Korean AI startups and chipmakers can access global liquidity through tokenized GPU financing, enabling faster scaling without depending solely on traditional funding routes.
As artificial intelligence(AI) continues to transform industries and reshape the future, the foundational infrastructure powering this technological leap becomes more critical than ever. In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Kony, CEO and Co-founder of GAIB, to explore how their groundbreaking approach is turning AI infrastructure into onchain assets. From tokenizing real-world GPU assets to unlocking liquidity for innovation, GAIB is pioneering a new financial ecosystem—one where compute is the new currency. Let's explore how this visionary company is integrating AI, DeFi, and real-world assets to create the economic foundation of the AI era.--Ed.
Q1. GAIB is bringing AI infrastructure onchain. What does that mean, and why is it important right now?
At GAIB, we turn the physical infrastructure behind AI, such as GPUs, into digital assets that live on the blockchain. This allows anyone to own a fractional share of compute and earn yield when it is used to run AI models.
As AI demand grows, access to the infrastructure powering it is becoming more expensive and concentrated in the hands of a few large players. GAIB lowers the barrier by giving users a way to fund and earn from real AI infrastructure. It creates a more open, liquid, direct, and accessible market for one of the newest and most valuable resources—compute.
Q2. How does GAIB tokenize real-world compute assets and turn them into yield on-chain?
GAIB works with cloud providers and data centers that own high-value GPUs, such as H100, H200s, GB200s, and more. We offer them funding through structured financing deals, using their GPU infrastructure as collateral. These GPUs generate revenue by powering AI workloads, and that cash flow is secured in legally binding agreements. These assets and their yields are then tokenized into onchain assets, turning enterprise AI infrastructure into tradable, income-generating instruments.
Q3. What are the main benefits of bringing GPU infrastructure into real-world asset markets?
Bringing GPU infrastructure into real-world asset markets unlocks capital, liquidity, and transparency. For cloud providers, it creates a new way to raise capital without relying solely on venture funding or debt, making it easier to scale and expand. For investors, it opens access to AI compute as a high-growth asset class that was previously out of reach. Further, because everything is onchain, it enables real-time visibility into asset performance, collateral health, and yield, with faster settlement and lower friction than traditional markets.
Q4. Korea is investing heavily in AI and chip development. How do you see GAIB contributing to that ecosystem?
Korea’s strategic push into AI and chips makes it a perfect fit for GAIB, and we have been actively exploring its ecosystem. During a recent trip to Korea, I met with select AI and robotics companies operating in the region and saw the great advancements that are being made there.
With GAIB, Korean AI startups and chipmakers can gain access to global liquidity through tokenized GPU financing. This enables local innovators to scale more quickly without relying solely on traditional funding routes. At the same time, we can provide Korean investors a new avenue to participate in the AI economy. This extends beyond public equities and directly taps into the infrastructure layer, where much of the real value is being created.
Q5. What steps is GAIB taking to ensure transparency and trust in its real-world asset vaults?
We work exclusively with established cloud providers and data centers, and every financing deal undergoes rigorous diligence processes conducted by third-party auditors and professionals. The deals are overcollateralized with high-performance GPUs, ensuring a strong asset base behind every vault.
As everything is executed and settled onchain, users can verify the movement of funds and assets independently. Our node network also enables continuous monitoring of the underlying GPUs. This onchain infrastructure ensures transparency, security, and trust without relying on centralized intermediaries.
Q6. You’ve said compute is the new currency. What does that look like for everyday users and institutions?
Compute and the infrastructure behind it are quickly becoming the most valuable commodities of this decade. Just as oil powered the industrial age and data drove the digital era, compute is now the engine behind the AI economy.
For everyday users, this shift creates new opportunities to earn. They can now tap into the economics of AI by earning from actual GPU usage, and without needing advanced technical knowledge or access to closed institutional markets.
For institutions, compute is a new financial primitive. GPUs can be used as collateral. Cash flows from compute can be packaged into onchain financial products. And synthetic assets backed by real AI activity can unlock new investment strategies for institutions.
This marks the beginning of a new financial system, where computing holds its own as a productive and yield-generating asset.
Q7. What kind of future is GAIB trying to create by combining AI, DeFi, and real-world assets?
GAIB is building the economic layer for the AI era. Our goal is to make the infrastructure behind AI accessible, investable, and liquid for everyone. Whether you’re an individual user or an institution, you should be able to participate in the growth of AI—funding the physical systems that power it and earning yield from their performance.
By combining AI, DeFi, and real-world assets, we are turning compute infrastructure into a financial asset that can move freely across markets.
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