Directory
The deAI Ecosystem
A living editorial reference to the protocols building decentralised AI, the open-source models that power it, and the African exchanges and tools that make participation practical. Updated as the market moves.
Decentralised AI Protocols
The networks building infrastructure, markets, and incentive systems around artificial intelligence. Each entry links to a full editorial profile.
The clearest reference point for investors who want protocol economics, not just AI branding.
TAO has a 21 million hard cap. Under Dynamic TAO, subnet alpha tokens also follow a 21 million cap.
Best read as an alliance and token-migration story, not a single-company moat.
Fetch.ai minted additional FET to support the exchange mechanism; the official merger docs define 1:1 FET-to-ASI and the AGIX/OCEAN conversion ratios.
A creator-first compute market that now matters to AI image generation as much as 3D rendering.
The official knowledge base describes Burn Mint Equilibrium rather than a simple fixed cap; the economics are driven by burns, emissions, and job demand.
Best positioned as a lower-cost, more flexible alternative to the conventional cloud supply chain.
AKT remains the network token; official roadmap and token pages show the transition toward BME, with ACT handling priced compute flows.
A straightforward infrastructure bet with unusually clear tokenomics and usage rails.
The official docs set a fixed max supply of 800 million IO, with 500 million at launch and 300 million emitted over 20 years.
Most useful as the infrastructure layer for data access and privacy-preserving AI.
Ocean’s official docs put OCEAN supply at approximately 270 million, with buybacks and burns expected to reduce it over time.
Open-Weight Models
The models that power the open AI stack. Freely deployable, adaptable, and central to how African builders can compete without depending on expensive closed APIs.
African Entry Points
Exchanges and payment rails with real African market coverage — local currency support, mobile money integration, and regional licensing. The practical first step for most African investors.
Yellow Card
Countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and more
Currencies: NGN, GHS, KES, UGX, ZMW
Busha
Countries: Nigeria and select African markets
Currencies: NGN and supported stablecoins
Quidax
Countries: Nigeria-focused access point with regional users
Currencies: NGN and supported digital assets
Binance P2P
Countries: Multi-market access through peer-to-peer rails
Currencies: Local fiat pairs by region
Luno
Countries: South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and other African markets
Currencies: ZAR, NGN, KES and supported pairs
VALR
Countries: South Africa with expanding African market access
Currencies: ZAR and major digital asset pairs
Kotani Pay
Countries: Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and East African markets
Currencies: KES (M-Pesa), GHS (MTN MoMo), UGX, TZS — mobile money rails
Wallets & Tools
The practical infrastructure for participating in decentralised AI — from wallets and dashboards to data sources and protocol documentation hubs.
Talisman
Wallet for Polkadot and Substrate ecosystems — the most widely used wallet for Bittensor.
SubWallet
Multi-chain wallet and dashboard with strong Substrate support and a clean mobile interface.
Taostats
The essential Bittensor analytics dashboard — subnet activity, validator rankings, and emission data.
dTAO.com
Subnet-level market data and staking interface for the Bittensor dynamic TAO mechanism.
Bittensor.org
Protocol entry point, community links, and the primary documentation hub for new participants.
OpenTensor Foundation
The non-profit stewarding Bittensor protocol development, governance, and open research.
Hugging Face
The central hub for open model weights, datasets, and evaluation benchmarks across the deAI stack.
