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In an era where data is the lifeblood of digital innovation — from AI models to decentralized finance — access to secure, real-world information has become essential. At the heart of this transformation lies decentralized data infrastructure: systems that bridge the gap between Web2 data sources and Web3 applications. Band has emerged as a leading solution in this space, redefining how smart contracts access APIs and real-time information across blockchains. As a validator on Band, InfStones plays a critical role in supporting this decentralized ecosystem and enabling the API-driven future of Web3.

High uptime is no longer a competitive edge—it’s the minimum requirement. What separates top validators in 2025 is how reliability is engineered. InfStones operates validator infrastructure using cloud-agnostic architectures that span multiple regions, providers, and hardware profiles. Production deployments are intentionally diversified across cloud environments and bare-metal setups to reduce correlated failure risk and avoid single-vendor dependencies.

Zero-knowledge proofs have quietly become one of the most important technologies in blockchain. InfStones is playing a critical role by supporting ZK-native projects like Succinct ($PROVE), Brevis ($BREV), and Boundless ($ZKC).

InfStones is proud to be a genesis operator and infrastructure partner for Zama, helping builders ship privacy-, compliance-, and composability‑first applications.

The demand for high-throughput networks has grown alongside increased activity in DeFi, gaming, AI-powered applications, and real-world asset tokenization. Monad’s design directly addresses these needs through:

As part of its continued commitment to advancing responsible blockchain adoption, InfStones participated in the High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Blockchain for Development, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York City.

The recent string of incidents in staking and blockchain infrastructure highlights a truth our industry can’t ignore: resilience, security, and compliance are everything. From infrastructure issues that forced validator exits, to the $41M API compromise impacting SwissBorg, to the ripple effects of Node Package Manager (NPM) vulnerabilities — these events remind us how critical it is to choose partners that prioritize security and operational stability above all else.

Ether.fi is the fastest-growing liquid restaking protocol on Ethereum with over $7 billion in TVL. InfStones is a critical operator on Ether.fi and the perfect partner to keep its validator layer secure and compliant for institutions.

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.

This report provides a concise overview of Sahara AI — a decentralized infrastructure protocol designed to support open collaboration across AI models, data, and agents. As one of the early SIWA public testnet validators, we prepared this report to help strengthen ecosystem awareness and highlight key aspects of Sahara’s design.