# Akash can cut cloud prices 50% now, 90% at scale

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2018-11-10
- **Theme:** GPU Economics — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/
- **Source:** CEO of Overclock Labs On the World of Blockchain & Upcoming Technology In Development (CoinBundle)
- **Watch at:** 00:22:38 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Don1slbJlMQ&t=1358s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/2018-11-10-akash-can-cut-cloud-prices-50-now-90-at-scale-m7ub/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Akash can cut cloud prices 50% now, 90% at scale," CEO of Overclock Labs On the World of Blockchain & Upcoming Technology In Development (CoinBundle), 10 Nov 2018, 00:22:38. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Don1slbJlMQ&t=1358s

## Quote — verbatim

> Some of our customers are paying huge amounts to the cloud today, and we believe we can bring that price down by 90% by creating this decentralized economy. Right now with our supply we can guarantee a 50% reduction in price; with our current ecosystem we will try to get to 90% with higher demand.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Explaining the AKT token's role as pure exchange of value between businesses with spare capacity and customers seeking price relief.