【How does the project team make money?】 Dear, a few days ago there was an AMA with @AethirMandarin and @irys_xyz, I wonder if you participated? 🔗 The replay is here: During the AMA, Moonlight heard about @AethirCloud's new moves, and was really surprised. Do you know that the "DAT Digital Asset Vault" has become popular again in the crypto space recently? To put it simply, the traditional DAT model is like a company using money to buy Bitcoin BTC, then relying on the price increase to boost its stock price, refinance, and buy more coins. It seems smart, but it is also highly dependent on market conditions; a drop could lead to collapse. No wonder this kind of play has revolved around BTC for the past few years. But Aethir's version is different; it is a DePin project, which means decentralized cloud computing, doing real business and providing distributed computing power for AI and cloud gaming. In simple terms, it allows idle GPUs around the world to be rented out on-chain to earn income, with the settlement token being $ATH. This model itself is already quite imaginative, and they surprisingly added DAT on top of it. I really like the idea behind Aethir DAT; they also bring in traditional funds from Web2 listed companies, but the money raised is not just used to buy $ATH and stop there; instead, they further invest these tokens into actual business. For example, providing GPU lending and staking, renting computing power to AI companies to make money, and then using the profits to buy back $ATH, creating deflation. This means that the price increase is no longer just based on faith, but is supported by real cash flow behind it. Moreover, the Aethir Foundation will also provide a 20% token buyback subsidy. This is quite rare; it adds a practical entity support on top of the traditional DAT's abstract. This dual cycle (price increase + business growth) is like making the flywheel spin faster and faster, becoming less dependent on market conditions. The most amazing part is that they also allow users who lock up $ATH to entrust their tokens to Predictive Oncology (a NASDAQ-listed company) in exchange for POAI. So, it effectively transfers potential future selling pressure to the Web2 market, making the price on-chain more stable. Honestly, after seeing this entire design, my first thought was that this is the direction Web3 should truly take! It's not just about telling stories and speculating on concepts, but using finance and technology to support the real economy. Aethir has turned DAT from virtual to real, even making the flow of value between Web2 and Web3 more natural. If you haven't looked into this project in detail yet, I really recommend you check out their Chinese official Twitter: @AethirMandarin. You can also follow their English official Twitter @AethirCloud. This recent wave of DAT upgrades is really worth studying!