Telegram founder announces the launch of "AI Computing Power Network Cocoon": can use GPU to mine TON, 100% privacy computing.

Telegram founder announces the launch of Cocoon, a decentralized computing power network: aimed at solving demand for edge computing power with 100% privacy, allowing GPU holders to rent out computing power to earn TON, challenging the monopoly of cloud giants. (Background: Telegram founder Pavel Durov warns: the free internet is under threat, the era of surveillance is consuming digital freedom) (Additional background: Flash News》Telegram founder Pavel Durov is permitted to leave France, TON surges 20%) Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced yesterday (1st) his ambitious project: Cocoon (Confidential Compute Open Network) officially announces its mainnet launch. This marks Telegram's ecosystem officially stepping into the AI infrastructure space, directly challenging centralized cloud giants like Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure. Durov proudly stated in the announcement: It has happened. Our decentralized confidential computing network Cocoon is now live. The first batch of AI requests from users is being processed by Cocoon with 100% confidentiality, while GPU holders have already started earning TON. What is Cocoon? Not just 'another' decentralized network Cocoon is a decentralized physical infrastructure network built on the TON network. Its core vision is to address the two major pain points in current AI development: high computing costs and the loss of data privacy. Unlike traditional cloud services that send data to centralized servers for processing, Cocoon matches the needs of both ends: Computing power demand side (AI developers): need cheap and secure computing power to run AI models. Computing power providers (GPU holders): have idle high-performance graphics cards (GPUs) and hope to profit by renting out computing power. Core technology: How to establish 'trust' in 'distrust'? According to official explanations, Cocoon has the following two major features: 100% privacy protection: Through Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs, such as Intel TDX), Cocoon ensures that the AI computing process is conducted in an encrypted 'black box'. This means that even the GPU miners providing the computing power cannot view or intercept the data or AI model content being processed on their hardware. Decentralized architecture: No single intermediary controls the flow of data, fundamentally eliminating the possibility of tech giants abusing user data to train models or conduct censorship. Fighting against tech giants: Breaking the monopoly of Amazon and Microsoft Pavel Durov bluntly challenged in the announcement: “Centralized computing providers like Amazon and Microsoft act as expensive intermediaries, driving up prices and reducing privacy.” Cocoon attempts to break this monopoly through market mechanisms. By using a decentralized bidding model, developers are expected to achieve lower inference costs than traditional cloud services, while using TON as the settlement layer to ensure that global GPU providers can receive immediate and transparent earnings. Ecosystem integration: Telegram is the biggest backer The birth of Cocoon has a rich dad, backed by over 1 billion users of Telegram. Telegram Mini Apps empowering: Future Telegram bots and mini-programs are expected to directly call Cocoon's computing power, achieving 'privacy-first' AI functionalities (such as private chat bots, document analysis, etc.). GPU mining: For users with consumer-grade high-end graphics cards (such as NVIDIA RTX 4090) or enterprise-grade graphics cards (such as H100, A100), Cocoon offers a new mining avenue, earning TON tokens by contributing computing power. As Durov said: “Cocoon wants to return control and privacy to where they belong: in the hands of users.” However, to be honest, how to solve the AI computing power needs through edge computing power still has many pain points that need to be addressed in practical execution, and whether its grand vision can be realized remains to be seen over time. Related reports Taiwan's external internet APG submarine cable is down! Telegram, X platform connection explosion slow, the crypto community is in agony Telegram founder Pavel Durov permitted to leave France on 7/10: limited to 14 days, destination only Dubai Telegram founder Pavel Durov exposes French intelligence department: pressuring to ban platform content, threatening to give me 'legal leniency' <Telegram founder announces the launch of 'AI computing power network Cocoon': able to mine TON with GPU, 100% private computing> This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.