AI Tokens & Computing Infrastructure

0G Foundation announced on April 21 that it has officially partnered with Alibaba Cloud. It will bring the Qianwen (Qwen) large language model into decentralized infrastructure, enabling AI agents to directly call enterprise-grade LLMs from on-chain environments. Developers will be able to use the Qianwen inference capabilities via a token-gated access mechanism, effectively converting LLM calls into on-chain, measurable operations—making Qianwen one of the first major commercial LLMs to be embedded into a decentralized agent framework.

Gate News message, April 22 — OpenGradient (OPG) token surged 128.69% in 24 hours following its listing on a major CEX's Boost platform. The exchange launched the OpenGradient X Launch activity on April 20, offering eligible users a share of 3 million OPG tokens in rewards. Claims opened on April 21

Gate News message, April 21 — Burwick Law has filed a federal class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) against the creators of AI16Z and ELIZAOS, including Walters, alleging violations of consumer protection laws, false advertising, and unjust

Gate News message, April 21 — The CHIP token (USD AI) is set to launch on two of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges today at 4 PM local time. Both platforms confirmed the simultaneous listing in separate announcements. One exchange will enable trading of CHIP against South Korean won (K

Core Scientific aims to raise $3.3B with junk bonds to fund AI infrastructure; six data centers under a 12-year CoreWeave contract are expected to generate about $10B in revenue. Core Scientific intends to raise about $3.3 billion via junk-bond issuance to finance artificial intelligence infrastructure, aligning with a broader move by high-yield issuers into AI-related funding. The firm is constructing six data center facilities under a 12-year contract with CoreWeave, projected to yield approximately $10 billion in revenue over the term.

Gate News message, April 21 — Eightco Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed company, disclosed an updated portfolio with total assets valued at approximately $336 million, according to PRNewswire. The holdings include 283,452,700 WLD tokens, 11,068 ETH, a $90 million

Gate News message, April 21 — Portal, a cross-chain gaming platform, announced the launch of Portal 2.0, driven by a new leadership team backed by Animoca Brands. Benjamin Charbit, former game director at Ubisoft, has been appointed as CEO. The platform is shifting its strategic focus toward

A suspected Sentient team multisig moved 687 million SENT (roughly 9.49% of circulating supply) to a new address, about $11.5 million, reviving questions about treasury risk and potential sell pressure from large holders.

Bitcoin rose on ETF demand while miners sold BTC; margins tightened and AI/HPC-focused pivots could turn miners into AI data-center players, potentially boosting valuations as AI demand grows. Abstract: Bitcoin rose on ETF demand amid miner selling and tight margins. The report highlights a strategic pivot by public miners toward AI/HPC infrastructure, signaling a potential shift from pure bitcoin mining to AI data-center services and higher valuation multiples.

Gate News message, according to an official Gate announcement, OpenGradient (OPG) will be listed on Gate for spot trading and Instant Exchange. The OPG/USDT trading pair for spot trading will start on April 21, 2026 at 20:00 (UTC+8), and Instant Exchange trading will begin at 21:00 on the same day. Withdrawals are expected to be opened on April 22, 2026 at 20:00 (UTC+8). OpenGradient is a decentralized infrastructure network that runs as a dedicated AI co-processor, aiming to host, execute, and verify AI models at scale. The network consists of dedicated GPUs and trusted execution environment (TEE) nodes, enabling applications, blockchains, or agents to outsource compute-intensive tasks. The OPG token contract address is 0xFbC2051AE2265686a469421b2C5A2D5462FbF5eB(Base chain).

Gate News message, April 21——A certain CEX has launched a Story (IP) re-staking product, adding it to the list of existing staking assets such as 15 assets including ETH, SOL, TRX, and more. The incentive campaign will run from April 21 to 27, with a total prize pool of 200 million KRW. $IP is the native token of the Story protocol. Story positions itself as an AI-focused on-chain IP infrastructure, supporting IP registration for datasets, models, and AI-generated content, programmable licensing, and automated revenue distribution.

MediaTek’s stock price has recently risen to 2,090 yuan, hitting a new high. The market is watching the company’s potential as it moves into the AI ASIC and custom chip markets. In March, the company’s revenue reached 63.22B yuan, and the growth signals strong fundamentals. Goldman Sachs forecasts MediaTek’s target price will rise to 2,454 yuan, expecting AI ASIC to become a major source of revenue in the future. With an upcoming earnings conference, the market is focused on a rebound in demand for smartphone chips and the revenue contribution from AI ASIC.

Gate News message, according to an official Gate announcement, OpenGradient (OPG) will be listed on Gate for spot trading and flash swaps. Spot trading begins at 2026-04-21 20:00 (UTC+8), trading pair is OPG/USDT; Flash swaps begin at 2026-04-21 21:00 (UTC+8); Withdrawals are expected to open at 2026-04-22 20:00 (UTC+8). OpenGradient is a decentralized infrastructure network designed to host, execute, and verify AI models at scale. The project operates as a dedicated AI coprocessor, enabling applications, blockchains, or agents to offload compute-intensive tasks to a specialized network composed of dedicated GPUs and trusted execution environment nodes for computation. The OPG contract address is 0xFbC2051AE2265686a469421b2C5A2D5462FbF5eB (Base chain).

Scala Data Centers is set to launch its Scala AI City project in late 2026, costing $500 million for infrastructure. The facility will utilize liquid cooling for high AI workloads and aims for a 4.75 gigawatt capacity, positioning Brazil as an AI processing hub.

World has launched an upgraded World ID protocol for secure digital verification in various sectors. It enhances privacy and supports AI applications while managing user identities across 160 countries, verifying nearly 18 million individuals.

Tools for Humanity launched World ID 4.0, enhancing its biometric verification system with key rotation and tiered options. With 18 million users, it integrates with Tinder and Zoom. The company supports expansion through funding, despite a 97% decline in WLD token value.

The “World” iris-scanning project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced major updates recently. World ID will integrate across multiple platforms to enable real-person digital identity verification, breaking away from the former model that was limited to digital wallets, and strengthening the security of online meetings and signed documents. In addition, World ID has partnered with TInder to offer special discounts to users, and is using Concert Kit to tackle the problem of automated ticket scalpers in the ticketing market.

Dogecoin grows as a payment coin with a strong community and expanding merchant adoption. Tron enables fast, low-cost stablecoin transfers and supports scalable decentralized applications globally. Bittensor combines blockchain incentives with AI training, rewarding decentralized

According to reports, in Q1 2026 the total global venture capital funding is close to $300 billion, of which AI-related companies account for about $242 billion alone, or 80% of venture capital. This shows that AI has become the primary focus of venture capital. As funding concentrates on AI, other areas such as crypto have been squeezed; industry players need to adjust their strategies, integrate AI more deeply into their businesses, and expect a trend of infrastructure consolidation.

DGrid AI partners with Stable to integrate AI into blockchain payment systems, simplifying access for developers and enhancing scalability for AI-driven financial applications. This collaboration aims to advance the intersection of AI and blockchain in digital finance.