Nillion Mainnet is about to launch, ecosystem project overview

With the wave of on-chain AI agents sweeping the crypto market, the privacy-secure computing network Nillion is also about to launch its Mainnet. The official announcement states that users can access the airdrop eligibility inquiry tool and register before 1:00 AM Hong Kong time on February 4th. After the Mainnet launch, participants' NIL tokens will be deposited into their claiming wallets.

Since its establishment in 2021, Nillion has not only promoted the development of the AI sector with its unique "blind computing" network concept but also made a step towards the democratization of AI. Currently, the project has undergone deep integration with several mature and startup projects. This article will specifically review popular projects related to Nillion, helping readers gain a comprehensive understanding of the Nillion ecosystem.

Public Chain

Currently, the public chains integrated with Nillion include well-known Layer 1s such as Near, Aptos, and Sei, as well as Ethereum Layer 2s like Arbitrum and Mantle. In addition, the new public chains Nuklai, Nesa, and Capx have also joined this list. By integrating Nillion to introduce blind computation and blind storage, these public chains will have more efficient and secure modular data privacy and privacy data management capabilities, creating possibilities for building AI that truly belongs to users on public chains.

Nuklai is a Layer 1 focused on creating a collaborative data ecosystem, aimed at providing high-quality data support for the next generation of artificial intelligence and large language models.

Nesa is a global blockchain network dedicated to integrating artificial intelligence onto the blockchain and ensuring the security and privacy of AI models through trusted execution environments and zero-knowledge proofs. Users can run AI nodes using ordinary home computers, while developers can build and run AI applications on the Nesa platform.

Capx is a user-centric AI infrastructure Ethereum Layer 2, aimed at creating the world's largest AI consumption layer to help AI developers build, monetize, and trade their AI agents. By integrating multi-party computation technology, the platform ensures data security and privacy, allowing for complex computations without decrypting the data.

AI Infrastructure

Ritual is a decentralized open AI infrastructure network designed to create a modular, sovereign execution layer that allows traditional and crypto applications to use Ritual as a trusted, verifiable AI co-processor. Its main features include decentralized AI inference, data privacy protection, facilitating enterprise use of AI, and supporting secure model sharing.

Crush AI is an AI agent protocol designed to improve the efficiency of AI agents through a decentralized approach. Within its framework, AI agents can interact with users and other systems while supporting collaboration between different AI agents, sharing information and resources to enhance overall efficiency.

Skillful AI is a platform that provides decentralized and personalized AI solutions, allowing users to create custom virtual assistants and AI services without coding skills, hailed as the "WordPress of AI." By integrating with decentralized computing frameworks, it enhances the security and efficiency of high-value data processing, ensuring the confidentiality and accuracy of information.

Virtuals Protocol is currently the largest multimodal AI agent protocol and framework, allowing users to create AI agents and configure them with custom knowledge, parameters, and behaviors, utilizing proprietary models or data. By collaboratively leveraging secure computing infrastructure, it supports the private training and inference of AI models, protecting users' private information during interactions with AI agents, ensuring that sensitive conversations and data are not disclosed.

Dwinity is committed to enhancing user control over personal data and promoting the development of decentralized AI. The platform integrates key infrastructure to securely manage customer accounts and store user IDs, creating a fairer and more efficient data market, empowering users to take control of their digital identities, opening up new avenues for data utilization, and enhancing the potential across various industries.

Rainfall is committed to developing a self-sovereign personalized AI platform and data marketplace. Its patented AI algorithms can generate personalized AI models that can be trained using users' personal data while ensuring data security, and these training data can in turn create economic value for users.

zkPass is a protocol focused on the transmission of private data, based on multiparty computation, zero-knowledge proofs, and three-party transport layer security technology.

Blerify is a data protocol aimed at creating a secure, transparent, and efficient digital interaction environment, dedicated to enhancing user experience and promoting the development of the digital economy.

