BlockBeats report: On September 21, AI Trust Layer and cutting-edge AI lab 0G launched Compute Finance (ComFi), a financial layer built around AI compute power. Unlike assets that generate only interest or token rewards, ComFi enables digital assets to be directly converted into compute credits usable across various AI services. On the same day, 0G also launched its liquid staking product, Ascend, and plans to introduce the compute-based digital asset Infinite AI (iAI) on September 29.
User journey: Stake 0G → Receive a0G → Mint iAI → Stake iAI → Earn compute credits → Use AI services. a0G preserves DeFi composability during the staking period and is currently the only asset eligible for minting iAI. According to initial parameters, qualifying staked iAI earns daily compute credits with a nominal usage value exceeding $1, usable across products such as 0G Private Computer (launching with over 130 AI models) and 0G App. Minting iAI locks the underlying collateral; burning iAI unlocks it. Compute credits are exclusively for designated AI services, non-transferable to cash, and do not represent interest or any guaranteed return. iAI is also expected to launch on 0G’s agent and token emission platform, Comfy.fun.
Co-founder and CEO Michael Heinrich stated that equity brings dividends, proof-of-work introduces new ways to incentivize participation, DeFi expands the use cases of digital assets, and Compute Finance connects digital assets with access to AI computing power—Ascend and Infinite AI are the first realizations of this vision. 0G positions ComFi as an open category for the entire AI ecosystem, rather than a proprietary brand, and will simultaneously release a comprehensive treatise on Compute Finance, outlining a market framework where computing power can be owned, earned, consumed, and traded.
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