Aethirs GPU infrastructure includes more than 43,000 top-level GPUs, more than 3,000 NVIDIA H100s for advanced AI workloads, and more than 32,000 Aethir Edge cloud computing devices distributed around the world. The Aethir cloud computing ecosystem is supported by its native token ATH, which plays a key role in the Aethir DePIN stack as the currency for purchasing computing power in the ecosystem. In addition, Aethir Checker nodes, Aethir Edge device operators, ATH pledgers, and cloud hosts can receive ATH token rewards for their contributions to the ecosystem.
As the Aethir GPU cloud infrastructure expands, Aethir is meeting the needs of users for cross-chain versatility to enable its stakeholders to access more ecosystem services. To this end, Aethir has partnered with full-chain solution LayerZero to help bring multi-chain capabilities to the Aethir DePIN stack while helping Aethir migrate to the Sophon ZK chain.
LayerZeros technology enables applications to pass data across blockchains, uniquely supporting censorship-resistant messaging and permissionless development through immutable smart contracts. The LayerZero network is a verification-agnostic transport layer that enables smart contracts on different blockchains to interoperate. It is a fully connected mesh network that is not bound by any infrastructure or blockchain. As a full-chain protocol, LayerZero enables developers to build unified applications with modular security parameters. With LayerZero, developers can send arbitrary messages across chains while maintaining full control over the security of their applications. The network enables developers to create and configure unified applications, tokens, and data regardless of different blockchains.
Aethirs cloud computing ecosystem includes dozens of mainstream AI and gaming companies that are leveraging Web3 technology across chains in their daily operations. With the help of LayerZero, Aethirs DePIN stack will transition to a multi-chain network infrastructure, which will simplify the migration of Aethir GPU infrastructure to the Sophon ZK chain . As part of the ATH migration testing phase, the ATH token will be launched on ZKsync as an all-chain homogeneous token (OFT). LayerZeros full-chain technology will ensure a smooth transition of ATH token rewards for Checker nodes and Aethir Edge operators from the Arbitrum L2 network to Sophon, while ensuring network stability and a frictionless experience for the Aethir community in the process.
In addition, Aethir will use Stargate, a full-chain liquidity protocol, as a bridge to enable users to easily swap ATH tokens across chains. Aethir is working on multiple technical integrations to improve the user experience in all areas of the Aethir GPU infrastructure. With Stargate, users and dApps can transfer native assets across chains while also accessing the protocols unified liquidity pool with instant finality. Stargate guarantees that transfers submitted on the source chain will reach the destination chain, and the protocol also provides various staking, liquidity mining, and liquidity pool features that help improve its stability, which is also a key reason why Aethir chose Stargate for ATH cross-chain transactions.
The ATH token will be a cross-chain asset that provides a variety of user-friendly features in the competitive global Web3 environment, enabling Aethirs enterprise customers to leverage Aethirs DePIN technology on various blockchains and seamlessly leverage its network of GPU computing providers for AI and gaming workloads. In order to support the development of the Aethir ecosystem and allow Aethirs stakeholders to easily access its cloud computing services, Aethir decided to use LayerZeros solutions to advance Aethirs GPU infrastructure towards a multi-chain future.
