Santa Clara, CA, April 27, 2024, Chainwire
CARV, the largest modular data layer for gaming and AI, today announced the sale of its highly anticipated debut node. This is another important milestone toward CARV’s mission to maximize data innovation while ensuring individuals can share in the value created by a user-owned Internet.
Starting May 13, users around the world will be able to become part of CARV’s decentralized data network and run lightweight validation nodes, contributing to the redistribution of value and earning rewards.
What are nodes and why?
Imagine a future where your data is truly yours – a future where users can own, control, and monetize all the personal data they create. Thanks to CARV’s groundbreaking data-to-value exchange platform, this vision is becoming a reality. Through its modular data layer, CARV is transforming the way personal data is used and shared in gaming, AI, and countless other fields, paving the way for a user-owned internet where individuals can rightfully benefit from the value their data generates. .
Over 2.5 million users have already joined this data revolution, making CARV one of the largest ecosystems with over 650K unique active wallets (UAW) across multiple blockchain networks including zkSync, Linea, opBNB, Ronin, and 40+ chains. I ranked it.
As the CARV ecosystem continues to expand, running validator nodes is critical to maintaining integrity and security in a decentralized data processing environment. Verifier nodes verify proofs generated by Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) nodes to ensure that data processing is performed safely and as intended. A majority of honest validators (>50%) is critical to accurately verifying and recording proof results on the blockchain, maintaining protocol trustworthiness while protecting privacy.
Benefits of running a node with CARV
CARV’s debut node sale makes this possible by offering a limited supply of 100,000 validator nodes through a multi-tiered pricing system starting at less than $500. In return, node operators will receive a significant portion of the network’s native $CARV tokens. 25% of the total supply is allocated for distribution to validators and will be released over time.
Based on a release model of 25% reduction every 6 months, approximately 50% of tokens are expected to be released in the first year alone. With over 700 game and AI companies integrated, rewards are also provided from ecosystem partners. Validator nodes are designed to be as simple as getting up and running in just a few steps. There is also a one-click solution that allows you to delegate to a node as a service provider.
This bold step toward decentralization allows users to actively participate in a new data economy that respects user autonomy and privacy.
“We have reached an inflection point where users rightfully demand ownership and compensation for their data,” said CARV co-founder Victor Yu. “Our node sale is a big step toward realizing that vision by enabling everyone to be an active stakeholder in a truly decentralized data ecosystem.”
CARV node sales will proceed in the following steps:
- Institutional/group sales: 12:00 PM UTC, May 3, 2024 (e.g. via Launchpad, syndicated DAO, NFT community, etc.)
- Whitelist node sales begin: May 13, 2024, 12:00 PM (UTC) (available for 48 hours)
- Public node sales begin: May 15, 2024, 12:00 PM (UTC)
For more information on selling CARV nodes and how to participate, see here or https://node.carv.io/.
Highlights of CARV
- Veteran team with gaming, AI, and Web3 experience: CARV’s founding team is comprised of Electronic Arts, Garena, Tencent Games, Coinbase, OKX, BNBChain, Google, TikTok Ads, McKinsey, LINO, d.Live (exited on TRON), and Contentos (listed on Binance).
- Initiator of ERC7231is a standard approved by the Ethereum Foundation in early 2024 to bind multiple Web2 and Web3 identities to a single non-fungible token (NFT) and achieve encrypted aggregation of multi-domain identity data.
- Integration of over 750 gaming and AI companies Join the CARV ecosystem. Top gaming and AI partners include Netmarble’s MARBLEX, a $100 billion technology player with over 40% ownership in leading large language models including Off the Grid, Pixels, Pixelmon, Illuvium, Axie Infinity, BinaryX, and Shrapnel. CARV is highly profitable with millions of dollars in monthly revenue.
- Ranked 3rd globally with an average of over 500,000 on-chain activities. Daily Unique Active Wallet (UAW). It also ranked first across Ronin, zkSync, and Linea, which were deployed on more than 40 chains.
- $20M in funding raised from Tier 1 VCs and game backers. Vertex Ventures (Temasek subsidiary), ConsenSys (MetaMask), Tribe Capital, HashKey Capital, IOSG, OKX Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, No Limit Holdings, Draper Dragon, Lyrik Ventures, Arweave, W3GG, EVOS Gaming, LiquidX, SNACKCLUB , Netmarble’s MARBLEX, etc.
Introduction to CARVs
CARV is the largest modular data layer for gaming, AI, and infinity, transforming the way data is used and shared. To pioneer a future where data creates value for everyone, CARV has built the CARV Protocol, a modular data layer integrated with an ecosystem of over 40 chains, and CARV Play, its flagship game and super app. CARV has over 2.5 million registered users and 700 integrated games, making it the largest application on Linea, opBNB, zkSync, Ronin, etc. CARV is backed by top-tier funds and ecosystems such as Temasek’s Vertex Ventures, ConsenSys (developer of Metamask), Tribe Capital, IOSG Ventures, HashKey Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, MARBELX, and more. For more information, visit carv.io.
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