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doubling down: four months of network growth
We now have four months of network data, and there's a lot to celebrate.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-10-08
AAA games on telco edge infrastructure: 20 days of results
168 live sessions across 20 days of continuous telemetry, zero packet loss, and one specific thing that needs fixing before the next phase. A trial with StonesThro, Zadara and Cornerstone, the UK's largest mobile tower company.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-09-22
The token cycle: how value moves through YOM
Every time someone hits Play, a small economic engine spins up behind the scenes. Here is what a single gaming session actually does: who places it, who serves it, and exactly how the money splits between the operator, network development, the community share and the retired portion.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-08-25
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put your idle gaming PC on the YOM network
Your rig sits idle for most of the day. We're giving one gamer in our community an official YOM NANO unit so that idle time serves the network. Here's how to enter.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-08-10
a network next to the player, not a concrete bunker
The hyperscaler vs neocloud war is a false dichotomy: both build the same energy-guzzling concrete bunkers. Meta's single Louisiana data center will cost $250 billion. Here's why decentralized GPU edge infrastructure is the only viable path forward.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-07-23
cloud-native game design and the next leap
Publishers are consolidating around legacy franchises while local hardware hits its ceiling. The next genre-defining breakthroughs will be born in the cloud, and YOM provides the infrastructure to build them.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-07-14
AMD's Ryzen AI Halo and the edge revolution
AMD's new Ryzen AI Halo platform breaks the VRAM wall that has held edge nodes back. It is the physical manifestation of the decentralized future YOM has been building toward for four years.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-06-23
the work of $YOM: what the token does
On June 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC, the $YOM token went live on Avalanche. It is the settlement layer of the decentralized edge network: the mechanism that meters node contributions, settles rewards on-chain, and ties token supply to real network usage through a programmatic burn. This is what $YOM does, and why the network needed one.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-06-10
YOM joins the Gaming Founders Circle
Discord and Techleap picked five of the most ambitious gaming companies in the Netherlands for their new Gaming Founders Circle. YOM is one of them, alongside VaultN, Poki, MAXYMUM, and Immens.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-06-10
the final move: YOM mainnet is live
Today marks the moment the last key piece of YOM's mainnet comes online. The settlement contract is live on Avalanche, governance is locked behind a multisig timelock, and an edge network built next to its players is officially switched on.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-06-05
the 2026 gaming shift and why DePIN wins
3.578 billion people now play games, 61.5% of humanity. Cloud gaming doubled in twelve months while MENA and Latin America became the fastest-growing regions. Here's why centralized infrastructure can't scale to the edge, and why DePIN can.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-06-02
YOM partners with Soneium
YOM partners with Soneium, the L2 blockchain developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, on community game nights and hackathons.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-05-17
YOM joins the Blockchain Game Alliance
350+ member companies including Ubisoft, Animoca Brands, The Sandbox, and Polygon. YOM joins the BGA, the leading organization committed to promoting blockchain within the game industry.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-05-16
YOM joins Neo Tokyo as a Citizen
Neo Tokyo, one of the most exclusive Citizen-NFT communities in crypto, home to @ZssBecker and @elliotrades, welcomes YOM. Web3 gaming's sharpest minds, all in one room.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-05-15
the community round ran across three partners
From 25 May 2026 the $YOM community round ran across three partner platforms, one tranche each. A record of the round and where its terms are published.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-05-14
the first community round tranche opened on 25 May
On 25 May 2026 at 17:00 UTC the first of three community round tranches for $YOM opened through a partner platform. A record of what happened and on what terms.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-05-13
the PS6 paradox and the decentralized cloud
PS6 and Project Helix rumors point to faster SSDs, AI upscaling, and a $1,000 price tag. None of that fixes the latency floor. The next gen isn't a box, it's a network.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-05-12
the edge offramp for centralized clouds
AAA titles like Call of Duty and Diablo are landing on cloud platforms, and centralized providers are buckling under the load. YOM is the high-speed offramp from the data center to the edge.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-04-28
Luna's retreat proves the YOM thesis
