Livepeer Network Activity Surges with AI Video Demand
Livepeer's network is experiencing significant growth, with fees hitting an all-time high in June 2025. Key developments include:
- 80%+ surge in fees paid to node operators since April
- ~60% of recent fees coming from AI workloads
- Q1 2025 saw 52M minutes of video processed, up 49% QoQ
- Demand-side fees increased 51% to $110,000 despite ETH price drops
The growth is driven by real-time AI video applications, including autonomous VTubers and generative video workflows. Projects like DaydreamLiveAI are creating high-frequency workloads that leverage Livepeer's decentralized GPU infrastructure.
Orchestrators are seeing increased earnings from better node utilization and diverse workloads.
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