The Web3 + AI Daily #4
Today we're discussing the first FHE unicorn, proof of personhood, and whether the world needs more GPUs, or just needs to learn to share the ones we have better.
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What’s Hot in Web3 + AI?
Zama raises $57M to bring end-to-end encryption to public blockchains, and thus becomes the first unicorn in the FHE space 🦄 Its FHEVM makes it possible to run confidential smart contracts on encrypted data.
Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto launch Shelby, a Web3 cloud storage layer designed to power streaming, AI and DePIN applications.
OpenGradient, building user-owned AI, partners with Walrus Foundation to ensure performant, verifiable, and decentralized storage for all AI builders.
Gensyn, a Web3 AI compute protocol, introduces GenRL, a platform for flexible, decentralized multi-agent reinforcement learning (RL) environments. GenRL enables collaborative training: multiple models run, critique each other’s outputs, vote, and iteratively improve.
Pundi AI and Unstoppable Domains launch .PUNDI, a Web3 domain for active participants in decentralized ecosystems. Unlike traditional domain names, .PUNDI acts as a cross-platform identity for users building, transacting, and contributing in Web3 and AI spaces.
DIN, building a blockchain focused on AI Agent workflows, joins forces with the compute DePIN Spheron Network to deliver:
Decentralized GPU compute
Scalable, high-efficiency infra for AI agents
Cost-effective, permissionless scaling
World pilots Deep Face Mini, an application, using World ID authentication to protect against malicious deepfakes online. Deep Face Mini provides on-the-spot confirmation that the person you're speaking with is a real human, and not a deepfake.
CEO Jasper Zhang presents a rebranding, and announces a new era for Hyperbolic, with focus on On-Demand and Reserved GPUs:
“Real change starts with a simple realization: We already have enough GPUs. We just need to share them better.”
Biopharma company Synaptogenix ventures in the cryptocurrency treasury race with a purchase of $10M in Bittensor's $TAO. The company’s treasury is to focus exclusively on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning related tokens.
Grayscale Investments kicks off an investment trust, providing institutional and investor exposure to $SXT, the native token for the Space and Time blockchain.
Tether.io's CEO Paolo A. envisions that 1 TRILLION AI Agents will be transacting with Bitcoin and USDT within 15 years 😲
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