Genesis Hunt Campaign Update: ✧ The campaign has been extended until July 29th ✧ Tasks on are now updated ✧ Eggs can now be evolved Irys.

12 episodes down, 988 to go. This week, newly mustache'd @lew_xyz sits down with the founder of @TryBrickroad to discuss: ✦ Democratizing data access ✦ The mechanics of a dual-sided data marketplace ✦ Using creativity and validation to meet market needs. Institutions are coming to Irys. Tune in to find out how.

One of our major focuses is for @irys_xyz to make AI cheaper AND better. This collaboration is brings us closer to both. With @crynuxio you can finetune large-scale models at a fraction of the cost using any data on Irys.

The Roundtable marches on tomorrow. We're being joined by @irys_xyz to learn more about their datachain and the true value of your data. Set a reminder below 👇

Think you type fast? A few members of our team had some fun this week and built a WPM-tester that lives entirely on the Irys Testnet. Your words. Your speed. Your permanent record. Play now and share your score!

Tap > Hold > Load in 4k Now say it back

What is a Datachain? ft @josh_benaron, founder of @irys_xyz In this episode of @touchgrass_pod, @24_gutta and I sit down with Josh to chat about: > Datachains as a Memory Layer for LLMs > Decentralized Model Training > Importance of Privacy And much more! Key timestamps: 0:47 - Irys' background 3:17 - What is a Datachain 4:40 - Data storage in AI 7:38 - Lack of demand for last-generation protocols 9:48 - Difference between Irys and other solutions like Walrus and Shelby 14:07 - Trust issues with centralized data providers 16:15 - OpenAI and Microsoft relationship 19:27 - Onboarding and Licensing 23:06 - Josh's experience in Korea 27:10 - Integrating Privacy features 30:41 - Brand Philosophy of Irys 34:42 - Irys Ecosystem 38:36 - Building S3 API in-house 42:10 - Adding Private Data Sets 44:34 - Thoughts on Eigencloud @eigenlayer 45:52 - #1 advice to founders building at the intersection of Data and AI

We hope you had as much fun watching these as we had creating them. On Irys, your data can: ✧ Be programmed to do (almost) anything, ultimately unlocking new ways to financialize data onchain. ✧ Be retrieved instantly. ✧ And while we highlighted permanence in our last video, you can store data both permanently and temporarily. ✧ All at a lower cost than traditional and web3 alternatives Only one datachain delivers all of this. Data belongs on Irys.

12 episodes down, 988 to go. This week @lew_xyz sits down with @gaib_ai founder @konyk001 to talk: ✧ Making the jump from TradFi to crypto ✧ The wild world of GPU financing ✧ Democratizing access to AI infrastructure Another great conversation. Don’t miss it. 👇

If you thought our branding was cool, wait until you feel our merch. :-) We spared no expense on material quality and can confidently say this is the best merch in the game: ✧ Windbreakers ✧ Over-sized tees ✧ Crop tops (for the girlies) ✧ Plushies, stickers, keychains, magnets, blind boxes We're giving all of it away to our community over the next few months because you all deserve to look as cool as you are to us. If you haven't already, join our community channels ASAP, because merch distribution kicks off SOON.