Telegram founder launches confidential AI computing network Cocoon: focusing on GPU mining and deeply integrating TON and Telegram
Telegram founder Durov announced the launch of Cocoon at Blockchain Life 2025 in Dubai, and predicted that this confidential AI computing network will be launched in November, combining the TON blockchain and GPU mining, allowing users to use AI computing power with privacy protection.
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Pavel Durov, founder of instant messaging software giant Telegram, held Blockchain Life in Dubai on October 29, 2025. On the main stage of the 2025 forum, the launch of a decentralized network called "Cocoon" was officially announced. The network's full name is Confidential Compute Open Network (Confidential Compute Open Network), which aims to deeply integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and TON blockchain technology to provide AI computing services with privacy protection.
From the main stage of Blockchain Life 2025, Pavel Durov (@durov) announced Cocoon, a Confidential Compute Open Network built on top of @ton_blockchain & Telegram ecosystems.
Key takeaways:
• Built on TON and powered by GPU-based mining
• Focused on private and confidential… pic.twitter.com/f6Lz7OQ59k— The Open Platform (@topdotco) October 29, 2025
What are the highlights of Cocoon?
Cocoon is built on the TON blockchain and powered by GPU mining. GPU holders can obtain TON tokens by contributing computing resources to "mining", while AI application developers can obtain efficient computing power at low cost. Its most critical feature is "confidential computing": user data is fully encrypted, eliminating the risk of centralized AI platforms collecting personal information.
Durov emphasized that Telegram will be deeply involved in subsequent development and become the best interface for Cocoon to interact with users. It is expected to be officially launched in November 2025. The community interprets this as a key step for the Telegram ecosystem to fully advance into the three major areas of "AI + privacy + decentralization". In addition, Durov also revealed that in the past year, third-party developers have generated more than $1 billion in revenue on Telegram Mini Apps, showing that the Telegram economy has huge scale and business potential.
TON Coin Price Performance
In terms of market, after the announcement of Cocoon, the price of TON token did not seem to fluctuate much. At the time of writing, it was temporarily trading at US$2.24, with a market value of approximately US$5.67 billion, a slight increase of 5.2% in the past week.
