ZEC shot up 10x in a month and left me completely stunned. Checked GPT and found out it might be due to halving + increasing demand for privacy. Anyway, one thing’s for sure: the demand for privacy in blockchain’s future is definitely going to explode. This directly benefits two sectors: ZK + FHE. These two are the kings of the privacy track. Cysic @cysic_xyz, as the only ZK + AI dual-track project that hasn’t issued a token yet, is naturally worth paying attention to. Earlier, we talked about Cysic @cysic_xyz, whose core lies in the ComputeFi model + Cysic Network. Understanding the components of the Cysic Network is especially important. There are several key participants in the Cysic Network: ▰ **Compute Providers** Individuals or organizations contributing raw computing power to the network. Providers can range from a single GPU on a desktop computer to industrial-grade ASIC mining clusters. ▰ **Task Requesters** These are users, dApps, or enterprises that need computation. Requesters could be rollup operators needing zkSNARK proofs or zkVM prover networks requiring proof cycles. ▰ **Validators** Independent participants responsible for verifying the correctness of results. Especially for AI workloads, the verification process requires cryptographic proofs or redundancy mechanisms. ▰ **Marketplace** The coordination layer of the ComputeFi model. The marketplace matches tasks with providers, balancing performance, fairness, and reliability. Through ComputeFi, computation is no longer just a service but an asset class that anyone, anywhere can access.