Telegram has launched Cocoon, a revolutionary decentralized AI compute network built on the TON blockchain that pays GPU owners in Toncoin cryptocurrency for processing private AI tasks. Announced by CEO Pavel Durov at Blockchain Life 2025 in Dubai, this initiative directly challenges the dominance of Big Tech cloud providers like AWS and Microsoft Azure while promising unprecedented privacy protection for Telegram’s billion-plus users through confidential computing technology.
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Artificial intelligence development is approaching an energy wall that could require nuclear-scale power, warns Akash Network founder Greg Osuri. The rapid doubling of compute demands threatens to trigger a global energy crisis, with current AI training methods already consuming massive amounts of fossil fuel power and potentially driving up household electricity bills while adding millions of tons of new emissions annually.
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Filecoin’s O3, developed by Akave Network, brings decentralized storage with smart contract-based access control, offering a transparent alternative to traditional cloud solutions like Amazon S3. Features include PublicAccessBlock and ACL via smart contracts, ensuring precise data governance. Filecoin also enhances its ecosystem with FilCDN for faster data delivery and a cross-chain bridge with Avalanche, enabling secure multi-chain data transfers. The Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) hosts over 5,000 active smart contracts, supporting projects in AI, DeFi, and beyond. With FIL’s price rising, Filecoin’s market cap now exceeds $1.65 billion, reflecting its growing adoption.
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