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Research, product updates and field notes on tokenized real-world assets — AI infrastructure, real yield and on-chain ownership.

Thesis
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The 2026 AI Compute Shortage: Why GPU Supply Can't Keep Up

AI demand is compounding while GPU and data-center supply is capped by fabs, power and build times. Here's why the compute shortage persists into 2026 — and why that makes AI infrastructure a scarce, income-producing asset.

AI InfrastructureReal yield
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Guide
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How to Invest in AI Infrastructure: A Guide to Tokenized GPU Compute

AI runs on physical GPUs, clusters and data centers — but owning that infrastructure has always needed institutional capital. Here's how tokenized compute lets anyone invest in AI infrastructure and earn from real workloads.

AI InfrastructureTokenization
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Deep Dive
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Proof of Reserve & NAV: How to Verify a Tokenized Asset Is Real

A tokenized asset is only as trustworthy as your ability to check it. Here's how proof of reserve, on-chain NAV, and asset-identity anchoring let you verify that an RWA token is backed by something real — without taking anyone's word for it.

Proof of ReserveRWA
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Explainer
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Real Yield, Explained: Where On-Chain Income Actually Comes From

Real yield is on-chain income paid from genuine revenue an asset earns — not from token emissions or new deposits. Here's how to tell real yield apart from the fake kind, and why the source matters more than the number.

Real yieldOn-chain ownership
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Comparison
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Tokenized GPUs vs. Tokenized Treasuries: Two Kinds of RWA Yield

Tokenized treasuries and tokenized GPU compute are both real-world assets, but they pay very different yields for very different reasons. Here's how they compare on source, upside, and risk — and where each fits in a portfolio.

RWAReal yield
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Explainer
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What Are Real-World Assets (RWAs)? A Plain-English Guide

Real-world assets (RWAs) are physical or traditional financial assets — property, infrastructure, credit — represented on-chain as tokens. Here's how tokenized ownership actually works, and why it matters.

RWATokenization
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Thesis
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Why AI Infrastructure Is the First Real-World Asset on IX

AI compute is the most supply-constrained asset of the decade: demand is exploding, supply is not. Here's why IX tokenizes GPU infrastructure first — and what it means for owners.

AI InfrastructureRWA
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Deep Dive
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How On-Chain Ownership of GPU Compute Actually Works

From a physical GPU cluster to a fractional token that pays you when it runs AI workloads — a step-by-step look at how IX turns real compute into on-chain, income-producing ownership.

On-chain ownershipAI Infrastructure
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