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GAIB
GAIB
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. [2]
Overview
GAIB is a platform that transforms GPU-backed compute resources into tokenized, yield-generating assets, connecting AI infrastructure with decentralized finance. Its AI synthetic dollar, AID, represents a diversified portfolio of GPU financing deals sourced from both traditional data centers and on-chain compute networks, allowing users to earn yield, stake, lend, and trade while maintaining liquidity. Through tokenization, GAIB effectively links real-world AI compute revenue streams with blockchain markets, providing broader access to returns from high-demand GPU resources.
GAIB structures GPU financing via debt, equity, or hybrid models, with physical GPUs and associated service contracts securing the arrangements and enabling short
- to medium-term maturities. The platform also partners with decentralized compute protocols, allowing the on-chain tokenization of AI compute revenue, while risk is managed through over-collateralization, due diligence, and liquidation mechanisms. AID and staked AID (sAID) serve as the core economic instruments, supporting a wide range of financial products and strategies, and GAIB aims to expand this approach to cover additional AI assets, models, and data, creating a foundational currency for the AI-driven economy. [1] [3]
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.
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]
Technology
GPU Financing and Tokenization
GAIB’s operations center on structuring financing agreements with off-chain entities such as cloud operators and data centers to support the acquisition and operation of high-performance GPUs, including NVIDIA’s H100, H200, and GB200 models. These agreements are designed with flexibility in mind and are executed through various financial structures. Under the debt model, GAIB provides capital in return for fixed interest payments, typically yielding around 10–20%. The equity model ties repayment to a share of revenue generated from AI compute operations, offering higher potential returns in the range of 60–80% or more. A hybrid model blends elements of both debt and equity, balancing risk and reward to suit different investment objectives.
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]
AID (AI Synthetic Dollar)
AID is GAIB’s AI Synthetic Dollar, fully backed by GPU financing deals and a reserve of treasury bills. Its supply adjusts dynamically: one AID is minted when capital enters the protocol or yield is generated, and one is burned when yield is paid out, ensuring its value reflects the underlying assets. AID can be staked to earn sAID, a yield-bearing token representing the staked position, which accrues returns as the underlying portfolio generates income. Users can also trade AID, provide liquidity in AMM pools, or participate in lending and borrowing across integrated DeFi protocols. Staked sAID can be used to create Principal and Yield Tokens (PT/YT) for customizable risk-return strategies, positioning AID as a base currency linking real-world AI compute value with on-chain financial opportunities. [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.
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
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