Own the Future of AI: How Alpaca Network Turns Open-Source Models into Investable, Usable Assets🧵

Open-source AI drives innovation—but creators capture none of the value.

Alpaca Network changes that by turning AI models into onchain assets anyone can use, support, and own

🦙$PACA on Base powers the on-chain AI economy by tokenizing AI models, funding innovation and decentralizing AI ownership.

Alpaca introduces a new system:

A 3-layer tokenized framework for AI:

🔹PACA Layer – governance + launch token

🔹MODEL Layer – tokens representing ownership in specific models

🔹AGENT Layer – apps that use those models and send value back to holders

Speculative Value: Betting on Brains 🧠📈

MODEL tokens let you invest early in promising AI—like buying music royalties before a hit drops.

-Holders benefit as usage grows
-Stakers help surface high-value models
-Price reflects real-time demand

A market for intelligence.

Speculation fades—utility sustains.

With Alpaca, MODEL tokens unlock real-world usage:

⚙️ Spend or earn inference credits
🚫 Gasless UX for end users
🛠️ Devs can integrate models into any app

It’s an onchain app store for AI—open, composable, and frictionless.

Alpaca also aligns creators with long-term incentives:

💰 Continuous revenue from usage + trading
🗳️ Governance over upgrades and integrations
🔓 Code stays open—tokenization adds value, not restrictions

Builders stay motivated—and the ecosystem thrives.

It all feeds a powerful flywheel:

1. Launch a model via IMO
2. Incentivize holders + stakers
3. Models gain visibility through usage
4. Apps adopt
5. Demand grows → usage grows → repeat 🔁

Incentives = distribution.

What’s next for PacaModels 🛠️

🔒 Private beta: Tokenizing Hugging Face models
🌐 Public beta: UX + staking feedback
✅ Verified IMOs
🌍 Permissionless IMOs

The next leap in AI won’t be bigger models—
It’ll be open, specialized, and community-owned.

Stop renting AI. Start owning it.

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Stop renting AI. Start owning it.

📖 Read the full article now on X or Medium.
Follow us 🦙 and join the beta.

https://alpacanetwork.medium.com/own-the-future-of-ai-how-alpaca-network-turns-open-source-models-into-investable-usable-assets-62a725b158b8

Today, AI builders release powerful models for free.

-Platforms profit.
-Users pay.
-Creators are left out.

It’s time to fix the economics of open-source.