🖤 @DarkbloomAI crossed 10k followers Still a small number, but a start. Thank you to everyone who followed and stayed patient while a small team figures this out in public. Our goal is to build the open inference network the world runs on. It's incredible how many people already believe in that. And the team keeps pushing EVERY DAY. @gajesh, @0xkydo, @TheDavidTai, @Spangler3000 and the rest of the crew. See you at 50k!

This is the first time in Darkbloom's history that we are the first provider to support a model on @OpenRouter ❤️ I couldn't have chosen a better partner for this milestone. @PrismML focuses on concentrating intelligence, so more models can run on distributed Mac machines!

Decentralized AI should be invisible users should send a request and receive the result at a clear price, latency, and service level everything else should happen in the backend this is why i’m watching projects that hide decentralized infrastructure behind familiar products: - @ambient_xyz routes @OpenRouter requests across independent miners, checks outputs, penalizes failures, and reruns jobs when necessary. At one point, it processed more than 20B Kimi K2.7 Code tokens per day - @engyai offers an OpenAI-compatible gateway backed by distributed compute. Its @Alibaba_Qwen traffic has exceeded 20B tokens on several days - @OpenGradient lets users choose between signed execution, TEE attestations, and ZKML without changing the basic inference experience - @NEARProtocol AI uses hardware attestations to verify that an approved model ran inside a confidential environment - @darkbloomai routes encrypted requests to independently operated and hardware-verified machines i also see early progress beyond inference: - @Pluralis distributed RL rollouts across 14 Macs in 4 countries while one B200 updated the model - @opentensor supports subnets with various usecases for modern AI infra - @Pareton_ai rewards inference-engine improvements only when they reduce GPU time without weakening quality or breaking the SLA a decentralized network only works commercially if lower compute costs outweigh coordination overhead, failed attempts, and weaker service quality most enterprises will not send sensitive info to unknown operators for a small cost reduction blockchain only earns a role if it improves open access, reputation, collateral, verification, or settlement a token only earns value if the network actually needs it for fees, collateral, settlement, or ownership of the economics i think decentralized AI will not replace centralized cloud infra a hybrid model looks more realistic, customers use an accountable service while portable workloads are routed across independent suppliers behind the interface

Token watchlist for the week (6/21/26): $RE (@re) TGE was last Thursday. Re is bringing the reinsurance capital market onchain. Deposit into reUSD or reUSDe and earn yield sourced from real reinsurance premiums. A necessary innovation in the DeFi landscape sourcing exogenous yields. $EIGEN (@eigencloud) EigenCloud is pivoting from a restaking protocol to an AI protocol with its most recent launch of DarkBloom, a private-inference network where anyone can register their Mac and earn from idle compute. 100% of fees from EigenCloud infra revenue are routed into EIGEN buybacks from ELIP-12. $BP (@Backpack) Backpack is putting up the largest tokenized-equity spot volumes on Solana, and the model is worth studying. Each token is 1:1 backed by a real share Backpack custodies, redeemable into a traditional brokerage account over ACATS/DTCC rails. BP is sitting near ATHs. Observing growth in tokenized equity volume. $UNI (@Uniswap) Standard Chartered initiated coverage with a $100 target by 2030. UNI ran 25% intraday on the news and has settled around $3. I am observing whether the run up continues, signaling Wall Street allocator interest in the leading DEX. $AERO (@AerodromeFi) The king of Base DEX volume is coming to Mainnet in July alongside a number of other big changes for the protocol including Predictive Allocation which pays LPs who predict where volume goes next. Will be a significant player in the rise of tokenized equities on Base with this new mechanism.

The Duskbloods takes some ideas from tabletop RPGs, according to FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki. Miyazaki said that “some parts of The Duskbloods are very similar to a lot of RPG elements you might find in a tabletop RPG.” The game is not just about fighting other players. You can earn Virtue by completing side objectives, defeating mini-bosses, and taking control of areas on the map. There is also a Sigil system that can create different relationships and objectives between players. One Sigil lets you propose to another player with a bouquet of flowers. They can accept it or attack you.

The Duskbloods Closed Network Test will take place at the dates and times shown in the image below. Starting on July 22 (Wed.), please register using the official network test website: