Autonomys x GenLayer: Decentralizing Infrastructure for Data and Internet Access
Autonomys is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with GenLayer. As well as sharing a vision of an open-source, collaborative and accessible decentralized AI ecosystem, both projects are exploring technical integrations across our distributed storage network (DSN), domain, and data access/availability (DA) layers, in addition to Auto ID. Keep an eye out for our X Spaces panel featuring GenLayer and some of our other recent partners coming soon!
Key Aspects of the Partnership
- DSN, DA & Domains: GenLayer’s Intelligent Contracts often deal with large amounts of data that require extended storage. The GenLayer team is researching how their ecosystem could use Autonomys’ DSN, DA and domain layers to enhance data access.
- Intelligent Oracles: Autonomys is investigating how applications built on our network could leverage GenLayer’s AI-powered oracles and decision-making capabilities to enable never-before-seen decentralized protocols and applications.
- Auto ID: Auto ID — our decentralized identity and proof-of-personhood protocol for both humans and agents — has the potential to be used as a primitive in the GenLayer ecosystem, with applications in areas such as delegation traceability and content provenance.
“GenLayer offers something that no other blockchain does, the possibility to access the open internet without intermediaries or restrictions. Autonomys’ storage and processing capabilities are a great fit to extend even further the types of applications that can be built on the network.” Edgars Nemše, CPO & Co-founder at GenLayer
“Autonomys is beyond excited to share our decentralized infrastructure with GenLayer. Our network stack provides some of the most secure yet verifiable technology on the market, and we’re looking forward to bringing it to members of the GenLayer ecosystem.” Labhesh Patel, CEO & Co-founder at Autonomys
About GenLayer
GenLayer is the first intelligent blockchain, enabling smart contracts to use AI models and access the Internet’s knowledge for complex decision-making in a decentralized manner. These Intelligent Contracts can natively connect to the Internet, process natural language, and handle non-deterministic operations, enabling a whole new generation of smart contract logic that is not possible under the limitations of current blockchain infrastructure.
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About Autonomys Network
The Autonomys Network — the foundation layer for AI3.0 — is a hyper-scalable decentralized AI (deAI) infrastructure stack encompassing high-throughput permanent distributed storage, data availability and access, and modular execution. Our deAI ecosystem provides all the essential components to build and deploy secure super dApps (AI-powered dApps) and on-chain agents, equipping them with advanced AI capabilities for dynamic and autonomous functionality.
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An Invitation to Eternity: Immortalize Your Legacy in the Foundation Layer for AI3.0
Join the Genesis Data Contest before this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slips away
In the rapid-paced world of web3, a few iconic moments have shaped the very fabric of the blockchain industry. These moments are rare, but their influence ripples across time. Bitcoin’s genesis block, launched in 2009, forever altered the global financial system and embedded a message that questioned centralized banking — ultimately sparking the cryptocurrency revolution. Ethereum’s genesis block in 2015 brought about smart contracts, broadening the conversation from currency to decentralized applications, and unlocking new possibilities for developers to build autonomous systems.
Both of these events were more than technical achievements — they were philosophical statements that catalyzed global movements. They embodied shifts in how people thought about trust, decentralization, and community governance, forever marking their significance in blockchain history.
Autonomys’ genesis seed data holds a similar promise — continuing and building upon the legacy of its decentralized precursors, which laid the technical and philosophical groundwork for new solutions like Autonomys to emerge.
Why This Moment is Crucial for Web3’s Future
Autonomys was founded on a key principle that distinguishes it from other web3 projects: decentralization is best achieved through mass participation and contribution. In a world where blockchain ecosystems are increasingly centralized, and where the claim of being community-oriented is more often an unrealized catch-phrase than a reality, Autonomys stands apart as an organization that actively embodies its commitment to community by continuously lowering the barriers to entry for contributors across the globe. Our infrastructure was built not just for technical elites but for everyday people — enabling mass participation through intuitive onboarding, simplified technical requirements, and the constant removal of barriers that keep communities fragmented.
