Dolphin (POD) Token Surges 81.47% on CoinMarketCap

Dolphin (POD) is the token of Dolphin AI, a lab that fine-tunes open AI models. On October 2, 2026, POD surged 81.47% to $0.5635 on CoinMarketCap, with a volume of $91.65 million. This is a significant increase from the previous day's volume of $262,063. The token's price reached a high of $0.8236, 165.2% above the previous day's close of $0.3105.

The Dolphin Network uses a peer-to-pool design, where API users buy credit through a smart contract. Each request goes to the node running the chosen model that is free, allowing users to not be tied to one machine. This is a decentralized approach to AI inference, which sets it apart from session-based rental markets like Akash.

The token's demand side is a buyback rule, where 100% of inference revenue is used to buy POD on the open market. The project also has a 2-of-6 multisig that holds 950,000 POD, with a one million cap in the docs.