OpenGradient (∇, ∇) (@OpenGradient): April Recap: OpenGradient Goes Live: Verifiable On-Chain AI is Here

April Recap: OpenGradient Goes Live: Verifiable On-Chain AI is Here April 2026 was the month OpenGradient completed its Token Generation Event (TGE) and launched the official $OPG token. The TGE took place on April 21. This activated several core components including token payments for verifiable LLM inference, incentives for contributions to OpenGradient’s Model Hub, and $OPG premium functionality in consumer applications. OpenGradient provides decentralized infrastructure for open, verifiable intelligence. It enables developers and autonomous agents to host models, run inference, and produce cryptographically provable outputs on-chain. Components Live After TGE The following features became available post-TGE: • Verifiable LLM inference with native x402 payments (payments made directly in $OPG from connected wallets). • Incentives for contributing models to the OpenGradient model hub — an open marketplace for publishing, discovering, and monetizing AI models. • Premium features for $OPG token holders using OpenGradient ecosystem applications like @BitQuantAI, twin.fun, or @memsync_ai • Cryptoeconomic security on the network powered by $OPG stake by inference node runners • Validator rewards distributed to noderunners in the form of $OPG tokens • OpenGradient protocol governance via $OPG The Model Hub currently lists over 4,500 models and continues to add more. Documentation and the SDK are available for integration. Key Links: • Model Hub: https://hub.opengradient.ai/ • Docs & SDK: https://docs.opengradient.ai/ • Block Explorer: https://explorer.opengradient.ai/ • Portal: https://portal.opengradient.ai/ $OPG Token Launch $OPG launched as the native utility token powering payments, incentives, governance, and future network security on Base. Supply & contract Total supply: 1,000,000,000 (fixed) Circulating at TGE: ~190M Contract: 0xFbC2051AE2265686a469421b2C5A2D5462FbF5eB Tokenomics (designed for long-term alignment) 40% Ecosystem & Community 15% Foundation 15% Core Contributors (vested) 10% Investors & Advisors (vested) 10% Staking Rewards (reserved) 6% Liquidity & Launch 4% Airdrop Launch Partners and Integrations Virtuals Protocol and PancakeSwap were our official launch partners for the $OPG TGE. Virtuals integrated us at launch through the OPG-VIRTUAL bonding curve and pool on Base. This directly connects our verifiable on-chain AI infrastructure with Virtuals agent economy, enabling agents to discover, pay for, and use verifiable LLM inference and models with $OPG. PancakeSwap on Base served as the primary DEX co-host for the TGE (the “First Titan Launch”), providing liquidity for the OPG-VIRTUAL pair from the start of trading. Binance Wallet also co-hosted the exclusive TGE event. Key April 2026 Highlights Model data stored (via @WalrusProtocol ): 4.5 TB+ Verifiable inferences executed: 2M+ On-chain proofs generated: 500K+ Model Hub: 4,000+ models and counting Live Integrations BitQuant (verifiable DeFi AI quant agent) BitQuant integrated $OPG for premium access. Users holding 1,000+ $OPG in a connected Base wallet receive: • Daily message limit increased from 20 to 100 • Reduced trading fees on executed actions Across the ecosystem, $OPG will be integrated as the core layer powering access, payments, and coordination for all applications built on OpenGradient. Ecosystem, Community, and Other Progress • Events: Participated in @buidl_conf in Seoul with a booth for demonstrations of verifiable inference, the Model Hub, and $OPG usage. Also co-hosted a café day with @SentientAGI and @lagrangedev . Panels covered topics in verifiable compute, agent infrastructure, and on-chain AI. • Regulatory: Published a MiCAR whitepaper to support EU readiness. • Distributions: Season 1 $OPG distribution completed. Preparations for Season 2 are in progress, with focus on usage, contributions, and builder activity. Next Steps: Road to Mainnet The TGE activated the token, inference capabilities, Model Hub, and payment infrastructure. Work continues on full decentralized scaling. Planned items include: • Staking launch using the 10% reserved allocation. This will support network security through proof-of-stake with rewards for node operators, model providers, and delegators. • Improvements in throughput and decentralization. • Expanded agent integrations and additional $OPG-gated features in applications such as BitQuant and MemSync. • Technical upgrades focused on privacy, performance, and support for more model types. OpenGradient continues development of verifiable intelligence as an on-chain layer, with existing usage visible in integrations such as BitQuant. OpenGradient is turning verifiable intelligence into a foundational onchain layer, one provable inference at a time, with real utility already driving usage through integrations like BitQuant. Deep dives Tokenomics (page): https://opengradient.foundation/tokenomics Tokenomics (blog): https://opengradient.foundation/blog/tokenomics Links Model Hub: https://hub.opengradient.ai Docs & SDK: https://docs.opengradient.ai Portal: https://portal.opengradient.ai X: https://x.com/OpenGradient