Halo Processes 8 Billion Tokens in First Weeks as AI Inference Marketplace Grows

Halo, a peer-to-peer marketplace for AI inference requests, has processed over 8 billion tokens across more than 200 supported models in its first weeks. Launched by Warden Protocol on June 30 on the Base blockchain, Halo allows participants to earn USDC by handling AI inference requests.

Unlike traditional centralized providers like OpenAI or Google Cloud, Halo enables decentralized networks of providers who compete to fulfill requests and get paid in USDC. This 'BitTorrent for inferences' model is made possible through its integration with Virtuals Protocol, the leading launchpad for tokenized AI agents on Base.

Virtuals has tokenized over 18,000 AI agents to date, and previously those agents relied on inference costs denominated in $VIRTUAL. Halo opens up a new lane: distributed, permissionless inference access that doesn’t depend on a single centralized provider.