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Telegram Unveils Cocoon, a TON-Based Network for Private AI Compute

The project aims to deliver private AI inference on distributed GPUs using the TON blockchain.

Overview

  • Pavel Durov introduced Cocoon at the Blockchain Life 2025 conference in Dubai, framing it as the Confidential Compute Open Network.
  • GPU owners will be able to supply compute and earn Toncoin, while developers tap a market-driven, censorship-resistant system for low-cost inference.
  • Telegram will be the first large-scale customer, integrating Cocoon into its mini-app and bot ecosystem for AI tasks like summarization and writing assistance.
  • Cocoon is slated to launch in November 2025, and applications are open now for both hardware providers and developers.
  • AlphaTON Capital announced plans to invest in high-performance GPU infrastructure to help supply compute capacity for Cocoon at launch.