Sophon and Aethir Announce Strategic Collaboration to Boost Decentralized Computing

Sophon and Aethir have declared the start of a strategic partnership that will link the 800,000 robust members of the Aethir decentralized computing community with the more than 3 million people who registered for Sophon’s pre-launch campaigns.

Aethir will debut on Sophon as part of the partnership shortly after its mainnet launch, which is slated for Q3 2024. The projects will also carry out a node swap between the two communities, since both have recently finished very successful node sales to the public.

Cloud gaming and AI/ML training are two GPU-intensive applications that are powered by Aethir, a distributed compute network. The infrastructure for checkers and rewards as well as the compute providers themselves make up the two main parts of the Aethir network. Launched on Sophon, the former will primarily manage the verification and rewards distribution process. Furthermore, Aethir is set to launch a permissionless platform for computing that will be available on Sophon.

Furthermore, Sophon will operate Aethir checker nodes to guarantee the network’s resilience and dependability. To ensure that both communities have a stake in the partnership’s success, Sophon and Aethir node operators will get a portion of each partner’s tokens as part of the node swap and larger cooperation.

Dan stated:

“The merging of Aethir’s robust decentralized compute infrastructure with Sophon’s cutting-edge ZK Stack technology heralds a new era for high-performance computing. This collaboration will help make top-of-the-line GPU computing more accessible and reliable for AI, ML, and cloud gaming applications. By leveraging Sophon’s advanced blockchain capabilities, we can ensure increased innovation and expansion of the reach of decentralized compute networks.”

Seb, the Co-Founder of Sophon stated:

“We’re thrilled to be working together with Aethir to represent the very best of what Web3 is offering next. The long term goals of Sophon and Aethir made this a natural partnership that will deliver value to both ecosystem communities, which we’re incredibly excited about”.

Daniel Wang, CEO, Aethir stated:

“Decentralized compute networks and DePIN are some of the killer applications of blockchain technology, and the high performance and plug-and-play nature of our ZK chain makes it the perfect home for hosting critical components of a distributed compute network.”

ZKsync is the driving force behind Sophon, a modular blockchain based on the ZK Stack architecture. Started by former executives of ZKsync and supported by a variety of funding sources, including Spartan, SevenX, OKX Ventures, Huobi Ventures, and others, it will be one of the first examples of the expanded and modular ZK Stack, which allows organizations to start highly secure and scalable EVM-based chains. Sophon will gain from low latency without sacrificing security since it is built on the same technological stack as ZKsync Era, since the majority of competing L2 solutions continue to be heavily centralized in many crucial functions.