Joining the Ranks of Iconic Genesis Blocks
Much like Bitcoin’s genesis block catalyzed decentralized finance and Ethereum’s genesis block paved the way for decentralized applications, Autonomys’ genesis seed data will stand as a pivotal inflection point in history — the start of the foundation layer for AI3.0. In addition to supporting today’s AI and web3 technologies with truly decentralized, secure, and scalable solutions, Autonomys builds upon the philosophical ambitions of its predecessors — to lay the optimal groundwork to enable vast future innovations and advancements that, while yet to be imagined, will undoubtedly become essential to everyday life — and hopefully enhance human existence as a whole.
How to Accept Our Invitation to Eternity
In web3, communities often speak about decentralization and participation, but at Autonomys, we do our best to uphold these promises with visible actions. From Space Acres, our accessible, low-lift farming solution for everyday people, to step-by-step tutorials, academic resources, and multilingual instructions, support teams and leadership, we strive to make it possible for nearly anyone to contribute to the Autonomys Network as part of an ecosystem that fosters inclusivity.
So, how do you accept our invitation to eternity? Simply join us on Discord and contribute your voice — tell us what seed data you believe should be included in Autonomys’ Mainnet Genesis Block.
- Bitcoin’s Genesis Block contained this message referencing a Times article that exemplified the pitfalls of centralized finance: “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks”.
- Ethereum’s Genesis Block primarily contained initial Ether balances allocated to participants from the pre-sale.
- Autonomys’ Genesis Block data will contain… That’s up to you.
Whether you want to suggest a playful, creative or even deeply philosophical idea, the choice is yours — but the data, its historic significance, and its preservation will be all of ours and represent all of us. Read below for the full details of the Genesis Data Contest:
Genesis Data Contest Participation Details
The Genesis Data Contest is underway but there’s still time to hop in and pitch your idea!
Important Dates:
- Start: September 11, 2024, 5:00 PM UTC.
- End: October 4, 2024, 11:59:59 PM UTC.
Data Specifications:
- The data should be between 1 KiB and 1 GiB in size.
- Ensure the data is legal, non-offensive, and respects privacy and intellectual property rights. We reserve the right to delete any data that does not follow these guidelines.
Submission Process:
- Create a new forum post thread in our #genesis-seed-data channel in Discord.
- Each proposal should include:
- A detailed description of the data to be seeded.
- An explanation of the significance and relevance of the data to our community and the broader ecosystem.
- The file itself or a preview of the file.
Community Voting:
- After the submission deadline on October 4, 2024 the community will have the opportunity to review and vote on the proposals.
- Voting will be open until 2024–10–09 23:59:59 UTC.
- The Community Favorite will be decided by the number of Autonomys Logo reactions on the proposal.
Awards:
After voting is complete, three Autonomys Limited Edition Legacy merchandise packages will be awarded to:
- Community Favorite
- Team Favorite
- Ambassador Favorite
There will also be up to 20 runner-up prizes with a smaller merchandise award.
Everyone has a chance to be immortalized in the Autonomys blockchain genesis seed data.
Evaluation Criteria:
- Relevance and significance of the data to the community.
- Creativity and originality of the proposal.
Terms and Conditions
- Group Related Items: Please group related items together in a single entry. For example, a series of 100 related images should be submitted as one cohesive entry rather than 100 separate submissions.
- Distinct Entries: Each entry should represent a distinct idea or dataset. Submissions that are overly similar or repetitive may be consolidated at the team’s discretion.
- One Award Per Individual: An individual can win no more than one award.
- Eligibility Restrictions: Residents of certain countries and regions are not eligible to participate due to U.S. trade sanctions, embargoes, or other applicable restrictions. These include:
Countries/Regions: Burma, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea Region, Bangladesh, Sudan, Ecuador, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Russia, Namibia, and others.
