Greetings, OORT Fam!
Welcome to OORT Insider – your biweekly gateway into the world of decentralized AI and our ever-evolving ecosystem.
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity and attention for OORT. From major product upgrades to key ecosystem milestones and strategic partnerships, we've been in the spotlight and on the move. Rain or shine, we keep building — and shaping the future of DeAI. Dive into this issue for everything making waves across the OORT universe.
Product Developments
- DataHub
- April leaderboard rewards were distributed on April 22.
- New tasks dropped on DataHub with bigger rewards! Earn 2 $OORT and 30 EP for each task you finish.
- The DataHub Tools dataset is now ranked #1 in the Manufacturing & Engineering category and #7 in the AI category!
- We've published our investigation report on the abnormal activity in DataHub rewards distribution. Find out what happened, what actions we took, and how we’re strengthening trust moving forward.
Ecosystem Updates
- Testnets
- Last Call! The OORT Testnets (Huygens & Ascraeus) will be officially closed by April 30, 2025. Check the full announcement for details on token conversion, miner rewards & vesting, and token burn.
- Token Burn
- Q1 2025 token buyback and burn have been completed. 1.3M $OORT are gone for good. To date, we've burned 10.376M tokens in total.
- The 800 million $OORT officially tagged for burn in the OORT Explorer!
- AI Unbundled Alliance
- OORT has joined forces with Aethir and 11 industry leaders to launch the AI Unbundled Alliance — a powerhouse coalition driving decentralized innovation at the intersection of Web3 and AI.
Community Buzz
- Governance
- Campaigns
- We’ve just wrapped up our April community lucky draw! From exclusive OORT merch to $OORT airdrops, there are tons of ongoing campaigns you won’t want to miss. Join our Telegram group to get involved!
- The Video Content winners are out, the champion goes to the lovely OORT Song. Check the campaign result here.
- We’ve got another must-watch YouTube video created by our amazing community!
Social Media Highlights
OORT in the Spotlight
- BeInCrypto interviewed Dr. Max Li for insights on whether autonomous, machine-learning-driven agents could reshape the crypto landscape.
- OORT is this week’s “Program of the Week” on HackenProof! We are proud to work closely with our partners to ensure top-tier security as we build TVL with confidence and care.
- OORT is now featured front and center on CryptoSlate!
- Dr. Max Li speaks at AI & Web3 Innovation Summit in the area of AI and Blockchain reshaping the creator economy.
- Dr. Max Li will be hitting the stage today at DeFAI x Tokenization x Wine | alpha un @DXB, hosted by aarna and @RaylsLabs.
- Dr. Max Li is delivering a special lecture on Decentralized AI (DeAI) at MBZUAI — Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.
- Markose, MENA Lead of OORT stepping up at Dubai AI Fest for a lightning talk on AI.
- Markose joined The Introduction Call podcast to share insights on putting humans at the center of AI development.
Content Highlights
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