Recently, the most discussed topics in the circle, besides market fluctuations, are how AI and blockchain connect with each other. But to be honest, most are just slogans; very few can actually be implemented.
It wasn't until I dug into the details of Mind Network that I saw something real—this team not only knows how to handle Web2 giants but has also turned technology into "practical tools" in the fields of AI security and on-chain encryption.
Let’s first talk about the most eye-catching Agentic World. Simply put, this is a world where AI agents can work independently. Imagine, in the future, you won’t need to monitor the market yourself or manually transfer funds—let AI agents handle everything for you. But the problem arises: will these AIs secretly leak your data? Will they collude to trick you? Mind Network directly uses FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) to eliminate these risks: data is encrypted throughout, AIs cannot see the original text while chatting, and even the calculation process includes "passwords", yet the calculations are accurate.
Take the financial scenario as an example. You can have two AI agents help you with cross-border arbitrage, one checking the exchange rate and the other handling the transfer. With Agentic World's encryption mechanism, the two AIs can cooperate smoothly without either accessing your bank account information; even if one of them tries to "cut corners" by reporting a false exchange rate, the system can directly verify the authenticity of the result, and it can't be fooled. The underlying MCP protocol acts like an "AI credit identification card"; no matter how many agents collaborate, you can see who is reliable and who is causing trouble at a glance.
Speaking of encryption, I have to mention their FHE Bridge. This is not just an ordinary cross-chain bridge—it's the invisible address that Vitalik mentioned before, directly implemented here using FHE. Simply put, when you transfer USDC to a friend, the real address cannot be seen on the chain; only a string of encrypted code is visible, and the other party can only receive it by decrypting. Even more impressive is that they are about to integrate Circle's CCTP, so in the future, USDC cross-chain will not only be fast but also fully encrypted, addressing the compliance and privacy concerns that institutional leaders care about.
By the way, their MindX chat tool is quite interesting. Using the DeepSeek model to chat about sensitive topics, like "how to manage this month's salary for maximum benefit", it's all encrypted and the chat records are stored in a decentralized "encrypted database", so even if the platform wanted to sneak a peek, they couldn't. The key point is that this is also the first project officially integrated with FHE by DeepSeek; you can tell how strong the technology is by looking at the partners.
The most remarkable thing is their layout in Web2. As the first Web3 company to cooperate with the ByteDance ecosystem, they are now able to use their AI privacy services on the Coze platform. Just think about it, Lark's 40 million users will be using AI to handle work, and data security will rely entirely on Mind Network's encryption technology; the market potential is incredible. Their previous collaboration with Alibaba Cloud followed the same approach—moving trusted AI directly to the cloud, ensuring security whether it's for enterprise accounting or cross-border trade.
Some might ask, aren’t there projects like Privesea in the FHE space? In fact, everyone's direction is completely different; Mind Network is not focused on a single encryption scenario but rather has made technology into "infrastructure"—for example, their on-chain encrypted messaging protocol directly moves the logic of traditional financial SWIFT messages onto the chain. When real estate is on the chain, privacy documents like property certificates and appraisal reports are encrypted and packaged into NFTs, visible only to authorized individuals, preventing tampering and ensuring compliance; this is how RWA should look.
Now Vitalik emphasizes the importance of security every day, and Mind Network’s approach seems to have hit the right rhythm. Whether it’s AI agent collaboration or on-chain asset transfers, the core is "encrypted but usable"—data is kept secure, and the work that needs to be done is not delayed at all. Coupled with the support from ecosystems like ByteDance and Alibaba Cloud, calling it the "security infrastructure" of the AI era is not an exaggeration.
By the way, they've recently shared a lot of new developments on Twitter, so those interested can go interact. After all, in this era of AI and blockchain colliding crazily, being able to turn technology into products that are "usable, easy to use, and dare to use" is truly impressive. I'm already a fan of Mind Network’s operations.
