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ChainCatcher news, industry partner ByteTrade Lab of the FHL Vive Center at the University of California, Berkeley, announced a collaboration and the launch of a new decentralized artificial intelligence infrastructure project, GaiaNet.GaiaNet is a decentralized network that provides secure, censorship-resistant, and profitable AI agents, integrating everyone's proprietary knowledge and skills while protecting privacy. GaiaNet does not establish centralized servers but instead builds a distributed network composed of computing nodes controlled by individuals and businesses, hosting fine-tuned AI models based on the proprietary domain knowledge and expertise of the node operators.According to the vision of GaiaNet, its decentralized infrastructure will help to embrace more educators in a decentralized manner and promote AI teaching applications from elite higher education institutions to the professional development and professional services market. GaiaNet co-founder Shashank Sripada stated, "GaiaNet is also committed to simplifying operations, ensuring that individuals and businesses can easily set up their own nodes and fine-tune AI models using their proprietary knowledge."

ChainCatcher news, the second stop of the "OKX Web3 Campus Tour" in 2024 has now begun, partnering with the University of California, Berkeley to conduct blockchain exchange activities. Top industry partners such as ETH Foundation, ConsenSys, Metis, and Polyhedra have been invited to participate in the event to discuss and explore blockchain technology together.It is reported that the "OKX Web3 Campus Tour" aims to inspire young people and entrepreneurs in universities to engage in blockchain through campus activities, popularizing Web3 blockchain technology while promoting industry innovation, with the goal of connecting more quality talent to the industry. This year, the "OKX Web3 Campus Tour" will also collaborate with many university blockchain associations, including Harvard and MIT.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official blog post, the lightweight blockchain protocol Mina Protocol plans to deploy the Berkeley upgrade this year. The upgrade will bring performance enhancements, leveraging Mina's design without compromising scalability or decentralization.With the full support of ZK smart contracts on the mainnet, an infinite number of infrastructure and application improvements become possible. The Berkeley upgrade also includes performance improvements such as reduced slot time and validator optimizations.

ChainCatcher news, Oasis founder and UC Berkeley computer science professor Dawn Song tweeted that Berkeley is hosting a ZKP/web3 hackathon, open to the public from March 1 to May 2.It is reported that this ZKP / Web3 hackathon is organized by Berkeley RDI in collaboration with the ZKP MOOC (with approximately 3,500 global registrations), aiming to bring together all students, researchers, and practitioners to build and showcase their innovative work in ZKP, develop the ZKP community, and advance ZKP technology. (source link)