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Quintes Protocol is set to redefine decentralized finance (DeFi) with its innovative no-depreciation cryptocurrency model. Now protected by a newly-secured Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) PCT/IB2024/061188 from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), this groundbreaking protocol offers a unique approach to perpetual asset growth, ensuring long-term value stability and positioning itself as a global disruptive force in the evolving cryptocurrency market.
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The decentralized AI niche within the blockchain space has exploded over the past year. According to data from CoinMarketCap, the market capitalization of AI and big data crypto projects has grown from $16.17 billion in December 2023 to peak at over $70 billion on Dec. 6, 2024.
The artificial intelligence sector has exploded and seems to show no signs of slowing down. However, most companies and projects utilize centralized services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cloud computing power, which can be costly and prone to outages.
Theta Labs head of strategy Wes Levitt says the decentralized cloud is more cost-effective and offers greater flexibility and reliability for AI solutions.
ZK-Proof is a popular cryptographic security protocol that allows one party to demonstrate knowledge of a piece of information without disclosing the information itself. Popular blockchain platforms like Ethereum, ZCash, and Polygon use this technology to enhance scalability and privacy.
The Bank of England highlighted the potential for ZK-Proof to make the Digital Pound private as current digital currencies.
The Bank of England is testing privacy-enhancing technologies like ZK-Proof (zero-knowledge proofs) to improve the privacy and security of its Digital Pound CBDC.