DeCenter Foundation Launches to Reboot the AI Cloud With Decentralized, Ethical Compute
As AI infrastructure strains under rising compute demands and ethical scrutiny, a new player is entering the arena with a bold alternative. DeCenter Foundation, a joint initiative by IPTP Networks and MCB Ventures, today announced the launch of a next-gen decentralized AI Cloud, aiming to overhaul the way AI infrastructure is built, governed, and scaled.
At the core of DeCenter’s mission is a reimagining of the AI stack—from opaque, centralized models to an open, transparent, and community-aligned platform powered by Hybrid Real-World Asset (RWA) Data Centers and DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) Edge nodes. In other words: a more human-first, verifiable foundation for AI compute in a world that desperately needs it.
“AI infrastructure must be built on transparency, ethics, and community-driven values,” said Vladimir Kangin, Founder and CEO of IPTP Networks. “DeCenter Foundation is a critical step to bring this vision to life—starting in Asia.”
Why DeCenter, and Why Now?
The global AI compute market is on track to hit $100 billion by 2026, but most of today’s infrastructure is centralized, expensive, and ethically murky. From data privacy concerns to carbon-intensive data centers, the status quo isn’t exactly future-proof.
DeCenter aims to fix that. Its two-pronged strategy:
- Deploy AI-centric Data Centers across Asia, optimized for hybrid ownership and local infrastructure resilience.
- Launch the DeCenter Platform, an open-source architecture coordinating compute contributions, infrastructure resources, and asset-backed ownership—all on blockchain rails.
This framework not only decentralizes control but ties infrastructure to real-world value—bringing tangible transparency to how and where AI is run.
A Cloud That Thinks Like the Future
Unlike traditional cloud giants, which operate on siloed, monolithic architectures, DeCenter’s model is modular, distributed, and real-world anchored. The platform enables:
- Transparent compute coordination
- Ownership mechanisms via tokenized RWAs
- Ethical, community-aligned governance
- Latency-reducing edge infrastructure
- Plug-and-play AI workloads for adaptive, real-time, and ambient applications
If Akka’s recent launch of its Agentic AI Platform focused on taming intelligent agents at enterprise scale, DeCenter’s vision is about reengineering the very ground those agents stand on.
Together, they’re carving a path toward operationally viable, ethically rooted AI systems—DeCenter at the infrastructure level, Akka at the orchestration and behavior layer.
Beyond the Buzzwords: Why It Matters
AI’s future won’t be defined solely by better models—it’ll hinge on how responsibly and reliably those models are deployed at scale. With increasing demand for sovereign AI infrastructure, data locality, and ethical design, DeCenter’s timing couldn’t be sharper.
And while the project is launching in Asia, its implications are global. If successful, DeCenter could become a blueprint for decentralized, verifiable AI clouds—especially appealing to nations and enterprises looking to reduce dependency on hyperscalers like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
DeCenter’s debut is more than just another Web3-meets-AI initiative. It’s a pointed response to the increasingly centralized nature of AI infrastructure—a rebuild from the ground up, grounded in human values, real-world assets, and transparent coordination.
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