PANews reported on October 16 that according to Cointelegraph, according to a report by Ethereum blockchain analysis platform Nansen and lending protocol MetaStreet, artificial intelligence and the emerging "NodeFi" market may become the most active vertical markets in decentralized finance. The report pointed out that the cryptocurrency market "is constantly evolving and no longer focusing only on ERC-20 tokens and DeFi," and these dominant technologies will eventually reach a stable state. As the generative artificial intelligence industry matures, emerging blockchain-based vertical industries such as distributed computing and GPU-as-a-service programs are expected to show relatively explosive growth.

The report shows that the vertical with the most growth potential is the Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) project. DePIN projects range from decentralized energy distribution to decentralized data storage. DePIN can also be used for distributed computing and GPU-as-a-service programs. The report cites research from Fortune Business Insights that shows the overall market for distributed GPUs is worth $3.2 billion by 2023. The main use case for GPU-as-a-service clusters is training artificial intelligence models, which suggests that demand may increase in 2024 and beyond. The report said that while there is no guarantee that blockchain-based projects will receive the largest share of investment, the intersection between artificial intelligence and blockchain appears to have the greatest long-term potential. The company also added that the NodeFi vertical market (an incentive market for node operators) may also develop rapidly. However, unlike the rise of the artificial intelligence field, NodeFi's viability depends on the project.