Ocean Protocol Foundation Exits ASI Alliance

October 9, 2025 – In a surprise announcement shaking the decentralized AI sector, Ocean Protocol Foundation has officially withdrawn from the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance, restoring independence to its $OCEAN token. The decision, disclosed Thursday via a Medium post, is effective immediately and framed as a voluntary separation rather than a dispute.

End of a Superintelligence Alliance

The ASI Alliance, created in June 2024, merged Fetch.ai ($FET), SingularityNET ($AGIX), and Ocean Protocol ($OCEAN) into one AI-focused ecosystem under the $ASI token. The partnership aimed to unify data markets and AI infrastructure under shared governance. However, only about 81% of the 1.4 billion $OCEAN supply, roughly 1.13 billion tokens was converted.

That left 270 million $OCEAN in limbo across more than 37,000 wallets. For many holders, the withdrawal offers long-awaited autonomy. “The alliance was always voluntary,” Ocean wrote. “Our exit enables independent governance and future flexibility.”

Reclaiming $OCEAN’s Identity

The foundation confirmed that the Fetch.ai bridge remains open for anyone wishing to complete their swap. Yet it emphasized that $OCEAN “can now be de-pegged and re-listed,” freeing it from its fixed value to $FET. This shift could reopen trading on major exchanges such as Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance US, many of which had delisted $OCEAN during the merger.

Trading data from CoinMarketCap shows volumes rising 15% within hours of the announcement. To reinforce long-term value, Ocean also unveiled a buyback-and-burn program, pledging to use profits from spin-out ventures to reduce token supply—a deflationary strategy similar to Binance Coin’s model.