.@dgrid_ai I previously made a video about this project.
Back then, I thought it was another concept of decentralized AI. But when I checked the data, I found out that they first earned money and only then prepared to issue tokens.
Seed round: $5 million. In the first half of 2026, they generated $23 million in revenue, with over 15,000 paid users.
🧵👇 1⃣ First, let’s talk about how that $23 million came about Genesis membership: $1,580 in the first year, then $200 to renew from the second year onward. 15,000 people × $1,580— the numbers are basically pretty close. Of course, the membership fees are real cash too; the payment address is a public Safe on BNB Chain. In this sector, that’s relatively rare.
2⃣ So what exactly are you buying for $1,580 A monthly $300 model-call quota, one OpenClaw host machine, and a membership NFT on BSC. The key is the NFT. According to the official economic model, this batch of NFTs is tied to 25% of the total ten-year emissions of DGAI. In a sense, this is more like a product presale with a token-related entitlement.
3⃣ Product side AI Gateway is an OpenAI-compatible unified interface that routes to 200+ models—Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek are all included. AI Arena lets users blind-test responses from two anonymous models; these human labels then feed back as training data for the router. Plus DClaw local deployment, Model Marketplace, and Ask Dori. 50,000 DAU and 500,000 MAU.
The logic is like this: Arena generates quality data → PoQ turns quality into verifiable signals → Gateway selects models based on those signals.
4⃣ My take The reason DGrid proposed that AI infrastructure must be rebuilt—what they said last year—is even more true today than it was back then. After AI moves from demos into agents and real workflows, cost, verifiability, and trust become the three most important things.
But I want to remind you: Right now, the revenue structure and TGE are strongly linked—most of what members buy is, in fact, tied to token expectations.
One thing to watch is whether, after token issuance, the Gateway’s usage volume can actually support this whole narrative.
Project website: https://t.co/khLqZUSfC6
This post is only my personal view and does not constitute investment advice.
Gaining followers and ranking for xhunt are contradictory.
If you write some beginner-level, mass-audience content, it’s the fastest way to gain followers, but when the experts see it they think: "Damn it—why are you sharing such low-quality beginner stuff?"
If you write some premium content that even experts read and can’t stop praising, the xhunt ranking will be the highest, but when new people see it they think: "Damn it—what are you rambling about here?"
Twitter third-party creator platforms. I used them one by one over the past few days, and I’ll group them together to talk about Lighthouse, Xinhuo, and Twitter Self-Serve Cafeteria.
1⃣ First, Lighthouse @Lighthouse_2026 What I’ve used so far, it’s still the best one in terms of overall performance—but also the most “intensive” (most demanding).
2⃣ My own judgment is that Lighthouse is currently hitting a bit of a bottleneck: The rules have been adjusted several times in the front end. Projects that are willing to post large-dollar deals have become fewer, with no new funds coming in. As a result, fewer people are willing to take orders, and liquidity has worsened.
3⃣ For the rules, I wouldn’t say they’re overly harsh—just slightly stricter. The daily order-acceptance quota is calculated based on the成交量 (deal volume) from the past seven days: If there are no completed deals for seven days, you can only take 10 orders per day; If there are 1–4 completed deals, you can take 30 orders per day; If there are 5 or more completed deals, you can take 50 orders per day.
However, if your goal is to promote your own account, I actually think Lighthouse’s tweet heating is quite suitable: likes, retweets, comments, or both like+comment can be selected, with a minimum starting investment of 2 USD.
Participation link: https://t.co/3MuCWXIfwr
4⃣ The second is Xinhuo @MingLin_Crypto When you open Twitter, it shows as a personal account—I guess it’s being run by an individual. But overall the experience is actually a bit better than Lighthouse: one reason is there are more orders, and another is the rewards are slightly higher—you can also see amounts like 0.5 and 0.15. Task types include sponsored placements (name rights), custom bios, original tweets, and so on. Participation link: https://t.co/eSVLEvo6jj
5⃣ The third is Twitter Self-Serve Cafeteria. I only discovered it yesterday, and it highly imitates Lighthouse.
Right now there aren’t many tasks on it: Publishing and pinning promotional tweets for the task plaza—complete both and get 42 USD; Sponsored-name tasks: 6 + 15, total 21 USD. Participation link: https://t.co/v7kPkPBDLv
If you have multiple accounts and can do a matrix, this one is worth doing.
5⃣ These three platforms share a commonality, and this is also the main “trap” I think you need to pay attention to: The withdrawal threshold is at least 100 USD for all of them. For the self-serve cafeteria, currently there are only these two tasks—no others. Even if you manage to get the rewards, you still can’t withdraw; you can only do tasks slowly and accumulate slowly.
6⃣ In my view, there are only two advantages to platforms like this: First, whoever can make money goes where it pays. Second, they must naturally form a tight-knit group of KOLs or a community coalition from the start, creating synergy. On the “coalition” aspect, Lighthouse is definitely doing better right now. Although the effect isn’t that obvious yet, I believe this is the direction these platforms will take next.
7⃣ Also, all three have an invitation mechanism. If you have many accounts, or can bring in some big accounts that are also doing things on Twitter, you can go through invitations to earn points or money—and they’ll also share some with you.
8⃣ Finally, there’s a fourth platform: @tuttihq I can’t participate in it for now—I’m still on the waitlist. So I don’t have a very good angle to recommend it to everyone; I also don’t know what’s inside looks like. There are people promoting it on Twitter, but not many. You can start by joining the waitlist. If you get in, go ahead. If not, then first do the first three. Participation link: https://t.co/43yfsEVeNe