Ocean

Ocean Protocol has launched on-chain verifiable compute for AI workloads through Ocean Nodes. This new capability provides cryptographic proofs that AI jobs run exactly as specified, with the correct data and without tampering or leaks. Key benefits include: - Provable AI outputs for regulated industries - Trustless collaboration between data owners and AI developers - Tamper-proof audit trails for every compute cycle This represents a shift from traditional black box AI compute to a verifiable system with built-in trust mechanisms.

The ETHGlobal NYC hackathon has concluded with three innovative projects taking top honors in the ASI Alliance challenge: - **First Place**: Etherius - AI NFT intelligence platform - **Second Place**: MintCondition - Consensus NFT pricing system - **Third Place**: Waterfall - NFT data visualization The event featured a $10K challenge focused on building agentic AI solutions using Ocean Protocol's Compute-to-Data technology for privacy-preserving computations and deployment to Agentverse. The 36-hour hackathon brought together developers working at the intersection of AI, data, and compute.

The ASI Alliance (Ocean Protocol, SingularityNET, and Fetch.ai) announces a $10,000 challenge at ETHGlobal NYC hackathon running August 15-17. Participants are invited to: - Build agentic AI solutions - Use Ocean's Compute-to-Data for privacy-preserving computations - Deploy projects to Agentverse The 36-hour hackathon focuses on advancing AI + Data + Compute capabilities. Remote participants can contribute ideas through comments. [Register for ETHGlobal NYC](https://ethglobal.com/events/newyork2023)

Ocean Protocol has announced SignalBoostCurate, a new data quest running from August 11 to September 30, 2025. Participants can earn rewards from a $5,000 prize pool by curating market-moving cryptocurrency news. This initiative follows Ocean's successful quest series, including their recent collaboration with Myriad Markets that offered 15,000 points for analyzing WalletConnect's State of Onchain UX report. - Quest Period: Aug 11 - Sep 30, 2025 - Prize Pool: $5,000 - Focus: Market-moving crypto news curation

Ocean Protocol introduces Data NFTs, enabling researchers to tokenize and manage scientific intellectual property on-chain. Key features: - Mint sequences, models & datasets as verifiable assets - License genes for research with datatokens - Offer API access to models - Split royalties via smart contracts - Track versions & access logs The system provides automated IP management through smart contracts, replacing traditional legal processes. All assets are timestamped, auditable, and wallet-linked for seamless compliance and publication tracking. Learn more at [Ocean Protocol Docs](https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/contracts/data-nfts)

As AI regulation tightens globally, Ocean Protocol introduces essential tools for data provenance and compliance: - **Data NFTs** for unique dataset identification and tokenization - **Datatokens** for controlled on-chain access - **Immutable logging** of all compute jobs and data interactions - **Version tracking** for both datasets and models The system creates transparent, auditable AI pipelines that help teams meet regulatory requirements like the EU AI Act. Ocean's stack transforms black-box AI into traceable, compliant systems. Learn more at [Ocean Protocol Developer Docs](https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers)

Traditional computing infrastructure faces new challenges in the AI era. While CPUs excel at sequential tasks and GPUs handle parallel operations, modern AI workloads demand capabilities beyond their limits. - CPUs: Optimized for logic and operating systems - GPUs: Better for rendering and ML inference - Limitations: Cost, energy demands, hardware constraints Distributed computing offers a solution by leveraging underutilized resources from gaming GPUs to enterprise systems. This approach provides: - Improved scalability - Cost effectiveness - Energy efficiency - Decentralized architecture

Ocean Protocol introduces a command-line interface (CLI) tool for managing data assets on their network. The tool enables: - One-step publishing of data services with NFTs and datatokens - Post-publication metadata and pricing updates - Streamlined data consumption with single commands - Compute-to-Data functionality using approved algorithms Setup requires cloning the repository and configuring environment variables. The CLI complements Ocean.js, their existing library for AI and data monetization. Get started: [Ocean CLI Repository](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean-cli)

Ocean Protocol offers a comprehensive tech stack for AI developers with three key components: - **Data NFTs**: Tools to tokenize and share datasets securely - **Compute-to-Data (C2D)**: Privacy-preserving compute infrastructure - **Ocean Nodes**: Distributed AI infrastructure for fast processing The stack enables developers to build, train, and scale AI applications while maintaining data privacy and security. Each component works together seamlessly, allowing for secure data monetization and efficient model training. [Learn more about the Ocean tech stack](https://oceanprotocol.com/build/developer-hub/)

Ocean Protocol is positioning itself as an alternative to Big Tech's AI dominance by providing tools for open-source development. - Platform enables builders to create AI dapps with focus on: - Private data handling - Compute infrastructure - Algorithm development - User data control The developer hub offers a comprehensive framework for creating decentralized AI applications while maintaining data privacy standards. [Start building on Ocean Protocol](https://oceanprotocol.com/build/developer-hub/)