>> Crypto data alpha here <<
AI labs are paying billions for data.
The edge moves to whoever owns the inputs.
Mercor runs at $2B a year. micro1 set aside $1B to buy company data.
Google bid $10M for a bankrupt airline's files.
Every dataset goes through 7 steps before a model can use it.
Crypto now has teams on each step.
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❱ Collect
Step 1: raw input enters the pipeline.
@grass,
@teneo_protocol,
@PublicAI_
❱ Physical
Step 2: robots learn from the real world.
@psdnai,
@BitRobotNetwork,
@frodobots,
@PrismaXai,
@reborn_agi
❱ Label and rate
Step 3: raw data becomes training-grade.
@codatta_io,
@PerleLabs,
@reppo,
@FractionAI_xyz,
@opentensor
❱ Own
Step 4: users set the price and the permission.
@vana,
@DIMO_Network,
@oceanprotocol
❱ Provenance
Step 5: every byte carries its source and rights.
@datafdn,
@OpenledgerHQ,
@numbersprotocol
❱ Store
Step 6: datasets and models live in verifiable storage.
@WalrusProtocol,
@Filecoin,
@ArweaveEco,
@0G_labs,
@irys_xyz
❱ Query
Step 7: models pull answers with proof attached.
@spaceandtime,
@graphprotocol,
@ChainbaseHQ
The market already picked its first winners.
GRASS +94% and WAL +89% in 30 days.
Collection and storage got paid first.
Inference made AI cheap in 2026.
Data decides who wins in 2027.