Amazon's Luna retreat, scrubbing 'Bring Your Own Library' and ending individual game purchases, is the final proof that centralized cloud gaming is economically unsustainable. The future belongs to DePIN.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-04-21
the YOM source of truth, April 2026
For too long, the gaming industry has accepted a 'friction tax' that kills innovation. This document serves as our official benchmark for the current state of the YOM network, proving our decentralized model isn't just a philosophical choice, but an economic necessity.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-04-16
why the world is falling out of love with gaming
Console sales are slumping, hardware prices are skyrocketing, and AAA studios are struggling. The walled-garden, hardware-heavy console era is reaching its breaking point, and YOM is building the solution.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-04-09
a strategic update on the $YOM TGE
A transparent breakdown of our decision to adjust the TGE date, driven by MiCA compliance, exchange requirements, and our commitment to launching the right way.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-03-24
YOM TGE update: here's why we're waiting
We are moving the YOM Token Generation Event (TGE). As the European Union's MiCA framework enters its strict enforcement phase this spring, we must complete mandatory compliance processes before launch.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-03-19
Skyrim is live on YOM, no downloads
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now playable instantly, streamed from YOM's decentralized GPU network. No downloads, no installs, click and play from any device.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-03-16
$YOM submitted to a token data aggregator
On 16 March 2026 YOM submitted the $YOM token to a crypto data aggregator, so wallets, portfolio trackers and research tools resolve the contract address to the right name once the token is live.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-03-16
the $YOM token generation event
What the $YOM token is, what it does inside the network, and the facts of its launch: home chain, supply, cross-chain design and the date it went live.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-03-12
YOM partners with OKX Wallet
OKX Wallet integrates with YOM's decentralized GPU network, giving millions of wallet users direct access to instant-play games and exclusive trading fee discounts.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2026-03-07
YOM through the lens of Matthew Ball
Matthew Ball's analysis of video gaming in 2026 presents a paradox: consumer spending reaches record levels while publisher margins compress. YOM responds to these structural pressures with decentralized edge compute.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-03-03
bridge selection results: 93.6% remained
During the token bridge selection window, participants who bridged from the legacy token chose one of three paths. The results, weighted by bridged tokens, and what each path meant.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-02-17
a strategic round led by the Avalanche Foundation
Led by the Avalanche Foundation and Borderless Capital, the round accelerates YOM's mission to make real-time streaming instant, affordable and truly global.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-02-10
the YOM roadmap: from validation to global scale
In 2024, we shared a vision of a better way to distribute games. Rolling into 2026, here's a roadmap that broadcasts all that we have accomplished and all that is coming.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-01-26
final tokenomics: from negotiation to launch
The final tokenomics configuration we are launching with. This document summarizes the structure and how each allocation maps to launch requirements, market access, and long-term execution.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-01-23
vesting and supply: the three options we offered
Getting onto a tier-one exchange meant changing the vesting terms and the supply. Here is what changed, why it changed, and the three choices early participants were given.
Jeff Outlaw 2026-01-09
YOM in 2025: from vision to velocity
2025 marked YOM's transition from conceptual vision to operational execution. The team expanded testnet to 19 global regions, lined up 40 studios, and earned industry recognition.
Jeff Outlaw 2025-12-22
big tech data centres: an environmental illusion
Data centers are environmentally unsustainable and that industry is hiding behind creative accounting. YOM is the low cost, truly environmentally sound alternative for cloud gaming.
Jeff Outlaw 2025-12-12
building the premier game distribution layer
Most players can't play the games they want. Not because of interest, but because hardware, downloads and closed platforms block them. YOM removes all that friction: AAA gaming, one click, anywhere.
Jeff Outlaw 2025-12-05
YOM partners with Somnia
YOM joins Somnia's ecosystem to explore on-chain game experiences streamed from the YOM network, starting with a demo during Somnia's testnet.
Jorrit Velzeboer 2025-03-13
the 2025 gaming report backs decentralized cloud
The renowned Boston Consulting Group released their video game guidance report showing data and conclusions that match with our core thesis: cloud gaming is the future and sound economics paired with new technology will be the key.
Jeff Outlaw 2025-02-04
it all comes back to the same network
Whatever the article was about, the argument underneath it is one thing: GPU compute belongs close to the people waiting for it.