Oyster AI Litepaper
Oyster AI Litepaper
The Problem: Data Storage is Broken
Today's data is trapped. It's either held in centralized corporate servers, making it vulnerable to censorship and failure, or it's stored in decentralized systems that are permanent but unintelligent. Finding what you need is like searching for a needle in a haystack with a keyword magnet.
The Solution: Oyster Protocol’s Oyster AI
Oyster AI is a revolutionary data layer for Web3 that makes your data Permanent, Intelligent, and Productive. We combine permanent decentralized storage with cutting-edge AI to create a system where you can not only store your data forever but also understand and use it like never before.
How It Works: A Unified Data Stack
Oyster Protocol integrates best-in-class technologies into one seamless experience:
Upload & Secure (IPFS): Your files are uploaded to the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), where they are secured with a unique content hash (CID) ensuring data integrity.8
Make It Permanent (Crust Network): We programmatically place a storage order on Crust Network, an incentive layer for IPFS. A global network of nodes is paid to pin your data, ensuring it stays online forever with dozens of redundant copies.10
Make It Intelligent (AI Search): We use OpenAI's GPT-4 to create semantic embeddings of your data. This allows you to ask complex, natural-language questions and get instant, accurate answers synthesized directly from your files.17
Key Features
Verifiable Permanence: Cryptoeconomic guarantees ensure your data is stored reliably and permanently.
AI-Powered Semantic Search: Go beyond keywords. Ask questions like, "Summarize my project proposals from last quarter," and get intelligent answers.
USD-Pegged Staking: Access storage tiers by staking $OYSTER tokens pegged to a fixed dollar value. No more guessing costs due to market volatility.
Real-Yield Royalties: Stake in our highest tier and earn a share of the platform's daily revenue, paid out in $SOL.
Seamless Fiat On-Ramp: Use your credit card or PayPal to get started in minutes. Our integration with Stripe handles all the complexity.
The $OYSTER Token: Powering the Ecosystem
$OYSTER is the utility token at the heart of the protocol.
Stake to Access: Stake $OYSTER to unlock storage tiers.
Earn Royalties: Long-term stakers earn real yield from platform fees.
Govern the Future: $OYSTER holders vote on the protocol's direction.
The Economic Flywheel:
A fee on daily platform volume is split:
33% buys $CRU tokens to pay for the platform's own storage infrastructure, making it self-sustaining.
33% buys $SOL tokens to be distributed as profit-sharing rewards to premium stakers. Growth fuels the platform and rewards the community.
33% is left for the team and marketing. We need to eat too.
Storage Tiers for Retail Launch
Tier
Stake (USD Peg)
Duration
Storage
Royalties
Free
Dependent on $Oyster FDV
30 Days
100 GB
No
Pro
$4.50
30 Days
1 TB
No
Business
$9.00
30 Days
2 TB
No
Enterprise
$90.00
60 Days
5 TB
Yes (Only with Oyster tokens)
Roadmap Highlights
Q2 2025: Token Launch, Community Beta and Mainnet Launch
Q3 2025: Royalty Engine Activation and AI Semantic Search Integration
Q4 2025: Fiat On-Ramp, Non-Crypto Marketing, DAO Launch
Join the Revolution in Data. Secure your digital life with Oyster Protocol.
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