Name

DeepBrain Chain

Legal name

DeepBrain Chain

Website

https://deepbrainchain.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized AI Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Decentralized GPU/AI Compute Networks (training/inference, GPU renting, model hosting) (FSAPALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Mining & Hashrate Marketplace Services (FSADAOAC), Delegation, Representation & Voting Power Markets (FSAPAHAG)

Keywords

• Decentralized GPU computing
• AI public blockchain
• DePIN infrastructure
• AI model deployment
• GPU cloud rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. GPU Rental Fees: AI developers rent GPU computing power by purchasing DBC tokens and paying rental fees to the DeepBrain Chain network. The fees are paid to compute providers with 5% permanently destroyed (deflationary model).
2. DBC Token Economics: Total supply of 10 billion DBC tokens with fixed supply. GPU miners stake DBC (100,000 DBC per card or equivalent up to $800), POS nodes stake for block rewards. The larger the ecosystem usage, the more DBC is destroyed, creating deflationary pressure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DeepBrain Chain operates a decentralized AI public blockchain (DBC 2.0) that aggregates globally distributed GPU computing resources into a shared network. AI developers and projects rent GPU compute power by paying with the native DBC token, while GPU miners stake tokens and earn block rewards for providing hardware to the network. The platform also supports EVM-compatible smart contracts, decentralized AI model hosting, and a suite of AI applications including cloud gaming, LLM inference, AI image generation, and AI agent creation.

Product overview

DeepBrain Chain is a decentralized AI infrastructure platform consisting of multiple interconnected products. The core offering is the DeepBrain Chain 2.0 AI public chain, the world's first AI blockchain compatible with EVM smart contract standard, which powers a decentralized GPU computing network aggregating unused computing resources globally. The ecosystem includes DeepLink Protocol for cloud gaming, DecentralGPT for LLM inference, SuperImage for AI image generation, XAIAgent for AI agent creation, and DRCpad for AI node trading. The native DBC Token serves as the governance and utility token for the entire ecosystem. Upcoming DeepBrain Chain 3.0 will introduce BOT-Native AI Chain capabilities with revolutionary consensus and automated AI agent execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DeepLink: A decentralized AI cloud gaming protocol combining AI and blockchain technology to provide ultra-low latency game rendering technology.
• DecentralGPT
• SuperImage
• DRCpad
• Hycons
• XAIAgent
• ZestCloud

Products and services

• DeepBrain Chain 2.0 AI Public Blockchain The world's first AI public chain building decentralized AI infrastructure, compatible with the EVM smart contract standard. Allows any AI project to develop decentralized AI, issue its own tokens, and run AI models permanently without the possibility of being shut down. Targeted at AI developers, decentralized AI projects, and Web3 builders.
• DeepBrain Chain GPU Computing Network Decentralized GPU network that aggregates unused computing resources globally, enabling high-performance AI computing at significantly reduced costs. Targeted at AI developers, cloud gaming platforms, and enterprise AI workloads needing affordable compute.
• DBC Token Native cryptocurrency token with total supply of 10 billion, used for GPU rental payments, POS staking rewards, governance voting, council elections, and treasury proposals within the DBC ecosystem.
• DeepLink Protocol Decentralized AI cloud gaming protocol that combines AI and blockchain technology to deliver ultra-low latency game rendering. Powers ZestCloud cloud cybercafe and TIKEREN cloud gaming machine. Targeted at cloud gaming operators and esports venues.
• DecentralGPT Decentralized LLM AI inference network supporting various open-source large language models, committed to building safe, privacy-protective, democratic, transparent, open-source, and universally accessible AGI.
• SuperImage Decentralized AI image generation platform with multiple latent text-to-image diffusion models for generating photo-realistic images from text inputs, operating on DBC GPU network at approximately one-tenth the cost of centralized alternatives.
• DRCpad Primary market for trading AI nodes on the DBC AI public chain, focused on screening high-quality AI projects and enabling token and node trading within the ecosystem.
• Hycons Cloud Platform Cloud platform built on DBC providing GPU services for AI, autonomous driving, bio medicine, cloud gaming, metaverse, cloud XR, AR, VR visual rendering, and climate simulation. Offers GPU prices more than 90% cheaper than AWS.
• XAIAgent Decentralized AI Agent platform on the DBC chain offering AI Agent creation, operation, and trading. Includes the XAIAgent Platform for no-code Agent creation and the XAgentScope Framework for advanced development.
• DBC Scan EVM explorer of the DBC AI public chain supporting testnet operation, transaction queries, and smart contract deployment.
• DBCWallet Full-featured wallet maintained by the DBC Foundation supporting POS voting rewards, POS staking, council elections and voting, treasury proposal voting, and referendums.

