Received media coverage in CoinMarketCap's weekly AI sector roundup as part of fresh infrastructure headlines.

Returned 3,826,854 AKT to the community pool in 2025 from unused Provider Incentives Pilot (PIP) capital, including 2.1 million AKT in Q4.

CPU usage increased 14% quarter-over-quarter to 5,500 units.

Integrated with Akave Network to provide decentralized storage for builders deploying AI workloads, databases, and applications on the platform.

Completed upgrades to Console, API, and billing systems in Q3 2025 to support increased developer experimentation.

New leases increased 42% quarter-over-quarter, rising from 19,000 in Q2 2025 to 27,000 in Q3 2025.

The core team finalizes migration to a different blockchain via shared security model (AEP-79), actively evaluating all major chains except TRON, BNB, and TON through a public RFP process with foundations.

Home node economics require substantial rework due to pricing complications.

AKT records $247K in revenue over the past 30 days.

A Cornell student trained an AI model on Akash Network after being unable to access GPUs from Amazon, and subsequently sold the company to NVIDIA.

Completes chain refactor with Cosmos SDK v0.53 upgrade and launches fully managed inference service that generates increased demand and revenue for the network.

Key infrastructure for Burn Mint Equilibrium completes with WASM smart contracts and Pyth-based price oracle deployed in Sandbox and open-sourced, burn and mint logic to enter public testing within 2 weeks.

AKT token removed from Coinbase 50 Index during fourth-quarter institutional rebalancing.

Partnership with Gensyn and PluralisHQ to co-host community events at NeurIPS conference next week focused on decentralized AI.

New product launches targeting non-crypto users with Akash network backend, offering $100 in credits for new signups.

Privacy features for decentralized compute launch in February 2026.

AKT futures trading launches with up to 10x leverage on both EVM and Solana chains.

AI lab model evaluation use case shows 59% cost reduction compared to traditional cloud providers.

Akash Network announces Burn-Mint Equilibrium model that directs compute fees to buy and burn AKT tokens.

Adam Dean Wozney (Head of Community) participates as moderator at Schelling Point Buenos Aires on November 20.

Akash Network collaborates with Gensyn AI and Pluralis HQ to attend NeurIPS Conference 2025 in San Diego from December 3-5, 2025, hosting events centered on decentralized AI compute.

Launches Terraform Provider, allowing infrastructure deployment on the network with locally-controlled keys using Terraform infrastructure-as-code tooling.

Akash Chat API users get platform access starting Monday. (Tweet ID: 1986553823238717654)

Virtual Machines launch soon on the platform, expanding beyond current container-only infrastructure to provide developers full flexibility and enable broader enterprise adoption.

Launches Student Ambassador Program with 8 ambassadors from 4 universities gathering in Austin, TX to conduct campus workshops and hackathons.

Burn Mint Equilibrium (BME) is the next development priority following the Mainnet 14 upgrade. The BME mechanism purchases AKT from the open market and burns it to cover deployment costs for every dollar spent on compute services.

Partners with SimplismartHQ to host an event for AI founders and ML engineers on November 5, 2025 in San Francisco focused on training, deploying, and scaling AI models.

During a recent AWS outage, Akash Network continues operating without interruption, showcasing the reliability of decentralized cloud infrastructure.

Mainnet 14 upgrade completed successfully with 443 files refactored, 21,000 lines of code added and 30,000 lines removed from the codebase.

Successfully completes Mainnet 14 upgrade to Cosmos SDK v0.53 without any glitches.

Ranks #7 among DePIN projects by social discussion volume with 845 posts.

Mainnet 14 upgrade occurs on October 28, 2025 at 13:23 UTC, with 60-90 minutes of expected downtime.

$AKT trends at #2 on CoinGecko in the past 3 hours.

A hackathon co-hosted with aitxcommunity and NVIDIA is underway.

Confidential computing feature launches Q1 2026, enabling users to run sensitive applications with guaranteed privacy even with physical machine access.

Official source alerts community about impersonation on LinkedIn, stating most profiles claiming to work at Overclock Labs/Akash are unknown to the team and cannot be removed.

SigeaOfficial remains operational on Akash during AWS outage, demonstrating uninterrupted service and decentralized cloud infrastructure resilience.

a16z includes Akash in their State of Crypto report.

Mainnet 14 upgrade proposal (Prop 308) goes live on-chain with execution at block 23939793, introducing Node v1.0 and technical improvements including IAVL Storage Upgrades, Expedited Governance Proposals, AEP-75 Multi-Depositor Escrow Account, and AEP-39 Lease Termination Reason.

A detailed roadmap through December 2026 reveals new features including Burn Mint Equilibrium tokenomics in November 2025, Virtual Machines in January 2026, and Utilization Guarantee Incentives in April 2026, with Shared Security Chain migration scheduled for December 2026. AkashML launches at PyTorch conference in October 2025.

Verifiable compute feature launches Q1 2026, combining confidential computing for integrity and verifiable resources for fairness to enable trust in AI workloads on unknown servers.

A new flashnote announces Akash Starcluster, a scaling solution for decentralized AI infrastructure.

Mainnet 14 upgrade scheduled for October 27th after successful simulation, upgrading to Cosmos SDK v0.53 to resolve 8 years of legacy technical debt with monthly feature releases planned post-upgrade. On-chain proposal goes live October 20th.

The chain migration evaluation is now active with 15 ecosystems under consideration, excluding Cardano, Binance, Tron, and TON. The migration targets a shared security chain architecture with a public community-driven decision process.

The team works on simplifying nanochat model training on the network, with 8×H100 GPU nodes available at $100 for 4 hours to enable affordable AI model training for individuals and small teams.

