The Good Tech Companies - How HyperCycle Is Building the Internet for AI: A Deep Dive with Toufi Saliba

Episode Date: April 29, 2025

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This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. How Hypercycle is building the internet for AI? A deep dive with Tufi Saliba, by Aishan Pandey. In the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence and blockchain, a critical question looms. Who will build the infrastructure that all allows AI to thrive independently, without centralized control? While many companies focus on human-centric applications, Hypercycle is quietly pioneering the Internet for AI agents, a decentralized, peer-to-peer network that lets AI systems communicate, transact, and evolve autonomously. We spoke with Tufi Saliba, CEO of Hypercycle, to understand the technical vision, challenges,

and breakthroughs behind this bold initiative. From enabling AI-to-AI collaboration to deploying the Advanced Node Factory Enclosure, ANFE, on the base network, Saliba shares how HyperCycle aims to reshape the future of decentralized compute. Interview to Fee Saliba, CEO of HyperCycle, Ashaan Pandey, TOUFI, welcome to our, behind the startup, series. HYPERCYCLEHASBEN making waves in the IE and blockchain space. Could you start by SHARINGYOUR journey and what LED you to CEO found HYPERCYCLE? To FISALIBA. In 2002 I had my first exit in AI while I was kinda fresh out of school, then I had

several failures and successes, all in all over 30% success rate as a deep technical founder is something I am super proud of. I have had a lot of admirations to computer scientists, developers and hackers and have worked nicely with so many of the brightest minds and gained certain expertise and authored several algorithms, protocols and method for communications between human and machines dates back with proofs to 2007. Fast forward, authored Toda, IP with Dan Tolliver which enables true P2P and direct communication and value exchange without relying on intermediaries.

This was fundamental when I was asked shortly after the AGI summit few years back in the Computer History Museum in Santa Clara, over 500 fabulous scientists showed up and resulted in strong desire to build AGI on TOTA, IP and I was explicitly asked if I want to be involved and elected to lead the initiative by focusing on revenue and addressing in need fought every AI agent to communicate with others so it can either make more money every fraction of a second or get smarter. So OFC the rest is history and we all know how that led into major global trends into the space, notably with Google's launch of A2A that expands to a reach by over 40%, prior to that RCP from Fabulous Anthropic and in parallel to all, super credible groups out of IEEE and lately from MIT with the NANDA protocol.

All of which helps tremendously in the soon to be known our civilization's biggest innovation, this enablement of the global brain we refer to as AGI is better be safe for many generations to come and this Internet of AI addresses immediate needs while is geared towards the ultimate safe AI goal. Effectively, we have developed a network infrastructure that enables the Internet of AI, a secure P2P network for multi-agent systems. So Homo sapiens have progressed through their ability to communicate and collaborate. AI progression of intelligence requires the ability to communicate and collaborate. Aashan Pandey, HYPERCYCLE aims to create a decentralized network for I-to-AI communication.

What challenges in the current I infrastructure are Y-O-U-A-D-D-R-E-S-S-I-N-G, and how does HyperCycle's approach differ? To FISALIBA, AI used to operate in siloed environments prior to HyperCycle, by enabling AI-to-AI communication at unprecedented security by design which results into speed and scalability that are several orders of magnitude advancements to network communication and while remain interoperable, confidential and private. It is also agnostic approach, in fact every AI can participate without exception, open source, closed source, hybrid, you name it, it doesn't matter. Furthermore, the unprecedented ability to enable true peer topr gave rise to zero dependency and autonomy, which subsequently was carefully designed into independent node factories that enable their owners to maximize their participation in the inevitable wealth creation. We are empowering everyone to participate in this wealth creation

