Aethir and Xai Launch a $10M Ecosystem Grant Program to Support AI-Powered Gaming Projects

Aethir has built the only decentralized enterprise-grade GPU-as-a-service platform in the world, specifically for AI and gaming clients who need reliable, secure, and highly scalable GPU resources. Our globally distributed cloud infrastructure boasts 43,000+ top-shelf GPUs, along with an exclusive fleet of 3000+ NVIDIA H100s powered by 91,000 Checker Nodes tasked with ensuring optimal service quality at all times. Furthermore, with Aethir Edge, our flagship GPU cloud computing device, the Aethir ecosystem is open to anyone who wants to contribute to next-level gaming, AI inferencing, and streaming. As a DePIN industry leader dedicated to Web3, AI, and gaming advancements, we are committed to fostering innovation by supporting newly founded, visionary startups and enterprises through grants and compute credits for Aethir’s GPU services. 

Aethir’s ecosystem strategy involves launching several grant programs with various partners in the upcoming weeks. We're excited to have the first being with Xai. Together, we are launching a $10M ecosystem grant program to support and onboard AI-powered AAA games and gaming studios into our respective ecosystems to onboard millions of gamers.

Xai is a gaming trailblazer Layer-3 network built on Arbitrum to onboard the next billion gamers into Web3. It was developed to enable real economies and open trade in the next generation of video games. With Xai, billions of traditional gamers can own and trade valuable in-game items in their favorite games for the first time without the need to use crypto wallets. Xai provides game development tools that enable gaming studios to easily integrate Web3 features into their projects, and AI functionalities that enhance gameplay mechanics, such as tokenizing in-game assets and creating gaming marketplaces. The Xai ecosystem is actively onboarding new gaming developers and supporting them through eco grants. Xai is dedicated to revolutionizing blockchain-based gaming and decentralized apps with lightning-fast transactions, super-low transaction costs, and a wallet-less experience perfect for non-crypto native gamers. Through its seamless approach to user experiences, Xai is removing common entry barriers preventing the mass adoption of Web3 gaming.

The launch of Aethir and Xai’s ecosystem grant program is a testament to the synergy between two leading global innovators who are changing the gaming landscape by providing enterprises with essential infrastructure in a decentralized manner. Aethir’s distributed GPU cloud can deliver a steady stream of scalable GPU power to gaming clients worldwide at much lower costs and higher efficiency than traditional, centralized cloud providers. By pooling processing power from idle, underutilized GPUs, Aethir’s DePIN stack maximizes cloud computing efficiency, allowing us to provide services at unbeatable prices and with ultra-low latency, regardless of the end-user’s location. All of Aethir’s clients are serviced by our network's physically closest GPU Containers. At the same time, Xai utilizes its infrastructure, powered by decentralized nodes, to provide game developers with frictionless access to the tools they require to integrate gaming marketplaces and in-game asset management for millions of users. 

Applications for the grant program will open soon and we will publish additional details in the following period, so stay tuned and check our X profile, Telegram, and Discord channels for the latest updates.