Pavel Durov announced the launch of Cocoon, a decentralized artificial intelligence network operating on the TON blockchain.

How Cocoon works

Cocoon aggregates computing power worldwide, enabling GPU owners to lease resources to the network and receive payments in Toncoin (TON).

The platform is reported to already process user requests, which suggests early operational capability and participation from distributed resource providers.

• Owners of GPUs supply cycles to the network and are compensated in Toncoin.
• The architecture distributes workloads across multiple, geographically separated nodes to execute AI tasks.
• Resource allocation and payments rely on the underlying TON blockchain mechanics.

Privacy and Telegram integration

Durov emphasized that Cocoon allows AI operations to be executed without routing user data through major corporate intermediaries.

According to Durov, Telegram will begin receiving AI features built on this privacy-oriented infrastructure in the near future.

Positioning and incentives

The project aims to offer an alternative to centralized cloud providers such as Amazon and Microsoft, shifting trust toward distributed participants and local resource owners.

Payments in Toncoin create an economic incentive for contributors, while decentralization intends to reduce single points of failure and centralized control.