Injective partners with Squaretower to bring H100 prices trading onchain. The layer 1 has launched the Nvidia GPU derivatives market. Launch is part of Injective’s strategic push to bridge artificial intelligence and crypto. Injective, the layer-one blockchain for real-world assets and tokenization, has announced the launch of the world’s first on-chain market for tokenized Nvidia H100 GPU rental rates. The Nvidia derivative market is in partnership with Squaretower, a platform for trading GPU perps, and comes as Injective makes significant inroads in the RWA and tokenized assets market. Bringing the hourly rental rates of NVIDIA’s H100 GPU is a major step in advancing AI computing as part of the tradable financial asset market, the Injective team said in a blog post. The NVIDIA H100 GPU, a powerhouse of AI, powers key features such as high-performance computing, deep learning, and generative AI. Enterprises, cloud providers and research labs globally tap into the H100, and Injective’s new market allows users to trade the hourly rental price of the H100 on-chain. What this creates is a new asset class that bridges AI compute with blockchain technology, fostering a new opportunity in the burgeoning market. Today we launch a new financial primitive. One that will push the financial landscape to new heights. Introducing the first-ever Nvidia GPU Derivative Market. Allowing anyone, anywhere, to trade the rental rates of H100 $NVDA GPU’s that power today’s most advanced AI Injective eyes AI compute and DeFi traction As noted, Injective is teaming up with Squaretower, a compute markets innovator to bring the new derivatives offering to users. The collaboration allows Injective to leverage a custom decentralized oracle to deliver real-time price feeds for H100 rental rates from leading providers. This data will be updated hourly, ensuring precise exposure to market dynamics. By tokenizing GPU pricing, Injective and Squaretower have turned AI infrastructure costs into liquid, tradable markets and marking the first time an AI compute resource comes on-chain as a tradable financial instrument. While AI developers will be able to hedge costs, traders can tap into the new speculative asset for opportunities in decentralized finance. “From AI builders looking to hedge GPU costs to traders seeking new markets, the H100‑hour perpetual unlocks an entirely new financial primitive that sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence and on-chain finance,” Injective wrote. Injective’s AI-powered initiatives Injective’s plan to become a leading blockchain platform for tokenization also extends into the AI space, with AI-native finance complemented by projects such as iBuild iAgent SDK. The iAgent is an AI-powered initiative that allows developers to tap into AI agents for use cases such as predictive analytics, automated trading, and cross-chain execution. Meanwhile, iAssets allows Injective to bring Nvidia, Meta and Robinhood stocks on-chain. The same platform also offers tokenized gold, silver, and oil assets, all tradable 24/7. Building on its success with tokenizing assets like SharpLink Gaming’s $1 billion ETH treasury as SBET, Injective’s H100 GPU market expands DeFi’s boundaries. This launch could help spark further enthusiasm for Injective, adding to the excitement of Canary Capital’s announcement of a staked INJ exchange-traded fund.