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(OORT)

Oort Digital is positioned as a decentralized AI data ecosystem, aiming to address the critical shortage of high-quality, diverse, and labeled AI training data. It functions as a Web3 platform that enables communities and projects to add utility and functionality to their NFT collections. It's envisioned as the world's first end-to-end decentralized data cloud for AI, encompassing data collection, storage, compute, verification, and monetization. Additionally, Oort bridges the financial gap for creators and collectors by offering an NFT rental marketplace, making illiquid assets more accessible and useful.

Oort's ecosystem includes the OORT DataHub, a decentralized AI data collection app where users contribute data and earn rewards. It leverages a decentralized infrastructure of over 80,000 active nodes across 110 countries for storage (Deimos I) and compute (Deimos II). The platform utilizes a custom Layer 1 blockchain, the Olympus Protocol, to secure data provenance and node coordination. Oort Mainnet is an EVM-compatible blockchain designed to natively fuse decentralized storage and compute, providing verifiable data pipelines and S3-compatible APIs without external middleware, optimized for low gas costs and scalable TPS.

Oort's primary use cases include enabling AI/ML applications through decentralized data collection and processing, supporting data marketplaces, gaming, and IoT applications requiring high-throughput data pipelines. It aims to integrate with major Layer-1 ecosystems and enterprise platforms. The OORT DataHub is a key component where users globally collect and pre-process data (images, audio, video) to improve AI and machine learning models, aspiring to become a powerhouse for future AI development by feeding trusted data into the ecosystem. NFT rental marketplaces further expand its utility in gaming and digital asset liquidity.

The OORT token is the core utility token fueling payments, staking, and governance within the ecosystem. Users can pay for services with OORT tokens, often receiving discounts. It is also used for gas, security, and staking on the Oort Mainnet. Network participants, including data contributors and node providers, are incentivized with OORT tokens for their contributions. Staking OORT tokens also allows users to level up in the OORT DataHub, gaining exclusive benefits and higher rewards, enhancing their engagement and earning potential within the platform.

The OORT Foundation implements deflationary mechanisms, including regularly buying back and burning up to 30% of its profits to reduce total token supply. Significant token burns, such as 800 million OORT tokens originally for miners, have also been enacted following community votes. A substantial portion of the total supply, 65% or 1.3 billion tokens, is reserved for mining rewards, released in stages. OORT holders can stake by delegating tokens to node providers via OORT bonding pools, where tokens act as mining collateral and stakers receive a share of rewards, or by becoming a node provider and staking tokens directly.

Oort aims to become the global leader in decentralized AI (DeAI) by 2025, with DataHub as a cornerstone of this vision. Plans include enhancing the platform, building global brand awareness, and integrating strategic products like OORT Compute and Storage. They are also restructuring their team for global growth, focusing on regions like Vietnam, Korea, Africa, and Latin America. Oort Heroes are avatars within the Oort Digital Universe, usable in Oort's native RPG battle game and other third-party games in the upcoming Oortverse, which is designed to allow external games and brands to plug in, offering users ownership of in-game items and additional earning opportunities.