Question 1

What is Sahara AI?

Accepted Answer

Sahara AI is a decentralised blockchain-based platform designed to build an open, collaborative, and equitable AI ecosystem. The platform aims to address challenges in the current AI landscape, where development and control are concentrated among a small number of large organisations. Sahara AI does this by creating a transparent, decentralised environment where developers, data providers, and users can co-create, share, and monetise AI assets.

The platform offers infrastructure for the entire AI lifecycle, including data collection, model training, agent creation, and deployment. Through its layered architecture—comprising Application, Transaction, Data, and Execution layers—Sahara AI provides tools for both technical and non-technical users to develop and use AI models and applications. The Sahara Blockchain, a Layer 1 chain (currently in testnet) built on a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, underpins provenance, access control, and transaction management across the platform.

Sahara AI emphasises user sovereignty, secure data management, and transparent attribution of contributions, supporting a revenue-sharing model among participants. The platform also supports community-driven governance via the Sahara DAO, with the initial development guided by the Sahara Foundation.

Question 2

What is Sahara AI (SAHARA) token used for?

Accepted Answer

The Sahara Token (SAHARA) is the native digital asset of the Sahara AI platform. It serves as the main medium of exchange, incentive, and utility within the ecosystem. Specifically, SAHARA is used to:

- **Transaction Fees**: Pay transaction fees on the Sahara Blockchain
- **Licensing and Purchasing**: License and purchase AI assets in the Sahara AI Marketplace
- **Rewards and Compensation**: Reward contributors, including developers, data providers, and validators
- **Governance**: Participate in platform governance via the Sahara DAO, allowing holders to propose and vote on platform decisions and upgrades
- **Access to AI Resources**: Facilitate payments for accessing AI models, datasets, and computational resources
- **Royalties and Revenue Sharing**: Distribute royalties and rewards to asset owners when their contributions generate revenue
- **Licensing Options**:
  - **API-based Licences**: Payment per call
  - **Full-access Licences**: One-time payment for complete access
  - **Long-term Licences**: Unlimited access for a defined period
- **Staking and Validation**: Incentivise validators who secure and maintain the Sahara Blockchain network

Question 3

Who created Sahara AI (SAHARA)?

Accepted Answer

Sahara AI was co-founded by Sean Ren, who also serves as CEO, and Tyler Zhou. The project was launched in April 2023 and is initially developed and guided by the Sahara Foundation. Governance of the platform is progressively transitioning to the community via the Sahara DAO, which will oversee proposals, upgrades, and strategic resource allocation to ensure that control and direction of the platform are community-driven.