Autonomys Community Initiative — Terms and Conditions 2
- Shipping Limitations: Merchandise prizes are subject to the shipping restrictions of our vendors. We are unable to ship to:
Regions: Crimea, Sevastopol, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions in Ukraine.
Countries: Russia, Belarus, Ecuador, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria.
- Data Inclusion Limitations: We have a target amount of seed data in mind, so there is a potential limit — especially on larger files or datasets — to the number of entries we can include in the mainnet seed data package.
About Autonomys Network
The Autonomys Network — the foundation layer for AI3.0 — is a hyper-scalable decentralized AI (deAI) infrastructure stack encompassing high-throughput permanent distributed storage, data availability and access, and modular execution. Our deAI ecosystem provides all the essential components to build and deploy secure super dApps (AI-powered dApps) and on-chain agents, equipping them with advanced AI capabilities for dynamic and autonomous functionality.
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Introducing Dariia Porechna — Head of Protocol Engineering
Dariia Porechna is a technical leader and visionary whose work at the forefront of blockchain and cryptography embodies the very essence of what Autonomys Network is building. As Head of Protocol Engineering, Dariia drives the core technological advancements that power Autonomys. Her deep expertise in cryptography, security, and scalability ensures that the network’s foundations are resilient and future-proof.
Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Dariia’s academic journey began at Kyiv Polytechnic University, where she studied Applied Mathematics and Cryptography, eventually graduating with a thesis that explored practical vulnerabilities in encryption standards. Now a seasoned cryptography and blockchain expert with experience at Wolfram Research working directly with Stephen Wolfram, Dariia continues to leverage this background to design and refine protocols that are both secure and scalable.
Since joining the project in May 2022, Dariia has been instrumental in the development of critical components of Autonomys’ architecture, from consensus v2 (Proof-of-Space + Proof-of-Time) to distributed storage and decoupled execution. As the primary author of the upcoming whitepaper, she has helped shape a clear and ambitious vision for the future of decentralized technology. Her work represents not just technical achievement, but a commitment to building scalable, secure, and decentralized systems that align with the Autonomys philosophy of inclusion and participation.
For Dariia, crafting solutions for Autonomys goes beyond addressing technical challenges. It’s about creating systems that are both human-centered and universally accessible. She believes Autonomys’ technological foundation is designed to enhance security and scalability, while empowering individuals and communities to engage with a decentralized future that is transparent, equitable, and accessible to all. At the same time, it serves as an optimized environment for future innovations and advancements yet to be discovered.
Dariia Porechna is available for speaking opportunities and commentary on the following topics:
- Cryptography and the state of cryptography
- Security
- Scalability
- General blockchain protocols and consensus
- Web3 philosophies
Connect with Dariia on socials:
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- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariia-porechna/
- Github: https://github.com/dariolina
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Autonomys x SubQuery: Advancing Decentralized AI and Web3 Data Infrastructure
Autonomys is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with SubQuery, a leader in fast, flexible, and scalable web3 infrastructure. Interoperability between both projects’ respective infrastructures will significantly advance the capabilities of decentralized AI (deAI) developers, as well as strengthening the web3 data ecosystem.
Integrating SubQuery Network’s decentralized data indexing, RPC, and AI hosting and inference with Autonomys’ hyper-scalable deAI infrastructure stack — encompassing high-throughput permanent distributed storage, data availability and access, and modular execution — presents numerous exciting opportunities. Both teams are eager to explore synergies across decentralized data storage, computation, and AI model hosting, and to support AI developer education to enable their effective usage.
Key Opportunities for Collaboration
- DeAI Model Hosting & Inference: SubQuery’s node operators contribute storage to host AI models and compute to run decentralized inference tasks. Integrating with Autonomys’ high-throughput distributed storage network and compute infrastructure would enhance our mutual scalability, performance, security and decentralization.
- Data Availability & Security: Integrating Autonomys’ data availability layer and robust consensus mechanisms with SubQuery’s decentralized data indexing and storage solutions would ensure the secure and seamless access of decentralized AI models, datasets and applications with reduced latency.
