The cloud shouldn't require trust.
Ethernity Cloud is building the decentralized infrastructure layer for confidential computation — where the community owns the hardware and every execution is provable on-chain.
Centralized cloud is a single point of trust — and failure.
Every major cloud provider processes your data in plaintext. You have no proof that your code ran unmodified. No guarantee that the operator didn't read your data. No way to verify execution integrity after the fact. You trust AWS, Google, or Azure by default — because there's no alternative.
For AI, healthcare, finance, and any domain where data is the product, this trust model breaks down. A hospital running patient diagnostics in the cloud has no cryptographic proof the data wasn't accessed. An AI company running inference on proprietary models can't prove the weights weren't copied. An enterprise running compliance checks can't demonstrate to regulators exactly what code executed.
The infrastructure to solve this exists. It just isn't centralized.
Confidential compute on community-owned hardware.
Ethernity Cloud runs your code inside Intel SGX hardware enclaves on a decentralized network of 5,000+ independently operated nodes. Three enclaves process every task: one validates, one executes, one attests. They never share memory. Even the node operator can't see your data. Every execution produces a Proof of eXecution written to the blockchain.
Confidential computing is going mainstream.
Gartner named confidential computing a Top 10 Strategic Technology for 2026, predicting that more than 75% of operations running on untrusted infrastructure will use it by 2029. Every major cloud provider has launched confidential computing services (Azure Confidential Computing, AWS Nitro Enclaves, GCP Confidential VMs) — but they're all centralized, and you still trust the provider. Ethernity Cloud is the decentralized alternative: the same hardware security (Intel SGX), but no single company controls the infrastructure.
Sources: Mordor Intelligence (Jan 2026), IDC / CCC Enterprise Survey (Dec 2025), Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends 2026 (Oct 2025), Synergy Research Group (Q1 2026), Fortune Business Insights (2026).
The technology is built.
Hardware-sealed memory. Even the OS can’t read it. Industry standard used by Azure, Signal, and Fortanix.
TrustedZone validates. SecureLock executes. Validator validates the proof and unlocks payment. Separation of concerns prevents any single point of compromise.
Every computation produces a cryptographic proof written on-chain. Auditable. Immutable. Verifiable by anyone.
5,000+ independently operated nodes. No single company owns the compute. Staking + slashing keep operators honest.
Nine years of shipping.
Where Ethernity Cloud sits.
| Ethernity Cloud | AWS Nitro | Azure Confidential | Phala Network | iExec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decentralized | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Intel SGX | Yes | No (Nitro) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| On-chain proof | Yes (PoX) | No | No | Partial | Partial |
| Community nodes | 5,000+ | N/A | N/A | ~30K workers | ~300 |
| Triple-enclave isolation | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SDK (npm/pip) | Yes | CLI only | CLI only | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-chain | 7 networks | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 |
Ethernity Cloud is the only ecosystem that combines decentralized community-owned nodes, triple-enclave isolation, and on-chain Proof of eXecution across multiple blockchain networks.
How the economics work.
Execution fees — Builders pay per task based on CPU, memory, storage, bandwidth, and duration.
Staking rewards — Node operators earn from execution fees plus staking rewards (capped at 30% in year one).
SDK / Platform — Free SDK drives adoption; value captured at the execution layer.
Three trends converging.
Every AI company needs to prove it doesn’t leak training data, model weights, or inference inputs. Confidential compute is the only hardware-level solution — moving from "nice to have" to "regulatory requirement."
EU AI Act, HIPAA enforcement, GDPR fines for cloud data processing. Verifiable execution with on-chain proof isn’t a feature — it’s becoming a compliance requirement.
Intel SGX is mature. TDX is shipping. AMD SEV is expanding. The hardware for confidential computing is in every modern server. What’s missing is the decentralized orchestration layer. That’s what Ethernity Cloud built.
Go deeper.
This site uses cookies to deliver our services. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Cookies Policy and our Privacy Policy Your use of Ethernity's Website is subject to these policies and terms.
I have read and accepted the Cookies Policy