Introducing AID, the AI Dollar

The AI era has begun, yet a liquid, transparent market for the AI economy doesn’t exist, as GPUs are indivisible and hard to operate, leaving investors with limited options like buying NVIDIA stocks.

At the same time, blockchains lack real yield, as most yields are often provided by intra-chain capital and mechanics like staking or incentive programs. As Vitalik said, the ouroboros must be broken, the yield has to come from real world value creation.

What is AID

GAIB introduces AID (AI Dollar), the first AI synthetic dollar, akin to Ethena’s USDe, offering blockchain investors yields backed by real-world AI demand without sacrificing liquidity. AID is the first product built on the AI economic layer built by GAIB, coming soon to Ethereum mainnet, BNB chain, Arbitrum, Base, Story Protocol and more. Each AID token is backed by a portfolio of GPU financing deals, GPU cash flows and a reserve of treasury bills or other liquid assets.

AID brings sustainable, real world yield to crypto, sourced from AI demands through our money-making cloud partners, synthetized in a pair of principal and yield bearing assets, AID and sAID. By tokenizing these GPUs and their cashflows, GAIB democratizes the access to most of the values of the AI supply chain, while enabling the creation of a decentralized economy where a myriad of financial products can be built to cater all users appetites and risk profiles.

Although AID itself is not yield-bearing, investors can stake it to earn returns. For each AID staked, investors receive one sAID, a liquid receipt token denoting their share of the staked position. As the portfolio generates income, sAID accrues the corresponding yield.

AID and sAID provide fractionalized exposure to the AI economy onchain as it can’t be by the security markets like NVIDIA stock or direct purchasing and operation of GPUs can for multiple reasons explained in detail in this article.

What can you do with AID

• Staking: Users can stake AID to receive sAID, a liquid, yield-bearing token representing their staked positions. Yield accrues via a floating exchange rate between sAID and AID
• Lending and borrowing: GAIB will integrate with major lending protocols to let users deposit AID into lending pools and earn additional returns.
• Trading: A variety of trading pairs will be introduced, pairing AID with other major currencies.
• Liquidity provisioning: GAIB incentivizes users to supply AID liquidity in AMM pools to earn fees and receive GAIB token incentives.

What can you do with sAID

• Earn rewards: Simply holding sAID entitles users to ongoing rewards, as it is a yield-bearing token backed by real-world AI demand with no additional steps required.
• Trading: GAIB will introduce multiple trading pairs that link sAID with major currencies.
• Liquidity provisioning: same as with AID, Users can supply sAID to AMM pools, earning both transaction fees and GAIB token incentives.
• Principal and Yield (PT/YT) token mechanics: As a yield-bearing asset, sAID will be integrated into specialized yield-trading protocols. Through these integrations, holders can create or trade Principal Tokens (PT) and Yield Tokens (YT) derived from sAID.

Users will be able to obtain AID and sAID via minting (exchanging for stables) or swapping on various platforms.

To know more about AID:

• Check the docs
• Join our Discord and ask your questions in the #aid channel
• Join our Telegram

How to get AID — Sign up for the waitlist

To get first mover advantage on the program launch, sign up now for the waitlist at aid.gaib.ai.

AID is coming soon to Ethereum mainnet, BNB chain, Arbitrum, Base, Story Protocol and more. A short multiseason points program will be launched in the coming weeks, rewarding users that support the growth of the AID token and giving them early access to the AID and sAID products.

For a more detailed analysis of the GAIB protocol, check articles Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 for in-depth overviews on GAIB as an AI economic layer, the market model and the product mechanism and market positioning of AID.

About GAIB

GAIB is the first economic layer for AI and compute, transforming GPU-backed assets into yield-generating opportunities. Through AID, GAIB’s AI synthetic dollar, investors can seamlessly access the AI economy while earning real yield from AI-powered compute. Staking AID (sAID) allows token holders to earn rewards while maintaining liquidity, offering access to AI-driven financial markets. GAIB also powers AI infrastructure by providing capital solutions for cloud providers and data centers, optimizing their access to compute resources. With integrations across DeFi protocols, including lending, borrowing, and structured products, GAIB bridges AI and blockchain finance — unlocking new opportunities at the intersection of technology and investment. For more information, visit gaib.ai.