#	Instrument	Exchange	Benchmark Score	Price	24h Change	24h Volume	24h Trades	24h Open	24h High
1	SAHARA-USDT SAHARAUSDT	binance	AA	0.007970USDT	-1.48%	118,041,616.00SAHARA	15,353	0.008090USDT	0.008140USDT
2	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA_USDT	whitebit	BB	0.007979USDT	-1.48%	51,805,073.00SAHARA	15,545	0.008100USDT	0.008140USDT
3	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA-USDT	okex	A	0.007983USDT	-1.30%	29,267,294.30SAHARA	5,789	0.008088USDT	0.008125USDT
4	SAHARA-TRY SAHARATRY	binance	AA	0.3942TRY	-1.13%	15,291,506.00SAHARA	994	0.3987TRY	0.4011TRY
5	SAHARA-USDT SAHARAUSDT	bybit	A	0.007988USDT	-1.29%	10,052,988.20SAHARA	1,252	0.008092USDT	0.008135USDT
6	SAHARA-USDC SAHARAUSDC	binance	AA	0.007990USDC	-0.87%	4,244,346.00SAHARA	481	0.008059USDC	0.008109USDC
7	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA_USDT	gateio	A	0.007991USDT	-1.27%	2,706,877.00SAHARA	1,379	0.008094USDT	0.008123USDT
8	SAHARA-USD SAHARAUSD	kraken	AA	0.008010USD	-0.74%	1,900,715.46SAHARA	71	0.008070USD	0.008100USD
9	SAHARA-EUR SAHARAEUR	kraken	AA	0.007140EUR	-1.92%	1,234,227.91SAHARA	38	0.007280EUR	0.007280EUR
10	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA-USDT	kucoin	BB	0.007930USDT	-2.46%	546,984.40SAHARA	110	0.008130USDT	0.008130USDT
11	SAHARA-USDC SAHARA-USDC	okex	A	0.007768USDC	-3.85%	112,197.60SAHARA	13	0.008078USDC	0.008078USDC
12	SAHARA-TRY SAHARA-TRY	okex	A	0.4242TRY	0.00%	0SAHARA	0	0.4242TRY	0.4242TRY
13	SAHARA-EUR SAHARA-EUR	okex	A	0.007180EUR	0.00%	38,890.20SAHARA	9	0.007180EUR	0.007180EUR
14	SAHARA-USDT SAHARAUSDT	cexio	BB	0.007663USDT	-4.97%	3,292.90SAHARA	1	0.008063USDT	0.008063USDT
15	SAHARA-USDC SAHARAUSDC	cexio	BB	0.007745USDC	-7.74%	3,099.20SAHARA	1	0.008395USDC	0.008395USDC
16	SAHARA-USD SAHARAUSD	cexio	BB	0.007665USD	-8.42%	2,324.40SAHARA	1	0.008369USD	0.008369USD
17	SAHARA-KRW KRW-SAHARA	upbit	B	10.70KRW	-2.73%	234,804,504.36SAHARA	2,876	11.00KRW	11.00KRW
18	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA_USDT	coinw	-	0.007979USDT	-1.48%	24,742,681.55SAHARA	1,940	0.008100USDT	0.008120USDT
19	SAHARA-KRW SAHARA_KRW	bithumbkorea	-	10.69KRW	-2.11%	24,429,156.53SAHARA	1,320	10.92KRW	10.92KRW
20	SAHARA-USDT SAHARAUSDT	toobit	C	0.007970USDT	-1.60%	20,190,599.00SAHARA	7,715	0.008100USDT	0.008120USDT
21	SAHARA-USDT SAHARAUSDT	hitbtc	E	0.008610USDT	0.00%	0SAHARA	0	0.008610USDT	0.008610USDT
22	SAHARA-USDT SAHARAUSDT	bitrue	D	0.007979USDT	-1.60%	13,018,960.02SAHARA	5,224	0.008109USDT	0.008130USDT
23	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA_USDT	bitunix	C	0.007970USDT	-1.48%	12,434,144.00SAHARA	7,331	0.008090USDT	0.008120USDT
24	SAHARA-USDT sahara_usdt	lbank	C	0.007970USDT	-1.48%	10,986,059.00SAHARA	3,132	0.008090USDT	0.008130USDT
25	SAHARA-TRY SAHARATRY	btcturk	E	0.3943TRY	-1.00%	9,546,681.60SAHARA	274	0.3983TRY	0.3983TRY
26	SAHARA-USDT SAHARAUSDT	mexc	C	0.007974USDT	-1.49%	8,822,212.09SAHARA	3,034	0.008096USDT	0.008120USDT
27	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA-USDT	bigone	-	0.007900USDT	-1.25%	7,070,953.15SAHARA	4,867	0.008000USDT	0.008000USDT
28	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA-USDT	bingx	D	0.007970USDT	-1.48%	6,972,073.90SAHARA	7,023	0.008090USDT	0.008120USDT
29	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA_USDT	bydfi	-	0.007978USDT	-1.46%	6,421,954.79SAHARA	2,958	0.008096USDT	0.008120USDT
30	SAHARA-USDT saharausdt	huobipro	C	0.008149USDT	0.00%	4,536,138.61SAHARA	627	0.008149USDT	0.008250USDT
31	SAHARA-USDT sahara_usdt	digifinex	D	0.007979USDT	-1.36%	4,549,515.45SAHARA	6,572	0.008090USDT	0.008120USDT
32	SAHARA-USD SAHARA-USD	btse	-	0.007990USD	-1.48%	3,124,980.70SAHARA	6,815	0.008109USD	0.008120USD
33	SAHARA-USDT SAHARAUSDT	btcturk	E	0.008012USDT	-0.47%	1,080,325.00SAHARA	29	0.008050USDT	0.008059USDT
34	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA-USDT	btse	-	0.007960USDT	-1.97%	167,245.00SAHARA	957	0.008120USDT	0.008120USDT
35	SAHARA-KRW SAHARA_KRW	coinone	C	10.74KRW	-5.62%	137,071.04SAHARA	31	11.38KRW	11.38KRW
36	SAHARA-INR SAHARAINR	coindcx	-	0.8092INR	-0.98%	102,253.86SAHARA	51	0.8172INR	0.8244INR
37	SAHARA-IDR saharaidr	indodax	E	144.00IDR	-0.69%	99,222.11SAHARA	46	145.00IDR	154.00IDR
38	SAHARA-THB THB_SAHARA	bitkub	C	0.2804THB	4.51%	69,104.12SAHARA	28	0.2683THB	0.2818THB
39	SAHARA-BTC BTC-SAHARA	upbit	B	0.0₇9000BTC	0.00%	0SAHARA	0	0.0₇9000BTC	0.0₇9000BTC
40	SAHARA-USDT SAHARA_USDT	cryptology	D	0.03558USDT	0.00%	0SAHARA	0	0.03558USDT	0.03558USDT
41	SAHARA-USDC SAHARA_USDC	cryptology	D	0.03565USDC	0.00%	0SAHARA	0	0.03565USDC	0.03565USDC
42	SAHARA-USDC SAHARA-USDC	btse	-	0.007990USDC	-1.11%	12,894.70SAHARA	744	0.008080USDC	0.008120USDC
43	SAHARA-ETH SAHARA-ETH	btse	-	0.0₄1556ETH	0.00%	0SAHARA	0	0.0₄1556ETH	0.0₄1556ETH
44	SAHARA-USDT USDT-SAHARA	upbit	B	0.007745USDT	-1.17%	645.58SAHARA	2	0.007837USDT	0.007837USDT