PANews reported on May 3 that Sahara AI, a decentralized AI blockchain platform, announced that it will launch the SIWA public testnet on May 19, marking an important milestone in its transition from closed testing to public testing. It is reported that the SIWA testnet is the last testing phase before the mainnet token generation event (TGE), and participants have the opportunity to earn bonus points through tasks such as data annotation and model verification.

Sahara AI is committed to enabling on-chain management, licensing, and ownership of AI assets through blockchain technology, ensuring transparency and fair compensation for data and models.

Previously, Sahara AI has completed a $43 million Series A financing led by Pantera Capital, Binance Labs and Polychain Capital, with participation from Samsung NEXT, Sequoia Capital, etc. The funds will be used to expand the team, optimize platform performance and accelerate the construction of the developer ecosystem.