Mine Useful Intelligence: How DecentralGPT’s Upcoming GPU Mining Lets Operators Earn DGC and Power a Decentralized LLM Network

Why “mining” AI matters now

AI keeps getting hung up on one bottleneck: affordable, nearby compute. DecentralGPT is building a decentralized GPU network where miners supply real-time inference capacity and get paid in DGC. It’s not wasteful hashing; it’s useful work—running LLM tasks for apps and enterprises. When the mining feature goes live, operators will be able to point eligible GPUs at the network and earn rewards while strengthening the DGC economy.

What miners actually do

• Serve LLM inference jobs from users and APIs on demand

• Keep latency low by hosting capacity in the right region (e.g., US/SG/KR)

• Provide reliable uptime so consumer chat and enterprise workflows stay snappy

• Scale horizontally add more GPUs to handle more jobs and grow rewards

In short: you’re not mining blocks—you’re mining intelligence by executing real queries.

Rewards (preview)

Final details will be published at launch, but the reward logic is designed around useful-work outcomes, not pure hash rate. Expect a scoring model that considers:

• Fulfilled workload (tokens processed / jobs served)

• Quality of service (latency, stability, acceptance rate)

• Uptime & reliability (session continuity, failed jobs)

• Geographic value (capacity delivered where demand is hot)

Payouts will be in DGC to your connected wallet on a regular cadence. Emissions and rate modifiers will be disclosed in the public spec before main rollout.

Who can participate

• Independent GPU owners with idle gaming or workstation cards

• Small GPU farms / studios filling off-peak hours

• Regional providers / PC cafes turning local footprint into low-latency nodes

• Cloud resellers & MSPs who want an additional monetization lane

If you can pass the health/throughput checks, you can join. A lightweight benchmark at onboarding will verify eligibility.

Getting ready (simple path to first rewards)

1. Join the waitlist and read the intro at: https://www.decentralgpt.org/nodes/

2. Prepare a dedicated host (clean OS, stable network, consistent power)

3. Run the benchmark & node client when released (auto-discover GPU capability)

4. Connect a wallet for DGC payouts and view your miner dashboard

5. Start serving jobs scale by adding GPUs or spinning new regions

Tip: miners close to users (Korea, Singapore, US, etc.) typically see better latency scores.

Why this helps “revive” the DGC ecosystem

Mining turns holders and builders into suppliers of real capacity. As more nodes come online:

• User experience improves (lower latency, fewer queues)

• Enterprise adoption grows (regional routing, predictable cost)

• Demand for DGC strengthens (utility → network fees → rewards)

Healthy supply meets real demand—that’s how ecosystems become durable.

Be first in line when mining opens.

Read the node intro & join the waitlist: https://www.decentralgpt.org/nodes/.

Subscribe for the spec drop and early miner tools: https://www.decentralgpt.org/.

Have demand to route? Test the API now: https://www.degpt.ai/.