This week’s episode features Michael Heinrich (@michaelh_0g), founder of 0GLabs (@0G_labs). We dive into Michael’s journey from high school boredom to building 0G Labs, the first modular AI blockchain platform, and how an unconventional path shaped the way he thinks about leadership, focus, and company building. The conversation explores how spiritual practices like meditation influenced Michael’s mindset as a founder, helping him build with more clarity, discipline, and long-term conviction. Michael also breaks down the future of decentralized AI infrastructure, and why community-owned data and compute networks may become one of the most important foundations for the next era of artificial intelligence. We dig into how 0G Labs is building AI blockchain tools and applications that connect decentralized networks, unlock data infrastructure, and make storage, machine learning, and AI systems more open for businesses and builders. At its core, this episode is about the intersection of AI, crypto, data ownership, and founder psychology — and why the next wave of AI infrastructure may need to be decentralized from day one.

🇭🇰 The Scaling Summit HK 2026 | Co-hosts Host: @499_DAO × City University of Hong Kong Co-host: @0G_labs × OpenSchool x IDM of CityU Special Partner: @BAI_AGI x @hetu_protoco A huge thank you to our Co-host @0G_labs for their incredible support! Together with @499DAO, we’ve built a comprehensive loop of interaction that bridges infrastructure and innovation. 0G Co-founder Michael (@michaelh_0g) shared visionary insights during our session on "The Hyper-Scale Pipeline," discussing the essential decentralized infrastructure needed to support the massive scale of future AI agents. Beyond the stage, the 0G team led a focused closed-door workshop with 30 core developers, detailing how to build on their network and highlighting the 0G Grant Program to empower early-stage builders. Furthermore, 0G Head of APAC Jt (@Jtsong2) served as a key judge for our Demo Day, evaluating 8 exceptional AI projects and helping select the top 3 winners. From high-level strategy to hands-on developer support, we are grateful for 0G’s deep commitment to the ecosystem. We look forward to a long and successful partnership between 499 and 0G! #Web3# #AI# #0GLabs# #HouseofAI#

DROPS E45: @0G_labs - How To Get Paid By AI Instead Of Being Replaced By It @michaelh_0g is the co-founder of @0G_labs. A year after the 0G token launch, he's back to talk about what went wrong, what he'd do again, and why he thinks compute is the next financial asset. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:06 Two Highlights Before 0G 04:11 Was Garten A Failure? 04:43 What Failure Teaches That Success Can't 06:42 Inside The 0G TGE War Room 08:38 What Happened To ZeroStack? 09:13 Delay The Launch Or Ship Anyway? 10:34 Would He Make The Same Call Again? 11:32 Conviction Or Momentum? 12:07 Multi-Billion Valuation, Unready Ecosystem 13:08 What Happened After The Token Launched 14:41 When People Tie Their Ego To Price 17:22 Newborn Daughter vs. A Business In Crisis 18:39 Why 0G Didn't Disappear In The Bear 20:34 Reviving 0G: Is AI The Answer? 23:03 How Is This Different From Venice AI? 24:39 ComputeFi, Explained Simply 25:22 Why Not Just Buy Compute With Yield? 26:35 Financializing Intelligence Itself? 26:59 Intelligence vs. Useful Intelligence 27:46 Why Compute Becomes A Financial Asset 29:07 The World If ComputeFi Wins 30:26 How ComputeFi Could Be Wrong 31:47 What People Still Miss About ComputeFi 32:56 Everything Gets Tokenized: Who Stands Out? 36:29 What A Decentralized Anthropic Can Do 38:33 Why Decentralized AI Matters To You 39:52 How Normal People Can Contribute 41:50 The AI Truth That'll Be Obvious In 5 Years 43:57 The September 2027 Prediction 45:48 Closing thoughts

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Luna PR is heading to 0G Dev Day in Singapore on October 5, with Hamed Faqirzai joining @michaelh_0g, CEO & Co-Founder of @0G_labs, for a fireside chat at the National Gallery Singapore. “Welcome to the Trillion-Dollar Agentic Economy” will explore what happens as AI agents move beyond tools and begin acting autonomously across the digital economy, and what that could mean for blockchain, infrastructure and the next wave of innovation. ⏰ 11:30 AM–12:00 PM 📍 Supreme Terrace, National Gallery Singapore Heading to 0G Dev Day? Come join the conversation.

🇵🇹 ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026 | @0G_labs 0G is bringing $15k in prizes to Lisbon this July. The blockchain for AI agents, with modular storage, compute, data availability, and an AI-first chain. July 24–26 · Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Apply to Hack:

Excited to share that @icme_labs has been selected for the @0G_labs Apollo Accelerator, backed by @theBBFund and veterans from Stanford's blockchain community @StanfordSBA. 🔥Only 10 teams selected out of hundreds🔥 #ZKML# We're building PreFlight: cryptographic guardrails for AI agents. Plain English policies compiled to formal logic used for enforcement; with a succinct ZK proof of every decision. LLM judges don't work. Humans-in-the-loop, no way! Agents that handle anything important need cryptographic guardrails. That's PreFlight. #0gApolloAccelerator#

⚠️ Important notice for anyone who has applied to 0G Labs. Job scams are one of the fastest-growing problems facing high-profile tech employers, and 0G is not immune. We've become aware of someone impersonating our company, conducting fake interviews, and directing candidates to book meetings through a fraudulent link. They are also approaching investors and attempting to close deals in our name. This is not us. This is a growing tactic targeting strong employer brands. Scammers research your culture, copy your job listings, and approach real candidates who deserve better. Here's how to know if it's really 0G: → All calendar invites for interviews will come from an [at]0g[dot]ai email address — no exceptions. → Legitimate headhunters working on behalf of 0G will never ask you to download files, install software, or clone any repositories. → We will never ask for money, payment details, or financial information at any stage. → If you're unsure whether a recruiter represents us, reach out to [0gm@0g.ai] to verify before proceeding. If you've already interacted with anyone pretending to be from 0G, block them immediately and do not attend any scheduled meetings.

Agents & Coffee recap ☕ Great to co-host this with @GenLayer and @0G_labs in Amsterdam. What stood out most: about 81% of attendees were founders, operators, or AI builders. @claudeai dominated as the most-used agent setup, while workflow automation and search/research came through as the top use cases. Strong signal, relevant crowd, and lots of real conversations. More interview clips coming next week.