Talent drain in a bear market is common. But talent gain, although minor in comparison, is not uncommon.
Unlike previous bear markets, crypto is competing with AI for talent. Gains will be significantly harder this time around. Only the ones with deep conviction will remain while everyone else will likely leave.
I for one am super excited for 2026 for this very reason: the year of Crypto Autophagy.
Listen to @LeChenghiskhan talk on meeting Users where they are w/ @akashnet's goal on "Cloud Parity", matching Big Cloud features & User experience so $AKT feels identical.
Then Web3 projects might finally adopt decentralized infra - AWS outages this month prove they need it.
Powering the AI boom is getting expensive, and it’s showing up on your electric bill.
A Bloomberg analysis found that wholesale electricity prices in areas near major data-center hubs have jumped as much as ~267% compared to 5 years ago.
At Akash Network we believe this signals a critical shift:
• The compute-infrastructure powering AI isn’t just about GPUs anymore, it’s about energy & grid impact.
• Decentralized compute models that make use of idle GPUs, edge devices and distributed nodes (rather than centralized hyperscale data-centers) can reduce this burden.
• Rigging a sustainable compute future means solving for energy access, efficiency, and fair cost allocation, so innovation doesn’t externalize costs onto households and communities.
At Akash Network we’re building toward that future: compute that scales without scaling cost for society.
Read the full story👇
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✅ Mainnet 14 Upgrade Complete!
Akash has officially upgraded to Cosmos SDK v0.53, clearing legacy barriers and accelerating innovation across the decentralized cloud.
Huge thanks to our community, validators, and contributors who made this upgrade possible.
Details Here👇
https://t.co/sARIls2ttB
Confidential computing is coming to Akash, enabling users to run sensitive applications on Akash, ensuring that even with physical access to the machine, the application's contents remain private.
Launching Q1 2026
From our PyTorch event in San Francisco to our AITX Hackathon event in Austin, the energy is real.
Builders, students, and hackers united at the @akashnet hackathon kickoff last night.
I know what I’m doing this weekend.
AI needs compute. DePIN provides it. Together, they give crypto real utility.
At @mpost_io’s HackSeasons @ #Token2049, I spoke with a powerhouse panel on how AI + DePIN will drive the next wave of crypto adoption. 🧵👇
Our recording from the AI x DePIN panel at HackSeasons during #Token2049 is LIVE!
We covered:
• Real utility & scale for crypto
• AI’s exploding demand for compute, energy, storage
• Why decentralization matters most
• Sally’s > Pepe’s 🍕
🎥 https://t.co/HididXV0tl
I realized it's hard for many people on this app to read a 2,700-word article that contains complex arithmetic like dates. So here's a simple version on major things coming out in the next few months:
▸ October 2025: Cosmos SDK v 0.53 upgrade
▸ October 2025: AkashML Launch at PyTorch (San Francisco)
▸ November 2025: Burn Mint Equilibrium
▸ December 2025: Starcluster Pilot
▸ January 2026: Virtual Machines
▸ February 2026: Confidential Computing
▸ March 2026: Resource Verificaiton
▸ April 2026: Utilization Guarantee Incentives (UGI)
▸ December 2026: Migration to a Shared Security Chain
There are several minor rolling updates too not mentioned here.
It’s been 2 weeks, and contributors are killing it
If you haven’t signed up for @akashnet 's @hacktoberfest yet, it’s not too late!
Look at how we’re supporting the open-source community: https://t.co/hcm65gRDus
🔥 Tons of swag waiting!
5 years ago, Akash Mainnet went live.
Today, it stands as the world’s leading decentralized supercloud powering AI, DePIN, and beyond.
Here’s to 5 years of unstoppable innovation, and to building the next century of open cloud. 🚀
Happy Anniversary! 🎉
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