What is Alpaca Network
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what is alpaca network? alpaca network converts open source ai models into on chain assets and shares the revenue from every downstream app with the people who build, back and use them we are doing so by developing modelz , a permissionless tokenization platform ai agent tokens have been a hit, but the money still flows to the off chain servers that run the models and not to the people building or backing them alpaca flips that take an open source model, press “tokenize,” and in under a minute it mints a model token you can invest in once it gets funded, it reaches singularity then, every time any app or ai agent calls that model api, the revenue goes straight to model holders hold or stake $paca to guide the network and get a guaranteed slice of every new model launch in short earlier projects let you trade the agents; alpaca lets you own the ai that powers the ai agents and applications and earn each time it is used the 3 layer ecosystem layer what it does why it matters paca (economic bedrock) $paca enables you to buy model tokens on modelz stake $paca to gain access to model token airdrops, governing the protocol, seed liquidity, and lock in early slots for model launches aligns incentives and keeps markets deep from day one model (tokenize ai via modelz) any open source model can become a model token via an initial model offering (imo) on modelz one π (3 14%) of every tokens reaching singularity on modelz goes to $paca stakers turns code into revenue sharing equity you can trade, stake, or build on agent (application layer) developers plug those tokenized models into real products through simple apis the agent economy is powered by modelz each call pushes revenue back to model holders lets you earn what the ai earns, automatically and transparently the loop is simple stake → launch → build → earn → repeat open source stays open; value finally reaches the people who create and back it why now? ai agents already captured crypto’s imagination, but the underlying models are still centralised and un monetised alpaca changes that creators earn perpetually on their open source work stakers collect a steady flow of model airdrops (one π 3 14% is allocated to stakers for each model token that reaches singularity) builders tap cheap, decentralised intelligence and share in its economics with launch less than a month away, the flywheel is about to spin imos crowdfunding meets cash flow initial model offerings let builders raise compute capital up front and plug revenue sharing into the smart contract itself supporters swap $paca for fresh model tokens, and when the model goes live, every api hit credits the token pool builders keep control, backers capture upside, and users get provably open ai ready to own a slice of the intelligence you rely on? stake $paca to get airdrop and steer the network tokenize a model through modelz now join the beta waitlist and be first in line when the next imo drops (fun fact “alpaca” is a wink to meta’s llama, our decentralized cousin )