Injective Launches AI Compute Price Index and Perpetual Market SICI
Injective introduces the Super Intelligence Compute Index (SICI) to track NVIDIA GPU rental prices with up to 10x leveraged trading.
Injective introduces the Super Intelligence Compute Index (SICI) to track NVIDIA GPU rental prices with up to 10x leveraged trading. USDC (USDC) is trading at ₹95.1 ($0.9994). This is an original Token Times brief synthesising 2 outlets (Crypto Economy, TronWeekly), plus live market data, as of Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:45:01 UTC.
This development provides a new onchain benchmark for AI hardware costs, enabling traders and developers to hedge against GPU price volatility and gain exposure to AI infrastructure markets.
- SICI tracks rental prices for five NVIDIA GPUs including the H100.
- Perpetual contracts offer up to 10x leverage with USDC as margin.
- INJ price shows recent weakness but analysts identify key support levels.
Multiple outlets, including Crypto Economy and TronWeekly, confirm Injective has launched the Super Intelligence Compute Index (SICI) to track GPU rental prices through perpetual contracts with up to 10x leverage using USDC as margin. The index gives the H100 GPU a 40% weight and publishes a seven-day trailing average with hourly updates. While both outlets agree on these core details, TronWeekly adds analyst Giannis Andreou's technical analysis identifying $6.521 as a key support level for INJ.
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- Injective Launches AI Compute Price Index and Perpetual Market SICI — this brief
Injective has introduced the Super Intelligence Compute Index (SICI), an onchain benchmark designed to track the rental prices of five NVIDIA GPU models, including the high-demand H100 model which holds a 40% weighting in the index.
The SICI operates through perpetual contracts that allow traders to take positions with up to 10x leverage using 
USDC as margin. This development provides a new way for market participants to gain exposure to AI infrastructure costs and hedge against price fluctuations in the GPU market.
The index combines data from various sources to publish a seven-day trailing average, with hourly price updates and daily fixing. This structure aims to provide a reliable and transparent benchmark for AI compute prices.
According to TronWeekly, analyst Giannis Andreou has identified $6.521 as a key support level for Injective's native token INJ, with potential recovery targets at $15.807 and $33.085, and a possible longer-term move toward $75.
The broader crypto market remains relatively stable with a total market cap of $2.74 trillion, while 
Bitcoin has seen a slight 24-hour decline of 0.89%. USDC's circulating supply stands at $71.27 billion according to DeFiLlama, and its price remains stable at $0.999405.
Since this brief published about 3 hours ago, USDC (USDC) has moved from ₹95.10$0.9994 to ₹95.10$0.9994 — -0.00%.
The chart plots USDC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 USDC ≈ ₹104.39 (about $0.9994), down 0.0% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 9.8% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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Injective Launches AI Compute Price Index and Perpetual Mark — questions & answers
What is the Super Intelligence Compute Index (SICI)?
SICI is an onchain benchmark tracking rental prices for five NVIDIA GPUs through perpetual contracts with up to 10x leverage.
Which GPU has the highest weight in the SICI index?
The H100 GPU holds the highest weight at 40% in the SICI index.
What is the current support level for INJ according to analysts?
Analyst Giannis Andreou identifies $6.521 as the key support level for INJ.
How much is 1 USDC worth in rupee today?
About ₹104.39 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $0.9994. The rupee price moves with both USDC's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our USDC in rupee page for any amount.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Crypto Economy, TronWeekly, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.