USDai Drives Arbitrum AI Financing with $600M TVL
Arbitrum (ARB)
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Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that USDai is expanding tokenized AI compute credit markets on Arbitrum. The project transforms GPUs into collateral to create more liquid credit markets for AI infrastructure. This approach aims to make funding more accessible for AI projects through decentralized finance mechanisms.
USDai has recorded over $600 million in total value locked and originated $128 million in loans. These figures indicate strong demand for new financing mechanisms within the sector. The initiative highlights the innovative potential of combining blockchain technology with AI needs.
Arbitrum’s trading volume is currently unreported, but interest in the network is rising. The integration of AI compute resources into DeFi is a frontier closely monitored by traders. This development could attract further investment into the AI sector on the blockchain. The trend signifies a pivotal moment for crypto financing structures.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ARB, measured when this story was written up on 28 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
ARB is trading at $0.2262 with a 24-hour spot volume of $36,445,864. The 1-hour buy ratio is 45.1%, indicating immediate selling pressure, while the 4-hour ratio sits at 50.3%. Over the last 24 hours, the buy ratio is 49.7%, showing a near-even split between buyers and sellers. The 1-hour volume delta is negative at -$134,977, suggesting net outflows in the short term. In contrast, the 4-hour volume delta is positive at +$36,601, reflecting some recent accumulation. The 24-hour volume delta is -$231,052, and cumulative volume delta closed at -$675,654. This data shows that while short-term momentum is bearish, the 4-hour window shows slight buying interest.
The latest daily buy ratio of 52.1% sits at the 85th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 49.6% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ARB, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, ARB saw a price change of +3.9% over eight days. The 7-day average buy ratio was 49.2%, with the latest day showing a slight increase of 0.4 points. Volume for the day was 0.92x the average, indicating slightly lower than usual activity. There was only 1 day of net buying in the last 7 days. The total volume delta for the 8-day period was -$4,059,110. This suggests that while the price rose, the broader weekly trend was dominated by net selling pressure.