Telegram's Pavel Durov: Cocoon decentralized AI network now live
Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov announced the launch of Cocoon, a decentralized AI network built on TON, allowing GPU owners to earn Toncoin.Summary
The Cocoon decentralized AI network, a privacy-preserving distributed computing platform built on The Open Network (TON), has officially gone live. This network allows owners of graphics processing units (GPUs) to rent out their computing power to process user queries, earning Toncoin (TON) in return. Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov stated that Cocoon addresses the high costs and privacy issues associated with centralized compute providers like Amazon and Microsoft. Durov initially announced Cocoon in October at the Blockchain Life 2025 conference in Dubai as a response to demand for an AI platform that protects user data from centralized entities. Advocates argue that decentralized AI, leveraging blockchain technology, mitigates risks associated with centralized AI, such as compromised privacy and social conditioning, by ensuring transparency and trustless communication.
(Source：Cointelegraph)