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Introducing the Conwai chain
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Autonomous Agents? AI-generated memes? On-chain Machine Learning? Tokenized GPUs? Yes, yes, and absolutely yes. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world and deserves a blockchain built entirely with its needs in mind. A dedicated ecosystem where AI can thrive—autonomously adapting, innovating, and driving groundbreaking applications. This is the future, and we’re building it.
The Conwai Chain
Named after the mathematician John Conway, known for the Game of Life, Conwai integrates principles of autonomy and evolution in digital systems. Our mission is to create a blockchain designed specifically for every stage of AI development and deployment.
The convergence of blockchain technology and AI is already happening, but the current AI x Crypto landscape is fragmented and inefficient. AI tools like model wrappers, data exchanges, inference networks, and reinforcement learning agents are scattered across multiple chains. This setup creates friction, increases costs, and slows innovation.
The purpose and applications of each blockchain are shaped by its technical foundation, developer ecosystem, history, and partnerships. For example:
- Ethereum has become the primary chain for DeFi, DAOs, and high-value NFTs.
- Solana targets gaming, high-frequency trading, and meme culture.
However, no blockchain has yet emerged as the leader for AI. Conwai is the first blockchain specifically built to support the entire AI lifecycle. With its infrastructure, Conwai aims to bring AI-driven applications onto a single, unified platform, addressing the fragmentation across AI x Crypto ecosystems.
One Chain for the Full AI Lifecycle
Conwai is a Layer 3 designed for high-throughput AI computations and seamless on-chain/off-chain communication. Every aspect of the ecosystem supports AI applications that require low latency, high security, and large data flows. This setup allows developers to create scalable dApps at low cost, enabling new AI-driven use cases that traditional blockchains cannot support.
Conwai provides an integrated ecosystem built for AI. Whether you need data, models, or deployment tools, Conwai offers a unified network where all elements of the AI lifecycle are connected, making operations faster, cheaper, and simpler.
The Conwai chain is EVM+ compatible and supports C++ and Rust development. To explore our testnet or learn more, visit the Conwai universe.
The Conwai token is essential to the ecosystem, serving multiple purposes. It acts as the supralayer gas token for transactions across the network, validator stake and reward token for securing the chain, and as a grant for dApp user onboarding. The token is the standard pair for model and data marketplaces, forming the currency backbone of the AI economy. It also facilitates protocol governance and serves as collateral in DeFi applications, creating a streamlined environment for developers and users alike.
From Data Collection, Labeling, and Preprocessing to Model Training, Fine-Tuning, Inference, RAG, and RLHF, our ecosystem and modules support rapid deployment and cost-effective scaling for AI-powered projects.
Our approach and vision
Our approach focuses on creating a low-friction on-chain experience, making onboarding straightforward for builders and ultimately delivering a better experience for users. Builders from different AI lifecycle stages don’t need to leave the Conwai ecosystem, as all relevant verticals are represented. This setup reduces costs and operational friction, enabling efficient development within a single, cohesive ecosystem. In addition to supporting various AI lifecycle verticals, we actively encourage and foster work on innovative areas such as autonomous agents, data exchanges, tokenized GPUs, inference networks, and smaller, efficient models. Our goal is to create an environment where these advancements can thrive, bringing together diverse tools and technologies that drive AI forward.
About Us
The Conwai team brings experience from leading companies across various industries, including Tower Research, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Electronic Arts, Namco, Huobi, Crypto.com, and Alphagrep. We are collaborating with Time Research, Rocinante Research, Cambridge University, 0G Labs, Camelot Exchange, enqAI, and other partners.