Santa Clara, USA, July 1st, 2024, Chainwire
New Initiative to Expand Network and Reward Node Operators with Airdrops and Voting Privileges
CARV, the leading modular data layer for gaming and AI, is pleased to announce the introduction of its Alphanet, which is operated by 38,000 verifier nodes distributed to its community, with a total value of $35M. This marks a significant milestone in CARV’s mission to achieve true decentralization and a future where users own their data.
Nodes play a crucial role in empowering the CARV community as stakeholders, allowing users to have ownership, control, and the ability to monetize their data, while also enabling enterprises to innovate based on high-quality information. With the launch of the Alphanet, node operators can test the network and contribute to preventing system manipulation, thereby enhancing overall security through two-stage smart contract verification.
As reported by CoinDesk, CARV is moving towards becoming a truly decentralized and scalable protocol layer by giving its rapidly growing community the power to validate and secure data flows. This will enable seamless onboarding of high-quality games, gamers, and applications seeking a secure and decentralized data environment.
Starting from June 28, users can already download and operate Node Operation software. Beginning on July 1, node owners can start running nodes on the Alphanet and potentially earn test rewards. Contributions to data validation on the Alphanet will be correlated to rewards on mainnet launches. A total of 25% of the token supply is reserved for verifier rewards. This economic incentive aligns the long-term success of the protocol with the vested interests of the community.
CARV Co-Founder Victor Yu stated, “From the successful distribution of nodes to today’s Alphanet launch, we are making rapid progress towards a more decentralized and scalable network. The overwhelming participation of our community signifies their readiness for an open data frontier that generates value for users rather than corporations extracting it. With this significant milestone achieved, we can accelerate the development of the world’s most vibrant data ecosystem.”
The Alphanet launch builds on CARV’s momentum from recent high-profile partnerships. One of the most notable partnerships is with double jump.tokyo Inc., the pioneering Japanese Web3 gaming company and primary developers behind Oasys, the leading layer-1 blockchain designed for gamers. Through this collaboration, double jump.tokyo and Oasys will run CARV nodes and receive staked token rewards for voting in CARV’s governance. CARV is also working alongside other prominent Web2 and Web3 gaming companies such as Animoca Brands, Neowiz’ IntellaX, Google Cloud, and Netmarble’s MARBLEX, solidifying its position as the premier gaming and AI data layer that is ready to drive industry-wide innovation.
For more information on potential staking rewards, node economics, and CARV’s roadmap for catalyzing user-owned data economies, users can visit the comprehensive guide here and the operations guide here.
About CARV
CARV is the largest modular data layer for gaming and AI, leading the way towards a future where data creates value for everyone. As the creator of ERC7231, CARV has developed the CARV Protocol, a modular data layer that has integrated with over 40 blockchains, Google Cloud, and other identity, storage, infrastructure, and AI providers. CARV’s flagship gaming superapp, CARV Play, is integrated with over 790 web2 & 3 games and serves over 2.8 million gamers. CARV is supported by top-tier funds and ecosystems such as Temasek’s Vertex Ventures, ConsenSys (developer of Metamask), Tribe Capital, IOSG Ventures, Animoca Brands, HashKey Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, MARBELX, and more. For more information, users can visit carv.io.
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CARV
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