Introduction

Silicon Network, developed by Berkeley Compute, Inc., is a decentralized blockchain-enabled AI infrastructure platform that democratizes access to GPU computing resources. By tokenizing GPU ownership, implementing a novel payment protocol, and creating a flexible marketplace, Silicon Network addresses the critical challenges of cost, availability, and liquidity in the rapidly growing AI compute market. To further expand this ecosystem, our community cloud application will enable individuals, gamers, and crypto miners to monetize their idle GPU resources, creating the largest distributed compute network specifically optimized for AI inference workloads. This litepaper outlines our vision, technology stack, token economics, and roadmap for building the world's largest decentralized GPU network, poised to transform how AI compute is funded, accessed, and utilized across industries.

Background

The artificial intelligence revolution is rapidly transforming industries worldwide, creating unprecedented demand for GPU computing power. These specialized processors form the foundation of a $46B AI infrastructure market, powering everything from foundational model training to everyday inference applications.

Despite rapid efficiency improvements in AI workloads, compute demand continues to grow exponentially. According to IDC, major tech companies are investing billions in GPU infrastructure, with combined capital expenditure projected to reach over $200 billion by 2028. However, this growth has created significant challenges for the broader AI ecosystem, particularly for non-hyperscaler entities seeking affordable and accessible compute resources.

The Berkeley Compute Vision

Berkeley Compute is building Silicon Network to empower thousands of GPU operators and millions of GPU owners to participate in the AI revolution. Our vision is founded on several key principles:

• Permissionless distributed computing networks unlock the lowest cost at the highest quality
• Blockchain rails provide the most efficient mechanism for connecting GPU owners, operators, and customers
• Transparent, on-chain systems enable superior price discovery and quality assessment
• Crowdsourced capital unlocks massive scaling opportunities for non-hyperscaler datacenters and subsequent tokenization of GPU assets 
• DeFi capabilities can create new financial instruments and investment opportunities in AI infrastructure