AI Meets Blockchain: How the Convergence is Powering the Future of Decentralization

AI and blockchain are highly complementary and rapidly converging, where one patches the other’s blind spots, producing systems that are smarter and more trustworthy.

Simplifying Bittensor (TAO), the Decentralized AI Marketplace

InfStones is excited to dive into Bittensor (TAO), a revolutionary decentralized AI marketplace that’s reshaping how machine intelligence is developed and shared

Unpacking Mellow's Approach to Shared Security (Part 2)

Symbiotic has partnered with Mellow Finance to integrate Mellow’s flagship liquid restaking solution on Symbiotic. This partnership allows vault curators to create self-titled, customizable Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTs).

Simplifying Babylon’s Shared Security Protocol

Babylon introduces a novel solution: the Bitcoin Staking Protocol, which allows Bitcoin holders to stake and restake their BTC to secure different Proof-of-Stake based blockchains without moving their assets off the Bitcoin network. InfStones is dedicated to supporting innovation in staking services, and we’re excited to announce our plans to accept client delegations for Babylon’s upcoming Cap-3.

Project Research Report: 0G, Fastest Modular AI chain

Explore the 0G Node Sale Project Report, providing a comprehensive overview of 0G (Zero Gravity) and its groundbreaking decentralized AI operating system. Learn about the $0G token, AI Alignment Nodes, and the network’s advanced components, including scalable data availability, decentralized storage, and AI model monitoring. Discover how AI Alignment Nodes help secure 0G’s ecosystem and reward users, with node sales starting now with InfStones. This report offers valuable insights into 0G’s business model, technical architecture, tokenomics, and more. Perfect for investors and developers interested in decentralized AI and blockchain technology.

Simplifying Jito’s Solana Restaking Protocol

Restaking is a blockchain-native method that allows end-users to simultaneously stake the same tokens on the main blockchain and other protocols built on top, securing multiple networks at once. Applications such as bridges, oracles, and interoperability infrastructure benefit from restaking by renting security from the underlying network. This benefits these applications because they no longer have to spend time recruiting a decentralized set of validators and stakers, and can instead focus entirely on their product development. The payments from these applications to the underlying network is returned to the stakers as restaking rewards. In other words, stakers are being rewarded for sharing the security of the underlying network. However, restaking also comes with increased risks, particularly in the form of slashing. Slashing is a mechanism used in PoS blockchains to penalize validators who fail to act in the best interest of the network. In the context of restaking, the risk of slashing is increased due to the additional commitments made by the staker. For a more detailed introduction on restaking and the need for shared security, please see InfStones’ recent article on Symbiotic here.

Simplifying Proof of Liquidity - Berachain Primer

Berachain is a Layer-1 blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK, fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). It aims to transform liquidity management in decentralized finance (DeFi) through its innovative Proof of Liquidity (PoL) consensus mechanism and tri-token economic model. Traditional Proof of Stake (PoS) systems often misalign incentives between validators and applications.

Understanding EigenLayer Programmatic Incentives v1: How to Participate

The Eigen Foundation recently announced a new Programmatic Incentives v1 program to reward stakers and operators for supporting Actively Validated Services (AVSs) via a continuous weekly reward system. If you’re a staker holding EIGEN tokens from the Season 2 Stakedrop, you’re already in an ideal position to start earning rewards through this program. In this article, we’ll break down how these incentives work, how to qualify for them, and how delegating to InfStones ensures you're eligible for these ongoing rewards.

Unpacking Symbiotic’s Approach to Shared Security (Part 1)

The Need for Restaking Blockchain developers building new protocols that interact with Ethereum require a trustless way to validate all the data that originates off-chain. In other words, developers have the difficult task of bootstrapping their own decentralized network of computers to validate information and provide consensus, including determining how to incentivize other users to join their networks and run their node software on their machines. The Ethereum network already has a massive decentralized network of validators with over 1 million active nodes. Ethereum uses a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, meaning node operators stake capital in the form of ETH to participate, earning rewards for securing the network and facing a loss of financial capital (i.e., slashing) if they misbehave. There's currently over 32M ETH, worth over USD 110B, staked to secure the Ethereum network.

Understanding Babylon Bitcoin Staking and How to Participate

The Babylon staking protocol allows Bitcoin holders to stake their Bitcoin directly on Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains without relying on third-party custodians, cross-chain bridges, or token wrapping. Babylon is set to significantly expand Bitcoin’s utility beyond its traditional roles of value storage and payments. Babylon also introduces slashable economic security to the PoS blockchains it supports. If the staked Bitcoin or its supported validators misbehave, penalties like slashing are enforced.