I recently discovered an interesting AI infrastructure project—DeepNode. Its core concept is to aggregate idle GPU resources worldwide and build a decentralized on-demand computing layer. In simple terms, it allows ordinary people to contribute computing power or AI models and earn rewards with $DEEP tokens.

The project's main features include: first, breaking the black box nature of AI. Traditional AI model valuation is vague, but DeepNode uses a PoWR mechanism to let models compete and earn rewards based on actual usage, which means creators can truly retain ownership of their model's IP. Second, it has a wide range of applications, including medical diagnosis, financial risk control, and trading strategy prediction, not limited to a single field.

Privacy protection is also well-handled, with built-in ZK proofs and fully homomorphic encryption technology, supporting private domain collaboration, making it friendly for scenarios with high data privacy requirements like finance and healthcare.

In terms of funding progress, they achieved a $5 million raise in 2025 (seed round + strategic round), with a valuation of $75 million. The mainnet is planned to launch in 2026 on the Base chain. Their DIVE platform has already attracted over 100,000 users, with community participation through badges and task systems to earn points, indicating a community-driven growth approach.

If you're interested, you can try their early activities by completing tasks like linking wallets, binding social accounts, and unlocking badges to accumulate points.