If you notice @USDai_Official is solving a real problem in AI infra, which is funding bottlenecks.
TradFi is too slow for DePIN companies. Loan approvals take months. GPU shortages exist not because of supply, but because of capital access issues.
Let us understand what it is tackling🧵

1/ Brookfield projects that total AI data center capacity will expand by more than 10-fold between 2024 and 2034 (rising from 7 GW to 82 GW)
Making AI infra spending hit $7T over the next decade. $4T for GPUs alone.
But getting funding through banks is slow & expensive. GPU as a Service market is projected to grow from $8-30B now to $250-500B by 2034.

In September, @USDai_Official's TVL surged 350%, driven by deposit cap increases that expanded participation in their ICO allocation/airdrop program called “The Allo Game.”
Over the course of the month, deposit caps were raised multiple times, from an initial $110 million cap up to $500 million on September 23. In all cases, the new cap was filled within a day.
Despite this latent demand being tied to incentives, I believe it's likely that growth remains strong long after the program ends.
USDAI is at the right place at the right time, sitting at the intersection of two high-growth markets and uniquely benefiting from tailwinds in each.
Compute Tailwinds: The “GPU-as-a-service” market is forecasted to grow by as much as 4-5x in the next 10 years, driven by a rising demand for inference. While training accounts for ~80% of compute demand today, many firms project that inference will represent 50-75% by 2030. Inference can be served by smaller players, and as the compute landscape shifts, USDAI’s model offers these players an edge in capital efficiency.
Stablecoin Tailwinds: USDAI also stands to benefit from the anticipated Fed rate-cut cycle. Rate cuts will compress the Treasury-based yields that stablecoin issuers rely on. As those yields decline, capital may shift toward stablecoins offering alternative, higher-yield mechanisms.
For more info on USDAI's positioning and adoption, as well as other sections from gigabrain analysts, check out the Messari monthly report below 👇

2/ @USDai_Official created USDai which is a synthetic stablecoin backed by two things..
> US Treasury Bills (4% yield)
> Tokenized GPU hardware leased to AI companies (15-20% yield)
Currently the TVL is $578M. Current APY is ~18.2% for stakers. Nearly 72% of it is on Arbitrum while the remaining is on Plasma.
h/t to @EntropyAdvisors @Dune for the data✍️

4/ For depositors you mint USDai with USDC or USDT.
Stake it as sUSDai for yields. The peg stays at $1 through overcollateralization (over 150%).
Capital flows to T-Bills & hardware loans. You earn from both.

5/ The CALIBER framework handles transparency.
All assets tokenized onchain. If someone defaults, their hardware NFT gets auctioned automatically. Proceeds go back to the system.
This removes offchain trust issues that plague traditional lending.
6/ Most liquidity is on Pendle with small amounts on Curve, Uniswap, Euler & Fluid.
Recent integrations with Aave passed approval where USDai can be used as collateral there now.
h/t to @Jonasoeth @Dune for the data✍️

8/ @arbitrum wins in this as it makes the entire model economically viable.
Transaction costs on Ethereum mainnet would kill this model. $5+ gas fees for every mint, stake or loan payment.
USDai needs frequent onchain interactions (minting tokens, staking, tokenizing GPUs as NFTs, processing loan payments, running auctions on defaults)
Low costs + fast speeds = DePIN operators can actually access capital in minutes.
9/ The Allo Sale mechanism had two paths:
ICO Alignment: 70% supply, higher multipliers, no native yield, required KYC
Airdrop Alignment: 30% supply, lower multipliers, instant yields, no KYC
75M sale was filled in 52 sec at $580M cap.
10/ Backed by @hiFramework @dragonfly_xyz @Delphi_Digital @yzilabs.
Raised $17.4M total. Major borrowers include Lyceum, Hydra Host, Compute Labs.
Strong people are betting + using their infra.
11/ The idea is to turn illiquid hardware into liquid capital.
> Give DePIN operators fast funding
> Give depositors stable yields from productive assets
Imo @USDai_Official is addressing a genuine bottleneck in AI infra scaling. Worth watching.
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