Oasis Protocol Launches ROFL Mainnet for Trustless AI Computations

The Oasis Protocol Foundation has announced the official launch of the ROFL Mainnet, a groundbreaking verifiable off-chain compute framework designed to power AI applications. This new framework is positioned as a "Trustless AWS" for AI, providing a white-label compute layer where developers can deploy powerful services with built-in privacy and trust. The ROFL Mainnet aims to bridge the gap between the blockchain ecosystem's limited application layer and AI's pervasive trust issues by offering a decentralized and secure environment for AI computations.

ROFL enables developers to perform complex computations off-chain while retaining blockchain-level trust, verification, and privacy. This is achieved through the use of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), which allow for resource-intensive operations to be executed off-chain within secure enclaves. The results of these computations can then be cryptographically verified and connected back to smart contracts on-chain, unlocking new use cases across the AI and blockchain landscape.

Jernej Kos, co-founder of the Oasis Protocol Foundation, emphasized the importance of building applications with privacy and transparency built into their infrastructure. He stated that ROFL is a production-ready platform that will serve as plug-and-play infrastructure for the next wave of AI applications. This framework is designed to support a wide variety of future products, including game hosting, MCP servers, LLM oracles, price oracles, AI-powered chatbots, and more.

Two standout projects already building on ROFL underscore the platform’s versatility. Zeph, a privacy-first AI companion platform, utilizes ROFL to maintain user data confidentiality through trusted execution environments. This is particularly important in a space plagued by security concerns, as a 2023 study in the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine found 74% of companion apps posed “Critical” or “High” security risks. Zeph ensures sensitive data remains protected and verifiable. WT3, an autonomous AI agent for decentralized trading strategies, is leveraging ROFL to deliver fully private, trustless key management and trade execution. The project is funded with $100,000 in seed capital from the Oasis Protocol Foundation to accelerate development.

ROFL's integration with the Oasis TEE Cloud, a robust infrastructure offering developers a full end-to-end TEE-as-a-Service, makes it a unique solution in the market. By combining blockchain’s integrity with the processing power of offchain computation, ROFL offers a breakthrough solution to two of today’s biggest tech challenges: the blockchain ecosystem’s limited application layer and AI’s pervasive trust issues. This innovation is a significant step forward in the integration of blockchain and AI, paving the way for more secure and trustworthy AI applications in various industries.

Builders can start exploring how to leverage ROFL at the oasis.net/rofl-deck. The Oasis Protocol Foundation is the steward of the Oasis Network, a Layer 1 blockchain platform focused on privacy, scalability, and versatility. It offers the first production-ready confidential EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine), Sapphire, enabling privacy-preserving smart contracts and decentralized applications. The network is expanding its focus to include AI applications, positioning itself at the intersection of blockchain, privacy, and artificial intelligence.