Tactical Compute (TACOM), an AI-tech focused investment vehicle that has been launched by Aethir, MetaStreet, and Beam is driving innovation with the first-ever onchain financing deal for decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) assets.
TACOM’s $3.3 million mobile chip contract, which is leased onchain through Aethir, was tokenized in order to be used “as collateral on MetaStreet’s DePIN Financing Pool on Arbitrum.”
This deal is anchored by $415K in debt capital from Metaversal, showcasing how onchain capital markets can unlock liquidity to “support the growth of DePIN infrastructure.”
By allowing hardware owners to access onchain liquidity, MetaStreet addresses the challenge faced by DePIN network participants who rely on costly upfront “investments to support their operations.”
This development builds on TACOM’s $40 million fundraise, which focuses on financing “critical technologies at the intersection of AI and crypto.”
MetaStreet, a key player focused on Object-Oriented Finance, provides expertise in onchain lending for traditionally hard-to-finance assets, while Arbitrum’s Layer 2 blockchain ensures “scalability and a robust DeFi ecosystem.”
Metaversal’s expertise in credit underwriting has been “key to enabling this innovative financing model.”
Mobile chips, GPUs, and other hardware represent immense cash flow potential, yet traditional financing options are often “inflexible, inefficient, or entirely unavailable for hardware providers in DePIN networks.”
By tokenizing these assets and integrating them into onchain capital markets, MetaStreet unlocks liquidity for providers like TACOM and “creates new yield opportunities for institutional lenders like Metaversal.”
TACOM’s $3.3 million mobile chip contract is tokenized via Permian Labs, the developer of MetaStreet, as NFTs on Arbitrum’s L2 blockchain.
These NFTs represent “legal ownership” and can be used in DeFi applications.
The tokenized assets are pledged as collateral in MetaStreet’s lending pools, allowing borrowers to “access liquidity and lenders to earn yield.”
In the event of default, the NFTs are auctioned onchain, with proceeds returned to lenders. Buyers of the NFTs can “redeem the physical hardware.”
The loan of $415K from Metaversal highlights how lending structures make DeFi liquidity accessible for assets “difficult to finance.”
Arbitrum’s scalable infrastructure and DeFi ecosystem make it the ideal network for this initiative.
As the largest Layer 2 blockchain by TVL, it offers low fees and operational efficiency, enabling the integration of tokenized real-world assets into decentralized finance.
MetaStreet specializes in enabling onchain liquidity for “hard-to-trade” assets, making it uniquely positioned to bring “hardware financing” into DeFi.
Its lending infrastructure supports the creation of “liquid, yield-bearing assets,” advancing the integration of real-world assets into blockchain-based systems.
Conor Moore, Co-Founder of Permian Labs said:
“This is a major step for DeFi and depin financing. By bringing GPUs and mobile chips onchain, we’re unlocking new liquidity for assets traditionally hard to finance. Arbitrum’s scalability and strong DeFi ecosystem make it the perfect platform for this innovation, and we’re excited to build in an environment that supports emerging while working with institutional lenders like Metaversal to pioneer DePINfi.”
This development redefines DePIN financing by combining TACOM’s focus on AI tech, MetaStreet’s expertise in onchain structured financing, Metaversal’s institutional capital support, and Arbitrum’s blockchain infrastructure.
Together, these efforts create a pathway for financing physical infrastructure onchain and “supporting the growth of AI and compute supply.”