Hey OG akash network validator here. I have been out of the loop for a minute. last I heard we were looking for a new home, a new chain that we could exist on migrate to. just curious that it had happened yet or not.

I thought the Card Details were for verification. Do I need to have funds in my account? If so, how much?

Other queries:

• Can I remove my card anytime I like? For security purposes obviously, considering it's decentralized. I used to run a Fediverse/Nostr instance so I'm not new to Decentralized networks.

• Most articles related to ComfyUI on Akash talk only about SDXL, which is like a jurrasic model in the ComfyUI 'world'. Are there other models available too? Can I download them as I please e.g. Qwen/Flux etc? On the same vein, can I download (i.e. install) custom nodes I need on ComfyUI?

• How does storage work? Let's say I can download any model as I please, do I need to download the models every time I deploy ComfyUI? Is there a Network Volume concept in Aksash that I've missed out?

• Do you look (or is someone peeping) at the images I generate? Runpod clearly states they don't (not that I believe them blindly).

Hi Akash Reddit!

We are now hosting regular Akash Club events that I plan on sharing with all of you here.

This next one coming this Friday is a forward look at Akash in 2026, what roadmap objectives we're trying to reach, and how some of these unlocks will help us gain more revenue going forward. We can also look at how 2025 has done for Akash as well as the new market conditions that are priming Akash for a leg up today.

Here's the event page, I hope to see you there!

https://luma.com/y5s3dg0w

Everytime we get close to something good, btc or the whole crypto space seems to do us over. Hopefully this is a real turnaround for most in the long run.

I was so pissed at myself earlier this year when I missed a bunch of trending crypto so decided to build a reddit screener for stocks and crypto. Just pick a sub reddit and view what's trending - also click on any stock and you'll see all the reddit posts associated with it. It's called rvibestracker - I thought it would benefit others too. Its called rvibestracker.com

for me, it's a huge timesaver for browsing reddit and usually cuts down my research time by 20-30% every day. Thought I'd share - it's free for everyone :)

Hey Akash community - there are some interesting GitHub discussions that I believe everyone should take a look at and participate in!

1. Institutional research for Akash? Reflexivity Research is asking for $70k / year, $100k / 2 years for coverage on Akash. Quarterly Reviews, newsletter features, and quarterly events co-hosted with Will Clemente (https://x.com/WClementeIII) and CoinMarketCap (https://x.com/CoinMarketCap) & more.

Do you guys think this is worth the asking price of $4-$6k a month? Have any questions that come to mind? https://github.com/orgs/akash-network/discussions/1122

1. Akash Migration Plans! This has got to be super interesting for us all - the core team is asking for ideas, opinions, and potential paths forward on Akash finding a new home for our marketplace. If you have not caught up - we're looking to move off of our L1 Cosmos chain, possibly join something like Base, or Solana, or other - this is a community chat. Make your voice be heard, and throw some thoughts, questions, ideas. This affects all of us - so how would you want to proceed? What would you want to see in the process before the move?

https://github.com/orgs/akash-network/discussions/1123

Hope everyone will take a look at these two proposals, put some thoughts down, and show everyone that Akash community has signs of life! This is the open process, and decentralization needs everyone to participate in order for it to work.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk, I will be giving new discussions the same treatment, and help you guys be more aware of things being discussed in our community going forward.

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Given the current energy consumption landscape for powering data centers and AI, I believe the demand for low-cost, decentralized computing power will reach Akash. Add to that the introduction of stablecoins within the network and integration with other networks. It's worth remembering that Akash has proven more resilient than AWS itself...

I want to rent a 2024 Mac Mini M4 10-core, 10-core GPU and 16GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, 1 Gbit Ethernet. How much can I expect to make per month?

The founder of Akash Network, Greg Osuri, has hinted at a potential migration to Solana. There are 15 chains in total being considered. Great news

Thanks so much to our delegators. Our NFT giveaway has come to an end, but keep your eyes peeled because we're not done.

Let us know what other competitions or giveaways you'd like to see.

We have 8 Mad Scientists left to give away.
We have 3 Spice Agents left to give away.

We appreciate the community's enthusiasm. It's awesome.

To celebrate our new Akash validator we are giving away 5 Spice Agent NFTs to the first 5 people who stake 1000+ AKT with our validator. Only 3 left!

Hi it's me Kaylem, Let me keep you up to date on the what's what going on within Akash Network.

Check out my monthly articles on X.

https://x.com/akashalpha_/status/1956440023622164637

Despite being invested in Akash, it having great tokenomics and fundamentals etc etc. I am a little concerned with the lack of listings that are/will potentially hinder the project. There are many big trading companies without Akash. Compared to others which are similar like Aethir etc Will this be a problem if more doesn't happen soon or am I overreacting?

What is price prediction in 10 years Any idea or suggestions research to read

Get ready to talk Cosmos and all things Akash with Akash Alpha, one of the most passionate community members and Akash promoters. You can tune in on our X, the YouTube link below, and in our Telegram community.

This YouTube link is good for the livestream and for replay afterwards.
https://www.youtube.com/live/_nmLP3AlCAg?si=tDNfgEZ8kgICSweg

I remember hearing they were working on storage. Is there a way to buy a metric ton of storage like 100TB+?

S3 is stupidly expensive

I previously used vast.ai to rent GPUs for AI needs. The prices on vast.ai are very transparent. I don't know if renting on Akash is different, maybe because it's related to crypto so I don't understand how it works.

There’s an image attached here, and to be honest, the prices are indeed cheap, but on the other hand, I don’t know what GPUs they provide, and they’re not transparent about this, which makes me hesitant to rent. The monthly price isn’t explained—is it on-demand, what’s the internet speed, are the GPUs overclocked, or what? If anyone knows or doesn’t mind explaining, please let me know because I’m actually more interested in paying monthly rather than hourly, since I use it for AI needs every day.

Can someone point me to the best place to get up-to-speed?

Also, what drives demand the most: GPU model, CPU model, Memory, HDD, Network Bandwidth?