Quantifiable outcome

• GPU costs reduced to ~10% of centralized alternatives
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• IPCA (Korea)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2024DeepBrainChain and DeepLinkGlobal signed strategic cooperation agreement with IPCA to promote the application of AI and blockchain technology in the Korean internet cafe industry.
• Huawei CloudflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2023Huawei, DeepBrain Chain, and Polygon jointly established the Metaverse and Web3 Alliance in 2023. Huawei Cloud announced the launch of this alliance to foster blockchain adoption in the Asian region. This is a flagship strategic partnership bringing together major technology companies for Web3 and AI integration.
• PolygonflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2023Polygon collaborated with Huawei and DeepBrain Chain to establish the Metaverse and Web3 Alliance in 2023, focusing on blockchain adoption and Web3 development in the Asian market.
• Hycons CloudcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHycons cloud platform based on DBC launched in South Korea, providing GPU services for AI and cloud gaming clients. The GPU price saves more than 90% compared to AWS.
• haibaogpucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorhaibaogpu cloud platform based on DBC launched in China, providing GPU services for AI users.
• DeepLinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationDeepLink is a decentralized AI cloud gaming protocol combined with DBC technology to provide ultra-low latency game rendering. DeepLink cloud gaming platform serves as a cloud gaming platform with remote control tools.
• DBC Korea PoolsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThree South Korean pools - DBC KOREA HILLSTONE, DBC KOREA Ai-Factory, and Gines Korea Center-1 - joined the DBC network to provide GPU services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Filecoin: Filecoin is the largest decentralized storage and increasingly compute network. While its core asset is storage, the broader Protocol Labs stack is expanding into decentralized compute and AI, making it an incumbent DePIN peer competing for the same token-incentivized resource marketplace narrative.
• Salad Technologies: Salad aggregates consumer GPUs into a distributed cloud that primarily serves AI/ML batch and inference workloads. It is a comparable centralized DePIN-style GPU rental business, though without DBC's blockchain layer or token incentives.
• Vast.ai: Vast.ai runs one of the largest consumer GPU rental marketplaces for AI training and inference. It is functionally a peer to DBC's GPU compute network on rental economics, supply aggregation, and AI workload focus, differing mainly by not being token-incentivized.

Direct peers

• Akash Network: Akash is a decentralized cloud computing marketplace (a "Decentralized AWS") where providers offer compute for rent via token payments. It overlaps with DBC's positioning as a permissionless alternative to centralized cloud for hosting AI and general compute workloads.
• Livepeer: Livepeer runs a decentralized network for video transcoding and increasingly AI inference. It shares DBC's DePIN GPU-rental model, token-incentivized node operators, and focus on shifting compute-heavy workloads off centralized infrastructure.
• Render Network: Render Network operates a decentralized GPU marketplace originally for 3D rendering and increasingly for AI inference. It is the closest direct peer to DBC: token-incentivized supply of distributed GPUs, paid by developers renting compute, with overlapping AI workload focus.
• io.net: io.net aggregates underutilized GPUs into a decentralized network purpose-built for AI training and inference. It competes head-on with DBC's GPU compute network on AI workloads, machine learning jobs, and cost-per-GPU-hour economics.

Others

• Helium: Helium is the most established DePIN network, token-incentivizing distributed physical infrastructure (wireless hotspots). It is thematically comparable as a blueprint for how DBC's GPU DePIN economics and DAO council governance can scale, though it is in a different resource vertical.

Emerging players

• Polygon: Polygon is both a strategic partner (Metaverse and Web3 Alliance with Huawei + DBC) and a comparable EVM-compatible blockchain positioning for AI and real-world asset workloads. It overlaps with DBC on EVM compatibility and AI-chain ambitions at a much broader scale.
• The Graph: The Graph is a decentralized indexing and query protocol with an emerging presence in AI data infrastructure. It is comparable to DBC 2.0 as an EVM-compatible Web3 protocol building developer tooling (oracles/data feeds) that AI applications plug into.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DeepBrainChain
• GitHubgithub.com/DeepBrainChain/DeepBrainChain3.0

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments1 record

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