Introduction

As global demand for digital content continues to grow, there is a gap in the market to fill the explosive need for reliable, scalable, and censorship-resistant solutions in file storage, video hosting, and content delivery, among other infrastructure components. The sudden rise in exponential demand is outpacing the capabilities of legacy infrastructure providers, which are struggling to meet the expectations of an increasingly “online-first” generation.

In the Web2 world, leading cloud storage providers continue to post impressive growth. However, these centralized systems often fall short in key areas such as security, data sovereignty, and environmental sustainability. They also introduce vulnerabilities in the form of over-dependence and single points of failure, which can lead to costly downtime and, in extreme cases, complete data loss for users.

Simultaneously, the rapid advancements in AI have highlighted an urgent need for decentralized computation. The centralization of AI resources has created bottlenecks in data processing, further concentrating control in the hands of a few industry giants—also raising concerns around data privacy. It is a well-known phenomenon that the scarcity of GPU supply and high computational costs are slowing AI progress—let alone the fact that only large corporations are able to afford the necessary infrastructure, leaving smaller developers and startups priced out of the market.

AIOZ Network, through its Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) of over 190k nodes, is positioned to address these challenges by operating at the intersection of three key narratives: digital content, AI computation, and digital media.