- AI Developer Support: SubQuery and Autonomys are collectively exploring how to provide AI developers with a complete pathway from data collection, model training and fine-tuning to production model deployment. This is all enabled by Autonomys’ decentralized storage and compute infrastructure and SubQuery’s decentralized inference hosting, as well as our joint efforts towards developer education and support.
Through this partnership, we are exploring how Autonomys’ hyper-scalable deAI infrastructure stack and SubQuery’s web3 data and deAI solutions can be strengthened, combined and optimized for future use cases and applications, and look forward to further discussions on collaboration and integration.
“We share the same vision that web3 technologies provide the solution to develop and deploy AGI in a sustainable, equitable, and ultimately better way. It’s great working with the excellent team at Autonomys to build fundamental infrastructure tools that are decentralized from the start and help us get there.” James Bayly, COO at SubQuery Network
“We’re excited to partner with SubQuery and explore how our deAI infrastructure stack can complement their scalable web3 infrastructure. Together, we aim to push the boundaries of decentralized AI and data infrastructure, with the broader vision of empowering future innovation without compromise.” Labhesh Patel, CEO & Co-founder at Autonomys.
About SubQuery
SubQuery Network is innovating web3 infrastructure with tools that empower builders to decentralize the future — without compromise. Our flexible DePIN powers the fastest data indexers, the most scalable RPCs, innovative data nodes, and leading open-source AI models. We are the roots of the web3 landscape, helping blockchain developers and their cutting-edge applications to flourish. We’re not just a company; we’re a movement driving an inclusive and decentralized web3 era.
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About Autonomys Network
The Autonomys Network — the foundation layer for AI3.0 — is a hyper-scalable decentralized AI (deAI) infrastructure stack encompassing high-throughput permanent distributed storage, data availability and access, and modular execution. Our deAI ecosystem provides all the essential components to build and deploy secure super dApps (AI-powered dApps) and on-chain agents, equipping them with advanced AI capabilities for dynamic and autonomous functionality.
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Autonomys x PublicAI: Empowering Decentralized AI Training with Validated Data
Autonomys is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with PublicAI. Based on both projects’ shared vision of an open, collaborative, and accessible decentralized AI ecosystem, PublicAI intends to leverage Autonomys’ hyper-scalable deAI infrastructure to enhance its AI training capabilities. We’re excited about their exploration and potential integration of our mechanisms for data validation, consensus and decentralized identification. Stay tuned for our upcoming X Spaces panel featuring PublicAI and other recent partners!
Key Aspects of the Partnership
- Data Validation: PublicAI will apply Autonomys’ fraud proof technology for data validation, enabling the inspection of execution traces, verification of state transitions, and confirmation of output states through Merkle proofs, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
- Consensus: Autonomys’ decentralized sequencing and consensus mechanisms could potentially integrate with PublicAI’s BFT Data Consensus Algorithm.
- Auto ID: PublicAI is exploring how Autonomys’ Auto ID system could be integrated into their ecosystem, enhancing user authentication and data ownership verification, crucial for their Train-AI-To-Earn model.
“This partnership with Autonomys marks a significant step forward in our mission to monetize human knowledge for training public AGI. Leveraging Autonomys’ robust infrastructure allows us to scale our operations and provide even more value to our AI builders and validators.” Steven Wong, Co-founder of PublicAI
“We’re excited to support PublicAI’s innovative approach to AI data collection and validation. Our decentralized infrastructure is perfectly suited to handle the scale and complexity of PublicAI’s data needs, and we look forward to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in decentralized AI together.” Labhesh Patel, CEO & Co-founder of Autonomys
About PublicAI
PublicAI is a Web3 AI data infrastructure and decentralized marketplace for AI data annotations. It champions a data ownership revolution, asserting that data produced by individuals should be owned by them. PublicAI’s platform allows users to contribute to AI training, validate datasets, and earn cryptocurrency rewards. With its innovative Train-AI-To-Earn ecosystem and BFT consensus algorithm, PublicAI is addressing critical issues in AI training, including data quality, ethical concerns, and fair compensation for contributors.