Solana emerges as a potential migration target for the network's planned move away from Cosmos. The network becomes a Platinum Sponsor of PyTorch Conference in San Francisco on October 22-23, 2025.

Akash announces deprecation of its current L1 chain and plans to migrate to a different chain for enhanced security, maintaining IBC compatibility. An RFP process will launch in coming weeks to evaluate potential chains within or outside Cosmos ecosystem.

A joint event with Solana Foundation sells out, indicating strong community interest and new collaboration between the networks.

The network maintains a 50% utilization rate despite growing supply and announces a breakthrough in continuous verification technology after five years of research. New capabilities including virtual machines and bare metal scheduling are being developed, along with a continuous market buy mechanism to align AKT demand with on-chain revenue and reduce circulating supply.

Network reports >99.99% uptime performance metric as competitive advantage over traditional cloud providers.

Decentralized AI training capability launches on Akash through partnership with Pluralis Research, enabling distributed GPU training and creating new demand opportunities for low-powered GPUs on the network.

Core team announces redesigned AKT burn mechanism to increase token demand and make AKT the only payment method on the network. New inference products are launching next month, along with new offerings Akash Starcluster and Akash Homenode.

Akash joins coalition of DePIN leaders submitting formal response to Senate Banking Committee on digital asset market structure legislation, requesting legal definition for DePINs and regulatory clarity pathway.

Announces hardware attestation feature enabling providers to verify their actual CPU and GPU hardware through Intel TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, and NVIDIA NVTrust remote attestation technologies.

New client case study with Envision Labs shows 30% GPU spending reduction through Akash Supercloud integration.

Announces Platinum Sponsorship of PyTorch Conference happening October 22-23 in San Francisco, focusing on open-source AI and ML development.

Sponsors TOKEN2049 conference with booth presence and Greg Osuri delivering a talk on AI & DePIN innovation.

AkashML AI inference product nearing launch with signup available for exclusive updates.

Major technological breakthrough solves trustless general-purpose compute verification with Rolling ZK Resource Receipts technology, whitepaper coming soon.

Launches Confidential Computing feature for secure, decentralized cloud services targeting AI and privacy-sensitive workloads.

Becomes prominent compute provider for Sentient GRID's decentralized infrastructure.

Hardware Verification via Attestation system launches, enabling enhanced security verification for decentralized computing resources.

Confirmed sponsorship of Token2049 Singapore 2025 (Oct 1-2), focusing on decentralized cloud computing for AI demonstrations.

AEP-12 protocol upgrade introduces Trusted Execution Environments for secure AI verification on network.

AkashML debuts as high-performance AI inference service with early access registration now open.

Nous Research's Hermes 4 405B model integrating with Chat and API services

New 'Akash at Home' initiative launches to integrate household edge computing devices into the network.

Starcluster MVP launching soon, enabling home-based datacenter infrastructure for AI operations.

Earnings API launches for providers, enabling automated payouts and real-time revenue tracking integration.

OpenAI's state-of-the-art reasoning model to be integrated into Akash Chat, with SDL template for self-hosting deployment. AMD GPU support under verification for infrastructure expansion.

NVIDIA Blackwell B200 & B300 GPUs to be integrated into Supercloud infrastructure for enhanced AI capabilities.

Sponsors and exhibits at Token2049 Singapore, October 1-2, 2025, showcasing DePIN scaling solutions.

Military confirms active usage of network for intelligence operations, leveraging cryptographic identity protection.

Record 22% energy cost increase in PJM's 13-state territory creates favorable market conditions for decentralized AI infrastructure adoption.

New flash rewards program offers 16% APY for 14-day AKT lock-up, capped at 80,000 AKT, starting July 31.

New partnership with Nous Research enables diverse GPU support for decentralized AI training

Enterprise user Passage achieves 70% GPU cost reduction while hosting immersive virtual events.

Legal compliance issue emerges with unnamed company over Apache 2.0 license violation, threatening public exposure if attribution requirements aren't met.

FTSE Russell partnership establishes new AI Crypto Sector classification, positioning token in AI Tools & Resources category.

Enterprise user Envision Labs achieves 30% cost reduction while processing 100K+ AI image generations on platform.

Secures platinum sponsorship at ICML conference in Vancouver, expanding presence in ML research community

Q1 metrics show 38% revenue growth to $1M+ and 55% GPU capacity increase, alongside launch of autonomous AI agent deployments.

Accelerator program kicks off with physical event in Brooklyn on June 23

Accelerator program receives 1800 registrations for 500 available spots, showing 3.6x oversubscription.

New institutional partnership with FTSE Russell establishes formal classification in AI Crypto Sector framework.

Joins Truflation's AI Index basket on Limitless Exchange alongside major AI blockchain projects with hourly updates.

Strategic integration with Nous Research's Psyche network expands decentralized AI training capabilities.

Newly included in Coinbase 50 Index (COIN50), marking institutional recognition milestone.

New NFT generation capabilities launched following successful proof of concept phase.

New technical integration with VPS AI expands AI computing capabilities.

Major DeAI and DePIN industry event scheduled for June 23rd in NYC, featuring curated presentations and panels.

Congressional testimony on decentralization's role in AI energy crisis scheduled for Wednesday at 2pm ET.

Founder maintains compliance with insider trading rules, indicating strong governance practices.

Institutional signal: Token listed among next potential surge candidates by Bitwise CIO

Major AI player xAI engages with project through Nous Research hackathon co-hosting.

Prime Intellect AI training platform adds GPU compute optimization, creating new mining opportunities.

Token shows 20-30% price surge, significantly higher than previously reported gains of 13-16%.

Price reclaims $1.4 support, consolidating in triangle pattern with $2.1 target upon breakout.