Pundi AI has announced a new partnership with OptimAI Network, signaling a major shift towards decentralized, user-owned artificial intelligence. The collaboration unites Pundi AI’s on-chain, verifiable data infrastructure with OptimAI Network’s agentic AI systems that aim to function autonomously in the digital world. The two projects together will develop faster AI agents that will be transparent, privacy-aware, and owned by the communities that contribute to their training.
I’m happy to collaborate with @OptimaiNetwork🤝
Bringing together verifiable AI data on @BNBCHAIN along with community-powered agentic AI to advance user-owned AI agents 🚀🤖 https://t.co/cnNKSd5xvl
— Pundi AI (@PundiAI) January 9, 2026
This partnership comes at a time when the issues of centralized control over AI, unclear use of data and user privacy are becoming increasingly important. Through decentralized data systems and amplification-based intelligence, Pundi AI and OptimAI Network aim to be part of a more open and responsible AI ecosystem.
The rapid growth and industry validation of OptimAI Network
OptimAI Network has been able to grow incredibly quickly since its launch in March 2025. The network currently has more than 870,000 installed nodes and more than 530,000 users in global markets. It is supported by the Layer-2 Reinforcement Data Network that allows AI agents to learn by interacting with the community and then take autonomous actions on the web platforms and social environment.
OptimAI has also gained a significant reputation in the industry. The support provided by YZi Labs in terms of the EASY Residency program and the assistance from CMC Labs has contributed to its authority in the field of Web3 and AI. This project was also noticed during the Binance Square Personalized AI Challenge, where CZ recognized and verified OptimAI’s Persona Agentic system, once again revealing its technological advancements and practical capabilities.
The role of Pundi AI in decentralized data infrastructure
Pundi AI provides an essential foundation for the partnership with its decentralized and verifiable information infrastructure running on BNB Chain. The platform aims to convert data into intellectual property along the chain, which will allow contributors to take ownership of their work, but will also enable the use of the data in an open way within the AI systems.
In this alliance, Pundi AI will provide OptimAI with support for agentic and augmentative models by offering on-chain data provenance, community-based labeling and explicit data ownership structures. This design can ensure the auditable, permissionless and decentralized AI training data, solving one of the most pressing problems in today’s AI development.
Building community-owned, privacy-first AI agents
The fundamental idea of the collaboration is a collective vision according to which AI can become open, community-oriented and attuned to human incentives. OptimAI reinforcement-based agentic systems are based on constant feedback from the users and nodes, while Pundi AI ensures that the data feeding the specific agentic systems is transparent and verifiable.
These strengths will enable the two teams to support AI agents capable of acting independently without violating user privacy. The model allows participants to directly benefit from the data and intelligence they contribute, rather than using users, which changes the power dynamics in AI ecosystems.
BNB chain as a scalable foundation
The collaboration between Pundi AI and BNB Chain is scalable and efficient through the implementation of the infrastructure on the BNB Chain. BNB Chain’s ecosystem offers high throughput and greater developer adoption, making it a viable foundation for agentic AI systems at scale. Such technical correspondence allows both projects to focus on increasing functionality without compromising cost-effectiveness and accessibility for global customers.