{"id":51542,"date":"2026-09-21T22:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T22:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51542"},"modified":"2026-09-21T22:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T22:04:56","slug":"venice-vvv-token-hits-record-34-as-its-privacy-ai-staking-model-draws-fresh-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51542","title":{"rendered":"Venice VVV token hits record $34 as its privacy-AI staking model draws fresh bets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Venice (VVV), the cryptocurrency associated with the privacy-oriented AI platform Venice started by Erik Voorhees, founder of ShapeShift, peaked at a record $34.51<\/a> on September 21 but then came down to around $31.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thus, as of now, VVV is approximately 3,000% higher than the low of $0.92 reached in December 2025 (note that this is a low and high price comparison, not a comparison of total annual performance) and has a market capitalization of approximately $1.5 billion.<\/p>\n

Decrypt<\/a> said VVV is the third-largest cryptocurrency by AI application, behind Near and Bittensor\u2019s TAO. However, rankings may vary per methodology with Internet Computer ranked ahead of VVV, according to CoinGecko<\/a>. The question remains if the demand for private AI would sustain the token after the initial excitement is over.<\/p>\n

Why VVV is an access key, not a stake in the company<\/strong><\/h3>\n

VVV<\/a> does not provide a claim on the ownership of Venice AI. It is an ERC-20 token on Base with utility related to compute access. Users can stake VVV to earn yield and gain access to Venice Pro, according to Venice\u2019s description. <\/p>\n

By staking 100 VVV, users can claim Pro access with unlimited text prompts and use of models related to images and videos.<\/p>\n

The DIEM twist that behaves like a subscription<\/strong><\/h3>\n

VVV stakers can also lock their staked tokens in order to mint DIEM. According to Venice, one staked DIEM<\/a> serves as the equivalent of $1 daily API credits that are refreshed daily. <\/p>\n

In July, Venice increased the target DIEM supply from 38,000 to 40,000 in four steps: 38,500 on August 3, 39,000 on August 17, 39,500 on August 31, and finally 40,000 on September 14.<\/p>\n

Cutting emissions while burning the float<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The same tokenomics update<\/a> lowered the yearly expected VVV emissions from 3 million tokens to 2 million tokens in two installments: 2.5 million from September 1 and 2 million from October 1. Venice also launched an API-credit burn, allocating $5 of each $100 spent on credits to the acquisition of VVV tokens in the secondary market and their subsequent burning, in addition to the already existing burns funded by subscription revenues.<\/p>\n

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Venice VVV Price Surge, Emissions Cuts and DIEM Supply Expansion<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

$65 million in equity, and why that is not the token<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Venice raised a $65 million Series A led by Dragonfly at a $1 billion equity valuation in July. The Block<\/a> reported that investors received an 8.98% equity stake, a vesting grant of 1.5 million VVV and warrants to buy another 5 million VVV over eight years.<\/p>\n

Voorhees framed Venice\u2019s token position more directly:<\/p>\n

\u201cVenice, the company, remains the largest holder of VVV, owning more than 30 million out of today\u2019s 80 million supply. The company has not sold any to date.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The wording comes from Voorhees\u2019 funding announcement, whose claims were also reported by The Block<\/a>. He also told the outlet, \u201cWe don\u2019t want to sell the token.\u201d Venice reported more than $70 million in annualized run-rate revenue and said it had become profitable.<\/p>\n

Where VVV fits in the AI and privacy-coin trades<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Coinbase\u2019s Institutional<\/a> team categorizes VVV with both TAO and VIRTUAL as distinct ways of deriving value from AI crypto and characterizes VVV as \u201ctokenized inference\u201d. Galaxy<\/a> also makes a comparable argument by using Venice as an illustration of how to transform future inference access into a property that can be owned and transferred and mentions that, in 2026, inference has overtaken training in terms of global GPU demand.<\/p>\n

VVV has also benefited from a broader privacy trade. Citing Glassnode, 24\/7 Wall St.<\/a> said privacy coins led ten crypto sectors over the previous 30 days with a 90% collective gain, although Zcash accounted for much of the move. Cryptopolitan<\/a> previously covered VVV\u2019s 100% weekly jump in March after Venice became the recommended provider for OpenClaw.<\/p>\n

The case for caution<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A research preprint<\/a> titled \u201cAI-Based Crypto Tokens: The Illusion of Decentralized AI?\u201d argues that many AI-token projects still rely heavily on off-chain computation and can resemble centralized AI services with token layers added on top. Venice itself gives users access to more than 200 models, including closed-source systems from OpenAI and Anthropic routed anonymously through its API, according to The Block<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That leaves several risks: a concentrated treasury position, future warrant-related supply, dependence on third-party models and the capital demands of building proprietary compute infrastructure. The burn-and-staking thesis ultimately depends on sustained product usage, not simply a rising token price.<\/p>\n

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Venice (VVV), the cryptocurrency associated with the privacy-oriented AI platform Venice started by Erik Voorhees, founder of ShapeShift, peaked at a record $34.51 on September 21 but then came down to around $31. 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