Podcast Episode
From AWS to Akash: Greg Osuri on Building a Decentralized Compute Marketplace
The Smart Economy Podcast: Real-World Blockchain Applications with Crypto, DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs·Ragnarok Digital, LLP·23 April 2026·1h 8m

About this episode
Greg Osuri, founder of Akash Network and CEO of Overclock Labs, joins The Smart Economy Podcast to discuss decentralized cloud infrastructure, the growing demand for AI compute, and why traditional cloud providers may struggle to keep up. Osuri explains how Akash is building a peer-to-peer marketplace for compute, why GPU shortages are just the beginning, and how distributed systems could play a bigger role as AI adoption accelerates.