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title: "Crypto Mondays: The Trust Layer of AI"
description: "​AI is powerful, but can we trust it? The Trust Layer of AI explores how Web3, decentralized compute, and cryptographic proofs can transform black-box models into transparent, verifiable systems. ​Speakers: ​• Rodrigo Coelho, CEO, Edge and Node ​• Alex Fowler. CSO, Nexus ​• Adam Leon, Head of BD, Vara-Network ​• Dylan Kawalec, Head of Developer Relations, Phala Network ​Sponsors: ​Nexus: Nexus is harnessing the world’s untapped compute to power a planetary-scale supercomputer - a Layer 1 blockchain purpose built for the AI economy and designed to be the verifiable foundation for a new era of financial innovation and opportunity. This is the future of verifiable finance, where every transaction, order, and settlement is proven onchain with cryptographic assurance. ​Vara Network: Vara Network is a high performance L1 superior to EVM L1's & L2s from a technological and UX standpoint. Vara is built upon three core concepts: The Actor Model, Persistent Memory and WASM. Vara serves as a hub for innovative protocols that leverage parallel execution and asynchronous programming to deliver leading decentralized products in any vertical."
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# Crypto Mondays: The Trust Layer of AI

**Speaker:** [Dylan Kawalec](https://www.speakrphone.com/DylanKawalec.md)
**Date:** 2025-09-23

​AI is powerful, but can we trust it? The Trust Layer of AI explores how Web3, decentralized compute, and cryptographic proofs can transform black-box models into transparent, verifiable systems.

​Speakers:

​• Rodrigo Coelho, CEO, Edge and Node

​• Alex Fowler. CSO, Nexus

​• Adam Leon, Head of BD, Vara-Network

​• Dylan Kawalec, Head of Developer Relations, Phala Network

​Sponsors:
​Nexus: Nexus is harnessing the world’s untapped compute to power a planetary-scale supercomputer - a Layer 1 blockchain purpose built for the AI economy and designed to be the verifiable foundation for a new era of financial innovation and opportunity. This is the future of verifiable finance, where every transaction, order, and settlement is proven onchain with cryptographic assurance.

​Vara Network: Vara Network is a high performance L1 superior to EVM L1's & L2s from a technological and UX standpoint. Vara is built upon three core concepts: The Actor Model, Persistent Memory and WASM. Vara serves as a hub for innovative protocols that leverage parallel execution and asynchronous programming to deliver leading decentralized products in any vertical.

## Topics
- artificial intelligence
- blockchain
- cryptography
- decentralized computing

## Resources
- [YouTube - Crypto Mondays: The Trust Layer of AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMky8k3Aksw)