0G Plans to Turn AI Compute Into a Financial Asset

0G has introduced a new framework called Compute Finance that aims to make AI compute easier to trade and use as a financial claim. The company says its liquid staking product, Ascend, is already live, while a computefocused asset called iAI is set to launch on September 29. According to 0G, users will be able to mint iAI with a0G, then stake eligible iAI to receive compute credits for use across supported AI products. The company describes this as a way to connect capital directly to compute capacity rather than treating compute only as something bought on demand. The idea reflects a broader trend in which blockchain projects are trying to package infrastructure as financial assets. However, the article notes that iAI has not launched yet and that any future compute value should not be viewed as guaranteed income.