As an investor who has long focused on the intersection of #Web3 and #AI, I have recently become very interested in a project - @flock_io. It is not only a 'hot topic', but also a 'strong fundamental' rare #AI target, especially with the recent statements from the domestic government.

Just yesterday, on July 10th, the Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission held a meeting to discuss policy responses and development directions for cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. In plain terms, this means that the policy level has started to take this field seriously, rather than simply suppressing it. Against this backdrop, projects with a technical foundation, industry connection capabilities, and engineering capabilities are very likely to become the first beneficiaries of policy pilots. #Flock is such a project.

In the early days, we conducted detailed investment research and analysis on #Flock. It is a 'decentralized AI model training platform' that utilizes 'federated learning' to enable institutions, enterprises, and even individuals around the world to collaboratively train AI models without disclosing data. For more details, see the article below.

#Flock's recent actions are significant, and the future expectations are strong, with three key signals:

1️⃣ Won the 'Best Application Award' at the IEEE Global Blockchain Conference. This award is not a participation trophy; it is a top conference in the tech circle. Their paper studies how to safely use medical data across continents and hospitals for AI training, with a focus on blockchain + federated learning, aimed at solving medical data privacy and collaboration issues.

2️⃣ #Flock collaborated with Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen (Qwen). Alibaba is also advancing a large model ecosystem, and being able to collaborate with them is not something that just anyone can achieve, indicating that #Flock is not just doing academic research, but is genuinely promoting the implementation of technology.

3️⃣ The lock-up data and on-chain structure are very healthy: currently, the gmFLOCK lock-up amount is close to 60M, accounting for 30% of the circulation, with an APY of 50%+, indicating a structure that early participants are hesitant to move. A lot of short positions have accumulated in the 0.30–0.40 range, and once they get liquidated, it will become a natural 'eruption zone'.

From the current national policies and developments, I feel it is somewhat like the last cycle's #CFX. #CFX in the last cycle surged from a few cents to several dollars, a 20-fold increase, due to expectations of 'Hong Kong compliance'. Now, #Flock not only has expectations of 'Shanghai compliance', but also has academic awards, real technological cooperation, and on-chain structural support, making it more comprehensive from all aspects. Its potential is evident.

Currently, the price of #Flock is around $0.18, basically in a stage of 'nobody is paying attention, but the fundamentals have begun to ferment'. As long as it breaks through the $0.3–0.4 range, once the shorts are liquidated, it may enter a true trend market. Worth paying special attention to.