return strategies. ^{[6] [7]}

Fremen Essence NFT

Announced on June 10, 2025, the Fremen Essence NFT is a limited-edition collection created to reward early community members and partners who participated in the "AID Alpha — The Spice Harvest" campaign. The collection has a total supply of 3,000 NFTs, with 2,700 allocated for public distribution and 300 reserved for the GAIB treasury for future collaborations and partnerships. ^[8]

Distribution was managed through a two-phase whitelist process. Phase 1 granted a guaranteed mint spot to the top 200 depositors in the AID Alpha vaults. Phase 2 offered a first-come, first-served opportunity to wallets that deposited over $1,500 or registered on the official mint site. Eligible wallets could mint one NFT per address for free, paying only for gas fees. The mint was scheduled to occur after the conclusion of the AID Alpha campaign, based on an on-chain snapshot of eligible wallets. Holders of the Fremen Essence NFT are entitled to benefits such as early access to platform rewards, exclusive participation opportunities in future GAIB initiatives, and other advantages related to upcoming product launches. ^[8]

Partnerships

GAIB has established partnerships across the AI, compute, and DeFi sectors. The project's website lists several venture capital firms and digital asset funds as entities it is "Trusted by," including HackVC, Faction, NorthStar, Amber Group, Spartan Group, Animoca Brands, Hashed, and Hyperithm. ^[2]

In its operations, GAIB collaborates with established cloud operators and data centers worldwide to source its GPU financing deals. The platform named Aethir as its first decentralized compute partner for tokenizing on-chain revenue. In September 2024, GAIB announced a partnership with Siam.AI, described as "Asia’s First Sovereign AI Cloud," to tokenize up to $30 million in GPU and robotics assets. During the same month, the project partnered with World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and its stablecoin, USD1, to launch an AI-powered real-yield vault on the BNB Chain as part of the AID Alpha program. ^{[1] [8]}

Team

Information regarding the founders, executives, or key team members of GAIB has not been made publicly available in the project's official documentation or announcements. ^{[3] [2]}