Scaling Secure AI Compute: Cluster Protocol & Ethernity Cloud Partnership
Mar 12, 2025
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As AI evolves, privacy and compute efficiency remain critical challenges for developers. Training AI models on sensitive datasets demands a secure and decentralized infrastructure that ensures confidentiality, integrity, and seamless execution.
To address these needs, Cluster Protocol is partnering with Ethernity Cloud, a decentralized confidential computing provider, to bring privacy-preserving AI compute to Web3. This collaboration enhances secure AI model training, confidential data processing, and scalable AI deployment, enabling AI developers to train, test, and execute AI workloads in a decentralized and privacy-first environment.
Together, Cluster Protocol and Ethernity Cloud are redefining AI compute infrastructure by integrating secure enclaves, decentralized AI execution, and confidential data workflows, unlocking new possibilities for AI in Web3.
Challenges in AI Compute & Privacy
Lack of Privacy in AI Training
AI models require secure execution environments to prevent data leaks and maintain privacy during training and inference. Traditional cloud services introduce centralized risks that can compromise sensitive AI workloads.
Compute Limitations for AI Developers
AI workloads demand scalable compute power that is both cost-effective and accessible. Centralized cloud providers often introduce latency issues, high costs, and restricted access, limiting AI development and deployment flexibility.
Limited Interoperability with Web3
Most AI infrastructure lacks seamless integration with decentralized applications and smart contracts, restricting on-chain AI execution and real-time blockchain interactions.
How Cluster Protocol & Ethernity Cloud Solve These Challenges
By integrating Ethernity Cloud's decentralized confidential computing with Cluster Protocol's AI execution framework, this partnership introduces secure AI training and enhanced compute availability for Web3-native AI applications.

Privacy-Preserving AI Model Training
Cluster can utilize Ethernity Cloud's confidential compute infrastructure to enable privacy-first AI training. This ensures that sensitive datasets remain protected while models train within secure enclaves.
Decentralized AI Compute Stack
Ethernity Cloud can provide its network of Mini PCs, Micro PCs, and Servers to Cluster's compute grid, enabling AI developers to access low-latency, decentralized compute resources on demand.
Confidential Compute Integration
Cluster can integrate Ethernity Cloud's secure compute stack into its AI platform, onboarding it into the Cluster AI marketplace. This allows developers to access Ethernity's privacy-preserving compute layer via Cluster's infrastructure.
On-Chain AI Execution & Data Security
Ethernity Cloud's Decentralized Confidential Computing (DeCC) protocol ensures:
✔ Encrypted AI model execution using Trusted Execution Environments (TEE).
✔ Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP) for execution verification.
✔ Decentralized data exchange with IPFS storage.
Scalable Compute for AI Workloads
AI developers using Cluster can now tap into Ethernity Cloud's expanding compute network, which operates across Bloxberg, Polygon, and IoTeX ecosystems, ensuring secure, efficient, and scalable AI deployments.
What This Partnership Delivers
For AI Developers
- Access to privacy-preserving AI compute for training and execution.
- Flexible compute options via Ethernity Cloud's decentralized compute stack.
- On-chain API access for secure AI deployment in Web3 applications.
For AI & Web3 Ecosystem
- Secure & decentralized AI execution with confidential compute.
- Seamless AI-agent deployment in Web3-native environments.
- Scalable infrastructure for AI models requiring privacy-first execution.
About Ethernity Cloud
Ethernity Cloud is redefining cloud computing with decentralized, privacy-first solutions. By leveraging secure enclaves (TEE) and Decentralized Confidential Computing (DeCC), Ethernity Cloud enables private, untouchable AI compute with on-chain zero-knowledge execution proofs.
💡 Key Features:
✔ Confidential AI execution via secure enclave technology.
✔ On-chain APIs & SDKs for Python & Node.js-based deployments.
✔ Decentralized storage integration with IPFS for data security.
✔ Expanding compute ecosystem across Bloxberg, Polygon, and IoTeX.
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About Cluster Protocol
Cluster Protocol is the co-ordination layer for AI agents, a carnot engine fueling the AI economy making sure the AI developers are monetized for their AI models and users get an unified seamless experience to build that next AI app/ agent within a virtual disposable environment facilitating the creation of modular, self-evolving AI agents.
Cluster Protocol also supports decentralized datasets and collaborative model training environments, which reduce the barriers to AI development and democratize access to computational resources. We believe in the power of templatization to streamline AI development.
Cluster Protocol offers a wide range of pre-built AI templates, allowing users to quickly create and customize AI solutions for their specific needs. Our intuitive infrastructure empowers users to create AI-powered applications without requiring deep technical expertise.
Cluster Protocol provides the necessary infrastructure for creating intelligent agentic workflows that can autonomously perform actions based on predefined rules and real-time data. Additionally, individuals can leverage our platform to automate their daily tasks, saving time and effort.
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