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About Autonomys Network
The Autonomys Network — the foundation layer for AI3.0 — is a hyper-scalable decentralized AI (deAI) infrastructure stack encompassing high-throughput permanent distributed storage, data availability and access, and modular execution. Our deAI ecosystem provides all the essential components to build and deploy secure super dApps (AI-powered dApps) and on-chain agents, equipping them with advanced AI capabilities for dynamic and autonomous functionality.
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Autonomys x Edge Matrix Chain (EMC): Strengthening Decentralized Compute for AI3.0
Autonomys is pleased to announce our partnering with Edge Matrix Chain (EMC), a leading AI and DePIN provider at the forefront of AI x web3 integration. Both projects are exploring how their complementary infrastructures can drive advancements in decentralized AI, and expand opportunities within the web3 space, with a focus on scalable, secure and efficient solutions.
Key Strengths of Autonomys and EMC
Autonomys Network: The Foundation Layer for AI3.0
Autonomys delivers a verticalized decentralized AI infrastructure that combines high-throughput distributed storage, scalable compute, and a modular execution layer. Designed to support the next generation of AI applications, Autonomys offers the tools developers need to deploy super dApps and autonomous AI agents with unprecedented efficiency and security.
Edge Matrix Chain: Pioneering AI and Web3 Infrastructure
EMC’s decentralized computing ecosystem allows independent operators to rent out idle GPU power, creating a cost-effective marketplace for AI and Web3 developers. EMC’s AI/DePIN Hub fosters the development of AI, DePIN, SocialFi, DeFi, and GameFi applications, while their tokenized GPU-powered real world assets (RWAs) provide unique opportunities for investors to engage with the growing AI and web3 landscape.
Complementary Synergies and Future Exploration
Autonomys and EMC share a vision of empowering builders and developers with decentralized infrastructure that enhances both scalability and performance. Autonomys’ advanced storage and compute solutions can complement EMC’s decentralized compute marketplace and native blockchain infrastructure, creating a dynamic environment for future AI and web3 projects.
Both organizations are looking forward to exploring how these synergies can be applied to AI model hosting, real-time data analytics, and new AI/DePIN use cases. As this partnership matures, potential collaborations will offer developers enhanced capabilities to build decentralized AI applications with greater flexibility, efficiency, and security.
“This partnership with EMC strengthens the decentralized AI ecosystem we’ve built at Autonomys. By leveraging EMC’s unique infrastructure alongside our own, we open the door to new opportunities for innovation, offering developers even more powerful tools to build scalable AI and web3 applications.” Labhesh Patel, CEO & Co-founder of Autonomys.
“We are excited to push the boundaries of what decentralized AI can achieve by launching our AI-centric Layer 1 blockchain. This milestone brings us closer to our vision of democratizing access to AI by leveraging underutilized GPU resources, creating a cost-effective and scalable compute marketplace. With this partnership, we are committed to empowering developers with the tools and infrastructure needed to build the next generation of AI and Web3 applications.” Alex Goh, CEO & Co-founder of Edge Matrix Chain (EMC).
About Edge Matrix Chain
Edge Matrix Chain (EMC) is a leading AI DePIN connecting AI (d)Apps with computing power. EMC’s DePIN includes a distributed compute layer, application layer, and asset layer that support the development of AI and web3 applications. EMC has jointly issued the world’s first GPU-backed real world asset, pioneering new opportunities for decentralized AI and web3 markets.
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About Autonomys Network
The Autonomys Network — the foundation layer for AI3.0 — is a hyper-scalable decentralized AI (deAI) infrastructure stack encompassing high-throughput permanent distributed storage, data availability and access, and modular execution. Our deAI ecosystem provides all the essential components to build and deploy secure super dApps (AI-powered dApps) and on-chain agents, equipping them with advanced AI capabilities for dynamic and autonomous functionality.
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