that AI is and will continue to generate. This is all thanks to fabulous teams from around the world who work diligently to build this highly secure, fully autonomous self-replicating organism, we call it network factory which uses essential ingredients in the physical world that can not be defied, such as time, energy, and cryptographic proofs which are necessary and essential to produce its nodes. This not only advances the internet of AI, but it provides mechanisms for many to own those capabilities, in fact one thousands have been counted and over 600,000 notifactories have been sold with the capability to produce 1024 nodes each. Hence over 600 million nodes are inevitable to exist in this world in a fully autonomous and decentralized

setting. That is something that we take huge pride in and continue to work diligently to grow the community of owners and operators. Ashaan Pandey, the C8 flagship program introduces the Advanced Node FACTORYENCLOSURE-ANFE on the base network. Can you elaborate on how ANFE enhances AI-AGE-ENT distribution and the significance of this move? To FI-SALIBA, the Advanced Node Factory Enclosure, ANFE, is initially being represented on the base network. It enables a lot AI and software developers to benefit from this autonomy to distribute their software by dropping them into those enclosures. This also means hugely beneficial to our existing node owner SAS they potentially and optionally

get tons of stuff without having to pay for them because we continue to negotiate on their behalf. Currently supporting over 1000 SMEs, 100000 developers, and millions of users. It offers cost free access for developers, amplifies AI reach, and integrates with developments such as Google's A2A protocol for interoperability. It was reported to us by some community members that it is above $2.5 billion in assets are going to be represented on base. ANFE drives AI wealth creation, fosters inclusivity, and ensures scalable, resilient AI collaboration

globally. The open secure enclosure of ANFE will see significant software components enclosed allowing the ANFE to facilitate advanced AI agents. CYCLE plan to support early adopters, and what long-term benefits can THEYEXPECT from participating in the C8 program? To FISALIBA. On the 14th of May we are running the script for the snapshot. Every address that has set up a node factory prior to this snapshot will be used to Havi ANFE under that same address on base. All at no additional cost and full participation in C8. This will entail software enhancements

to the ANFE and these enhancements are real world value with fundamental utility in the AI agent economy. The ANFE will then also produce these software licenses, unlocking 1024 of each software license that is adopting this model and you'd be surprised how many are loving this model we innovated and created from scratch over the years. What Hypercycle is doing here is unprecedented, as not only does Hypercycle gain from this expansion to base and software licenses, but we are ensuring all of our early adopters, those who have node factories, benefit with us, and winevite everyone to participate. After the 30 days you can still participate Inc. 8 but only

as a partial participant, the cost for the ANFE with its enclosed software components will rise until by the end of C8, the 180 days, it will be referred to as Circa 8 fully loaded and therefore expected to have a full price. Aashan Pandey Security and decentralization are core to Hypercycle's mission. How does the platform ensure secure peer-to-peer communication between AI AGENT SWI THOUT relying on traditional centralized systems? To FISALIBA The main reason why we were picked for this project is because of unprecedented capabilities that we bring to the network communication stack and that's TODA. IP although it took some extensive implementations to enable

the AIDO AI to collaborate securely even if they don't know each other. This IS expected to be the case over 99% of the times as millions of nodes will continue to grow to billions and trillions and not possible to expect them to be part of the same siloed trusted network. So having them to collaborate will lead to emergence and non-stop evolutionary cycles. Ashant Pandey, TOUFI, thank you for sharing your insights. Looking ahead three TOFIV years, what key technological or economic shifts do you anticipate in AIANDWEB3? And how is hypercycle positioning itself for those developments? To FISA-Libba. We will continue being of service and doing that tiny

little piece of the puzzle that is missing, or like many call it, it isn't just a piece of the puzzle burr so the glue, so everyone would continue to benefit from our existence as we continue to be the amplifiers for every AI on one ENF to generate more revenue or get more intelligent. Both are needed and we shall continue to provide. Don't forget to like and share the story. Tip Vested Interest Disclosure. This author is an independent contributor publishing Both are needed and we shall continue to provide. Don't forget to like and share the story. Tip Vested Interest Disclosure. This author is an independent contributor publishing via our business blogging program. Hacker Noon has reviewed the report for quality, but the claims herein belong to the author.

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