BNB News Today: Tensora Aims to Democratize AI with Decentralized Blockchain Network

Tensora, a decentralized AI-powered Layer 2 (L2) rollup built on BNB Chain, has launched its mainnet, marking a pivotal step in integrating machine intelligence with blockchain infrastructure. The platform, constructed using the OP Stack and optimized for BNB Chain compatibility, introduces a permissionless marketplace for AI compute, validation, and model evaluation according to a GlobeNewswire release. By leveraging BNB Chain's data availability layer, Tensora enables developers and node operators to contribute to AI subnets focused on language, trading, vision, and other domains, earning $TORA rewards in the process.

The launch positions Tensora as the first project to operationalize AI inference, compute contribution, and evaluation directly on-chain. Its modular architecture combines on-chain governance with off-chain AI inference, while features like ERC-4337 account abstraction and paymaster integration allow users to pay gas fees in $TORA instead of BNB. Angela Kartikeyn, Tensora's Media Relations Lead, emphasized the project's mission to "make AI infrastructure as open and decentralized as the blockchains themselves," enabling participants to build and monetize intelligence networks without reliance on centralized systems.

Tensora's emergence aligns with broader momentum in the BNB Chain ecosystem. CEA Industries (BNC), the world's largest BNB treasury company, recently surpassed 500,000 BNB in holdings, with a total crypto and cash value of $596.8 million, according to a GlobeNewswire report. This milestone reflects growing institutional interest in BNB, driven by developments such as Coinbase's consideration of full platform support for BNB and China Merchants Bank International's tokenization of a USD money market fund on the BNB Chain. BNB Chain's daily active addresses also reached a record 3.6 million, underscoring its expanding utility.

Tensora's architecture is designed to address scalability and centralization challenges in AI. By batching transactions off-chain and posting proofs on-chain, the L2 rollup reduces fees and execution times compared to Layer 1 solutions, according to Meme Insider. The platform's EVM compatibility ensures seamless integration with Ethereum tools, while community governance allows token holders to drive upgrades. Developers can now deploy or join AI subnets via Tensora's mainnet, accessible at tensora.sh.

The $TORA token, with a max supply of 1 billion, is traded on decentralized platforms like PancakeSwap and OKX Wallet. As of October 24, 2025, CoinMarketCap listed $TORA at $0.000799, with a market cap of $798,556. Despite a 92.34% 24-hour decline, the token's role in a decentralized AI economy—where compute, data, and intelligence flow freely—positions it as a key player in the convergence of blockchain and machine learning.

Tensora's launch represents a strategic expansion of BNB Chain's capabilities, offering a framework for scalable, decentralized AI applications. As institutions and developers increasingly adopt the platform, its success could redefine how AI is developed, deployed, and monetized in the crypto ecosystem.