We’re thrilled to announce that Velvet—the leading DeFAI Operating System for on-chain research, trading, and portfolio management—has selected Aethir to provide the high-performance GPU infrastructure behind its expanding AI-driven product suite. Leveraging compute secured through Predictive Oncology’s (NASDAQ: POAI) $344 million Strategic Compute Reserve, Velvet gains access to decentralized, bare-metal GPU clusters designed to scale with their mission: accelerating DeFi innovation with intelligent agentic infrastructure.

About Velvet

Velvet is redefining the DeFi experience. Live across Base, Solana, BNB Chain, Sonic, and Ethereum, Velvet has already surpassed $100M in trading volume with a user base of over 100,000. At the core of their innovation lies an AI co-pilot, now deeply integrated into the platform, providing users with autonomous assistance for research, trading, and portfolio decisions, without requiring technical or programming expertise.

Velvet’s unique Vault Management system allows KOLs, traders, and crypto-native funds to create and manage tokenized DeFi strategies, with over 10,000 vaults launched to date via a seamless UI or API. This ecosystem bridges institutional-grade sophistication with retail accessibility, powered by on-chain intelligence and AI optimization.

Why Velvet Chose Aethir

As Velvet expands its agentic infrastructure and supports thousands of users and strategies across blockchains, traditional GPU solutions could not deliver the cost-efficiency, speed, or global flexibility required. Aethir, backed by Predictive Oncology’s Strategic Compute Reserve, provided the perfect match.

Here’s why Aethir stood out:

1. Predictable, Cost-Effective Scale: Velvet avoids hyperscaler costs with enterprise-grade GPUs up to 80% more affordable—a game-changer for sustained AI performance in DeFi.
   
   
2. Zero Virtualization Overhead: Aethir’s bare-metal clusters ensure full performance utilization for agentic inference and optimization workloads, with no “noisy neighbor” degradation.
   
   
3. Instant, Global Deployment: With Aethir’s 435,000+ GPU Containers in-network and infrastructure in 93+ countries, Velvet can deploy workloads within 24–48 hours—crucial for real-time AI operations across multiple chains.
   
   
4. Seamless Scale with H100 and H200 Clusters: Aethir supports Velvet’s transition to large model inference with easy access to dedicated H100/H200 clusters—no CapEx required.
   
   
5. Built-In Trust and Reliability: With over 91,000 Checker Nodes monitoring GPU performance, and all compute providers KYC’d and staked, Velvet benefits from enterprise-grade SLAs with transparency built-in.
   
   
6. Institutional Compute via POAI: Through the Strategic Compute Reserve, Velvet gains access to a future-proof, institutionally-backed GPU network optimized for AI-first companies.

Scaling the DeFAI Frontier

Velvet’s integration with Aethir is more than a compute partnership—it’s a step toward redefining what's possible in DeFi. With the AI co-pilot becoming central to user experience, and real-time intelligence needed to drive autonomous strategy selection, Velvet required infrastructure capable of delivering high-throughput inference at scale.

Together, Velvet and Aethir are building a DeFAI stack that moves beyond dashboards and clicks—into autonomous, agentic finance that adapts in real-time, optimizes continuously, and operates globally.

A Vision for Intelligent, Autonomous Finance

"Deploying intelligent agents in a decentralized financial environment requires compute infrastructure that is not only powerful, but also agile, transparent, and cost-effective," said Vasily Nikinov, Co-Founder & CEO of Velvet. "Aethir, backed by Predictive Oncology’s Strategic Compute Reserve, empowers us to bring real-time, AI-enhanced DeFi tools to a global audience—without compromise."

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Kyle Okamoto, CTO of Aethir, said: "Velvet represents a new breed of AI-native platforms—ones that are pushing the boundaries of what autonomous agents can do in finance. We’re proud to support Velvet’s mission with the infrastructure it needs to scale intelligently."

Shared Values, Shared Future

This partnership embodies a shared vision: decentralized innovation should never be held back by centralized bottlenecks. With Aethir’s decentralized, bare-metal GPU infrastructure, and Velvet’s DeFAI Operating System, we are empowering creators, funds, and traders to deploy and manage intelligent on-chain strategies—at global scale and enterprise speed.

For more information about how Aethir’s Strategic Compute Reserve can accelerate your AI-powered platform, visit: enterprise.aethir.com