Social Application

Aloha is an AI-driven dating application designed to help users authentically showcase themselves and efficiently find suitable matches. By integrating blind computing technology, it ensures the security of user data and reduces the risk of data breaches.

Coasys supports diversified communication modes and is committed to redefining social, collaborative, and intelligent sharing methods. Through Flux, it allows communities to coordinate with higher privacy, proactivity, and collaboration capabilities, and promotes effective data exchange among different users based on the data-sharing economy of the ADAM layer.

Mailchain is an innovative Web3 communication protocol designed to provide a simple and user-friendly solution similar to traditional email, allowing users to send and receive messages between blockchain addresses. It supports multiple blockchains and enhances the standards of decentralized communication through collaboration, offering a more secure and private message management experience.

Flux is a decentralized social network that allows users to interact and communicate without centralized control. The platform focuses on user privacy, providing secure communication methods to ensure that user data is not misused.

DAO

Fractal can use the Safe module to create sub-DAOs and add new types of governance mechanisms for each treasury, allowing organizations to gradually decentralize their treasuries.

Decent DAO is an organization focused on on-chain privacy and accelerating the decentralization of key institutions. The organization supports multiple projects, including Fractal, Lumeproof, and Sarcophagus.

DeFi

Kayra is a decentralized dark pool exchange based on order book multi-party computation technology, aimed at providing a privacy-protecting trading experience. It is currently operating on multiple testnets and is committed to providing users with a secure and private trading environment.

Aspecta is a platform focused on trading BuildKey, where users can conduct airdrops, token, and NFT transactions.

Choose K is a financial services company committed to transformation, building scalable private and secure workflows through secure computing technology.

Hopscotch is a decentralized trading platform focused on seamless transactions, aiming to provide a simple, fast, and secure trading experience.

Salt is a programmable new wealth management solution that allows users to set up isolated accounts. By delegating micro-keys, AI agents can execute complex investment strategies based on pre-set policy directives. At the same time, through collaboration, it is possible to protect user privacy while implementing open logic.

J Labs aims to build the next generation wallet, ensuring the security of asset transfers through a secure MPC custody solution.

Verida is a decentralized database network and self-custody wallet that aims to break the limitations of traditional centralized data storage models, providing users with a more secure and autonomous way of managing their data.

Bitcash is a platform aimed at providing secure and flexible cryptocurrency solutions, focusing on the use of digital tokens and stablecoins.

DeSci

Space of Mind is a platform focused on providing affordable peer support for individuals experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress, achieving privacy and security management of patient data through secure technology.

Monadic DNA focuses on the security and privacy of individual genomic data, aiming to help users own and manage their genetic information, avoiding the risk of data breaches caused by insecure methods. The project utilizes blind computation technology, allowing for the secure processing of data and the generation of DNA passports after users upload their raw DNA files, while ensuring that user data is not leaked.

AgeRate is an online platform designed to help people achieve a healthier and longer life. Users only need to collect a small blood sample and send it back to receive a health score and recommendations. The interface is easy to use, helping users understand complex health concepts.

Maya is a decentralized platform focused on providing high-value psychedelic services. Through collaboration, it ensures the security and privacy of user data while offering high-quality mental health solutions.

DeSciWorld is a decentralized science platform that plans to launch a series of new features, including a scientific NFT marketplace, a P2P funding market, and community tools, further promoting decentralized research.

DePIN

Mizu is a platform that combines a data repository and a decentralized processing network, aiming to democratize AI development and address the issue of large language models being monopolized by tech giants. It seeks to achieve decentralized data processing through blockchain, promoting the transparency and accessibility of AI applications.

Pindora is a DePIN aggregation platform designed to provide secure computing and storage infrastructure for the supply chain industry, facilitating fully traceable connections among global supply chain participants, and achieving secure, private, and decentralized cross-company data interfaces through collaboration.

The focus of the AI track has shifted from pure hype to functional AI agents, and the market's attention has moved from mere attention to the realization of real application scenarios. Projects like Nillion, which already have practical uses and thriving ecosystems, are worthy of continued attention from investors.