To Those Who Came First: The Unspoken Story of Web3’s Early Pioneers

Unpacking ROFL Power — An Evolution Of Decentralized AI

Just the other day, I came across the community weekly poll and found that while 90% participants identified Sapphire as the Oasis product or technology they were most aware of, very few were in the ROFL camp. The mismatched result was a surprise, tbh. I, myself, had opted for Sapphire due to its status as the first and only production-ready confidential EVM, but ROFL is the next best thing, imo, and deserves more acclaim and limelight.

So, here is a small refresher that can help make the community more aware of ROFL, as they should be.

History

The year 2024 was momentous for Oasis. During the flagship EthDAM conference, they took the center stage in ushering a brand refresh that encompassed smart privacy not only for web3 but also for AI. It was a fledgling time for the decentralized AI (DeAI) space, and the idea to combine it with decentralized confidential computing (DeCC) was nothing short of visionary. It also introduced to the world a DeAI framework that would evolve into one of the most practical, future-ready, and power-packed programs for the web3 and AI space — ROFL.

After a little over a year had passed, the framework evolved into the ROFL app, which was launched on mainnet during EthCannes 2025.

Technical Understanding

Combined with Sapphire, ROFL unlocks off-chain performance and on-chain trust in tandem for next-gen AI-integrated trustless dApps as they are boosted by the trifecta of privacy, decentralization, and verifiability.

However, the fact remains that the community at large is often comprised of non-technical laypeople who don’t understand the technological marvels of the blockchain universe. So, I will try to keep this section brief and easy to understand.

The USPs of ROFL that immediately capture the attention are that it is chain and language-agnostic, needs no prior TEE experience, and offers limitless composability in terms of application. It has a 5-layer architecture and works like this.

In fact, ROFL can be easily understood by anyone thanks to this two-minute video explainer.

For the more tech-savvy community members, the documentation and the app provide ample scope for a deep dive. And, for queries and clarifications, you can check in with the Oasis team on Discord’s dev-central channel.

Evolution, Adoption, Integration

Over time, ROFL has further evolved in scope and impact to define the next era of DeAI.

• responsible AI
• decentralized key management
• multi-chain wallet control
• frontend hosting
• value add-on for ERC-8004
• value add-on for x402

What makes ROFL so deserving of a pioneer role in the future of web3 and AI ecosystem development is that the use cases are not theoretical. Already, multiple live collaborations underline a wide array of applicability. Here’s a list of projects that have benefited from ROFL adoption.

• Zeph is working on developing AI companions empowered by DeAI and DeCC
• Tamarin is working on secure and private cross-border healthcare data analysis
• Tradable is working on trading with privacy-preserving AI insights
• Flashback is working on privacy-first AI training that lets users own and monetize their data
• Plurality is working on confidential reputation scoring and AI context flow
• Talos is working on combining DAO 2.0 and DeFAI in the form of a new model for on-chain sovereign intelligence
• zkAGI is working on PawPad, a privacy-preserving platform for trustless trading agents
• Heurist is working on privacy-first MCP servers for AI agents
• Huralya is working on private AI wellness assistants

With the latest ERC-8004 X x402 X ROFL collaborative benefits being decoded, the utility expected in the coming days is going to be exponentially high.

So, now that you are a little more familiar with ROFL, what aspect of this visionary tool fascinates you most, and where do you see it going next in terms of BUIDL-ing and adoption? Whether you are a developer or a non-technical community member, let’s brainstorm — only the sky is the limit!

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