A shared judgment on the future of Web3 is evolving into a technological fusion that defines next-generation infrastructure.
This article will frame the journey of Mind Network and Chainlink for the Mind Network community.
The starting point of this story is a profound insight: If ZKP (Zero-Knowledge Proofs) solved the problem of verifiability for Web3, then FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) will solve the problem of confidential computing.
This journey demonstrates how a shared commitment evolves into a deep engineering implementation based on FHE.
Phase 1: Starting with Strategic Trust and Ecosystem Building (Build)
“If we want a civilization with privacy, we have to make it. We have to be computers, cryptographers, and… build the systems that give us the privacy we want.”
—Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
This call to action from Cryptonomicon is the spiritual core of Mind Network. Privacy is not the default; it must be actively built.
When Mind Network announced its first $2.5 million seed round, Chainlink was already listed as a “key strategic partner.” Mind Network shares a common goal with institutions like Binance Labs and Consensys: “to enhance the security and data privacy of the entire Web3 ecosystem.”
This strategic alignment materialized in January 2023: Mind Network officially joined the Chainlink Build program.
Joining Build was a public declaration of commitment. The goal was clear: to accelerate the adoption of the “decentralized privacy-preserving data lake.” Through this program, Mind Network gained expert technical guidance and vast ecosystem resources from the Chainlink Labs team.
To achieve deep ecosystem alignment, Mind Network committed 3% of its total native token supply to Chainlink service providers (including stakers).
This commitment has recently begun to be actualized through Chainlink Rewards Season 1.
In this program, Mind Network’s native token (FHE) will be claimable by eligible LINK token stakers. This not only strengthens the economic security of the Chainlink network but also allows Mind Network’s token to be deeply integrated into Chainlink’s ecosystem.
Learn more here: https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-rewards-season-1
Phase 2: From “HTTP” to “HTTPZ”
“Privacy is not secrecy… Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.”
Bruce Schneier, renowned cryptographer and security thinker
Bruce Schneier provides the best technical definition of “privacy”: it is about “control.” FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) is the ultimate technology for achieving this control.
This collaboration quickly pivoted to core technology integration to solve one of the industry’s most difficult challenges: cross-chain security and privacy.
Web2’s HTTPS protocol only encrypts data “in transit.”
Web3 needs a protocol that encrypts data “in transit, at rest, and in use.” This is HTTPZ, a true Zero-Trust Network.
In May 2024, FHE engineering breakthroughs led to the FHE Bridge, an institutional-level product developed by Mind Network using Chainlink CCIP.
This revolutionary solution is the first to simultaneously solve the dual challenges of cross-chain security and computational privacy:
The Quantum-Resistant Encryption Layer (FHE): The FHE algorithms are based on lattice cryptography, making them inherently resistant to quantum computing attacks. It allows computation and validation directly on encrypted data, which is the key to achieving a true “HTTPZ.”
The Interoperability Standard (CCIP): As the industry-standard cross-chain solution, Chainlink CCIP provides the FHE Bridge with an unparalleled foundation of security and messaging capabilities.
In simple terms: When a user interacts with the FHE Bridge, MindSAP (FHE stealth address protocol) encrypts the user’s transactional intent and addresses. The FHE validation nodes can then compute the validity of the transaction without ever decrypting this information. Finally, the instructions and assets are securely transmitted to the destination chain via CCIP.
This marks the evolution of the collaboration from “ecosystem building” to “technical building.”
Advancing Together: Empowering Agentic AI and the “Autonomous Intelligent Economy”
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
Alan Kay, computer science pioneer, Turing Award winner
The story of Mind Network and Chainlink is one of commitment and evolution.
Strategic Trust: Chainlink as a key strategic partner.
Ecological Commitment: Joining Build and launching Rewards Season 1, deeply participating in Chainlink’s ecosystem.
Technological Fusion: Developing the FHE Bridge, merging FHE’s quantum-resistant encrypted computation with CCIP’s secure cross-chain messaging.
This story proves the Mind Network philosophy: True builders find each other.
The FHE Bridge is not just built for token transfers; it is building critical infrastructure for the next wave of Web3.
The essence of AI is processing data, yet the essence of blockchain is public transparency. A fully transparent AI agent cannot protect trade secrets, hold an edge in financial markets, or protect user privacy. The rise of Agentic AI will transform confidential computing from a “nice-to-have” into a “must-have.”
This is where FHE becomes essential. FHE allows an AI agent to perform computation and reasoning on encrypted data, giving it the most critical capability: “The Ability to Think Confidentially.”
But an agent that only “thinks” is not enough; it must “act.” In a multi-chain universe, an agent that cannot move cross-chain is crippled. Chainlink CCIP, as the industry standard interoperability protocol, provides its second critical capability: “The Ability to Act Securely.”
Therefore, the FHE Bridge is the prototype of a complete infrastructure stack:
Mind Network (FHE) provides the “Confidential Brain.”
Chainlink (CCIP) provides the “Secure Nervous System.”
Whether it’s the x402 protocol for AI agent micropayments or sensitive transactions involving RWAs (Real-World Assets) by institutions, FHE will play an indispensable role in protecting commercial secrets and transactional privacy.
When AI agents or institutions need to execute complex, cross-chain tasks involving confidential data, they will require a channel that is both secure (powered by CCIP) and private (guaranteed by FHE). This is the future Mind Network and Chainlink are building together.
This journey is just beginning.
