GPU NFTs

Purchase digital certificates representing real GPUs in datacenters, receive revenue when your hardware is rented for compute tasks, and claim your earnings directly through your NFT. Choose between immediately earnings with Live GPUs or future deployments with Claim Tickets.

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Follow along to learn about the lifecycle of a GPU, from tokenization as an NFT to secondary sales.

A provider owns and manages a fleet of 100 GPUs in an enterprise-level datacenter

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They create a digital twin (NFT) of the GPU and list the NFTs on the Silicon Marketplace. You buy one as an unique certificate of ownership of your GPU.

The provider rents out the GPUs on compute marketplaces where your GPU earns $1.00/hr*

* Rate is for illustrative purposes only. This is not a guarantee of future earnings.

The provider collects $90 for a 90-hour compute rental on your GPU, then takes a 30% share* for keeping your GPU operational and utilized.

* The hourly rental price of a GPU and the revenue share percentage varies between GPU types and providers.

On your dashboard, you claim your earnings with your NFT and can now offramp the USDC to your own wallet.

You sell your GPU on the marketplace to collect the residual value and the cycle continues.

Two ways to buy GPUs

Buy a live GPU

Buy live GPUs and start earning immediately.

  • Track your earnings daily/weekly
  • Get paid directly to your wallet
  • Own fully transferable rights to your GPU

How it works

  1. Buy a Live NFT from our marketplace
  2. Register for a Silicon account
  3. Transfer the NFT to your account
  4. Earn $SIL as your GPU is rented
  5. Withdraw earnings to your wallet
  6. Sell your GPU anytime on the marketplace
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Fund future infrastructure

Reserve upcoming GPU deployments with a Claim Ticket NFT.

  • Priority access to next-gen hardware
  • Bonus earnings for early backers
  • Lower entry prices

How it works

  1. Buy a Claim Ticket NFT from a featured sale
  2. Register for a Silicon account
  3. Transfer your Claim Ticket to your account
  4. Provider purchases and sets up your GPU
  5. Swap your Claim Ticket for a Live NFT
  6. Earn $SIL as your GPU is rented
  7. Withdraw earnings to your wallet
  8. Sell your GPU anytime on the marketplace
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Buyer’s guide: Live NFTs

Silicon NFTs are digital certificates that represent ownership of physical GPUs operated in professional datacenters. As an NFT owner, you'll receive revenue in the form of stablecoins and tokens generated from your GPU's rental fees.

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1. Create a Chia wallet

Download the Sage Wallet or the Goby Chrome Extension and securely store your seed phrase

Download Sage
Add Goby extension

2. Exchange your currency for wUSDC.b

Fiat currency
USDC
XCH
Other crypto

Starting with fiat currency

USD, EUR, YEN, or other.

1. Purchase USDC on an exchange

  1. Sign up for an exchange that supports USDC on the Base chain. We recommend using Coinbase.
  2. Complete any required identity verification
  3. Deposit fiat currency into your exchange account
  4. Purchase USDC on Base with your deposited funds
Coinbase

2. Bridge to Chia as wUSDC.b

  1. Connect your Base wallet (from Coinbase) to the warp.green bridge
  2. Connect your Chia wallet to the bridge
  3. Specify the amount to bridge and confirm the transaction
  4. Your wUSDC.b will appear in your Chia wallet
warp.green

Starting with USDC

The process depends on which blockchain your USDC is currently on

USDC on Ethereum

  1. Bridge to Base: Use Superbridge to transfer USDC from Ethereum to Base
  2. Bridge to Chia: Use warp.green to bridge your Base USDC to wUSDC.b on Chia
Superbridge
warp.green

USDC on Base:

Direct bridge to Chia: Use warp.green to bridge your Base USDC directly to wUSDC.b on Chia

warp.green

USDC on other chains (Solana, Polygon, etc.):

  1. Bridge to Ethereum/Base: Use cross-chain bridges like Portal
  2. Bridge to Chia: Use warp.green to bridge your Base USDC to wUSDC.b on Chia
Portal
warp.green

Starting with XCH

Use a decentralized exchange (DEX)

  1. Use a DEX: Trade on Dexie to swap XCH for wUSDC.b
  2. Confirm receipt: Verify that wUSDC.b has been received in your Chia wallet
Dexie

Starting with other cryptocurrencies

1. Exchange for USDC

Use a cryptocurrency exchange to convert your coins to USDC. Most major exchanges support trading pairs with USDC.

2. Withdraw USDC to Base chain

Check if your exchange supports direct withdrawals to Base. If not, withdraw to Ethereum and use the Base Bridge to move to Base.

3. Bridge to Chia via warp.green

  1. Connect both your Base wallet and Chia wallet to warp.green
  2. Specify the amount and confirm the transaction

3. Buy Silicon NFTs on Mintgarden

Once you have your currency exchanged sorted, you will be able to purchase a GPU NFT.

1. Visit Silicon's Mintgarden collection

Go to mintgarden.io/silicon and connect your Chia wallet (Goby or other compatible wallet)

MintGarden

2. Make your purchase

  1. Select the GPU NFT you want to purchase
  2. Click "Buy Now" or "Make Offer" depending on the listing type
  3. Confirm the transaction in your wallet
  4. Wait for the transaction to be confirmed on the Chia blockchain

3. Verify your NFT ownership

Check your MintGarden profile or Chia wallet to confirm the NFT appears in your collection

4: After purchase: Managing your GPU NFTs

After buying a GPU NFT, you can manage it in your dashboard on app.silicon.net

1. Create a Silicon account

Sign up on our webapp, app.silicon.net

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2. Deposit your NFT into your Silicon account

This step is mandatory to begin receiving earnings from your GPU.
  1. Log in to your account
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to deposit your NFT
  3. Agree to your Provider’s service agreement

3. Monitor performance & track earnings

Track utilization rates and earnings through your Silicon dashboard

4. Trading

List your NFT for sale on MintGarden if desired