Telegram CEO Pavel Durov launched Cocoon, a privacy-first decentralized AI network on TON blockchain at Blockchain Life 2025 in Dubai, with AlphaTON Capital committing substantial GPU infrastructure investment.
By Ibrahim Ajibade
Editor Marco T. Lanz
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced the launch of Cocoon, a decentralized artificial intelligence network built on the TON blockchain, during his keynote at Blockchain Life 2025 in Dubai. In his speech, Durov emphasized the need to support digital freedoms and the right to privacy, setting the foundation for Cocoon’s core mission.
The network introduces a privacy-first model for decentralized AI inference, allowing application developers to compensate GPU owners with TON tokens for computing power. As a demonstration of confidence in the technology, Telegram will serve as Cocoon’s first customer, leveraging the network for confidential AI queries across its vast user base.
“It is a decentralized AI network built on top of TON where owners of hardware can make their GPU available and be rewarded with TON,” said Pavel Durov during the event.
Durov added that Telegram plans to invest heavily in promoting Cocoon through its channels and user communities, aligning with its broader vision to merge blockchain transparency with secure, high-performance AI systems.
Following Durov’s announcement, AlphaTON Capital (NASDAQ: ATON) issued a press release, revealing plans to make a substantial investment in GPU and data center infrastructure to power Cocoon’s decentralized AI network.
The company said it will deploy high-memory GPU clusters optimized for AI inference workloads across strategically located data centers to ensure low-latency and high-throughput performance.
Cocoon’s architecture allows GPU owners to earn TON tokens for providing computational capacity, a model designed to democratize AI access while maintaining user data confidentiality. AlphaTON Capital’s participation reinforces its commitment to the TON and Telegram ecosystems.
“The launch of Cocoon marks a pivotal moment in the convergence of blockchain, data protection, and artificial intelligence. Our investment in enterprise-grade GPU infrastructure ensures Cocoon has the capacity to serve Telegram and other AI applications from day one,” said Brittany Kaiser, CEO of AlphaTON Capital.
The Cocoon network is scheduled to launch in November 2025, following developer and GPU provider onboarding. As Telegram’s decentralized AI ambitions take shape, Cocoon could redefine how data privacy and computation are managed across Web3-based machine intelligence networks.
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Ibrahim Ajibade is a seasoned research analyst with a background in supporting various Web3 startups and financial organizations. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics and is currently studying for a Master’s in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at the University of Malta.
