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Neura: Ankr's AI base layer and the IMO flywheel

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ThesisAIL1/L2NeuraAnkrBabylonOra$ANKR
Bullish call$ANKR−92%since this piece, moved against the callHow it played out ↓

Argues Neura, an EVM Cosmos SDK chain by Ankr secured with staked BTC via Babylon, can become the hub for AI Initial Model Offerings. Cites Ora's OLM IMO doing 50x and a $100K grant pool as the start of a builders, IMOs, investors flywheel.

Key claims
Neura is secured with staked BTC through Babylon
A $100K grant pool targets AI builders
Ora's OLM IMO did 50x
So @Neura_io is gearing up to become the primary base layer for AI/ML applications leveraging Neura's GPU-as-a-Service offering (see visual). 🧠✨ The Cosmos SDK based blockchain is EVM compatible, runs a highly performant CometBFT consensus and is secured with staked $BTC through @babylon_chain. It is built by the @ankr team, which is now launching a $100k grant pool for AI builders that join the @Neura_io ecosystem. Many still sleep on Neura and the fact that $ANKR is the token that powers the entire ecosystem. I expect this to change soon though and I have no doubt that the devs will recognize the value of Neura early on. Considering incentives, testnet could see some considerable traction. This will pave the way IMO season on Neura, where promising, avant-garde startups launch tokenized AI models on-chain, enabling efficient funding and providing investors early access to innovative tech early on. Ora's recent $OLM IMO (not on Neura) did 50x and is evidence to the potential here. Going forward, @Neura_io will be the primary hub for any AI protocol to host their own IMOs. Imagine what the first IMOs on this AI-focused base layer can do. This innovative funding access mechanism in combination with the grant program, could kickstart a positive feedback loop here: ✦ Incentives attract top tier builders ✦ High quality IMOs launch on @Neura_io ✦ IMOs make huge multiples, peaking investor interest ✦ Neura becomes the prime hub for AI funding access ✦ Which attracts top tier builders ✦ Which leads to high quality IMOs ✦ Repeating the above cycle in perpetuity Keep an eye on @Neura_io and $ANKR anon. A lot more to come here. 👀
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🎉 The Neura Public testnet is LIVE 🎉 To celebrate Neura’s road to mainnet we are happy to announce that @Neura_io is hosting an #AI Developer competition with rewards pool of $100K! Let’s get in to the details ⬇️ 🧵 t.co/N5HK2gHUcn

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This piece takes a view on $ANKR, so that move is read against the call.

$ANKRAnkr NetworkBullish thesis

Neura, Ankr's BTC-secured AI chain, aims to host Initial Model Offerings, and ANKR powers the ecosystem behind that builder and investor flywheel.

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