Numbers Protocol is an open and decentralized network that utilizes blockchain technology to establish digital provenance for creative works, ensuring traceability and ownership in an era of AI-generated content. This infrastructure addresses the rampant issues of content theft, misinformation, and lack of copyright control by providing creators with tools for content verification and monetization.
Funding
$6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
The increasing prevalence of AI-generated content and digital manipulation techniques makes it difficult to verify the authenticity and provenance of digital media, leading to misinformation, content theft, and lack of trust in online information. Existing methods for establishing digital provenance are often centralized, lack transparency, and are vulnerable to tampering.
Solution
Numbers Protocol provides a decentralized digital provenance infrastructure that leverages blockchain technology to ensure the traceability and ownership of digital content. The protocol's Capture suite allows creators to register and authenticate digital assets at the point of capture, creating an immutable record of their origin and any subsequent modifications. By utilizing decentralized storage and open standards like ERC-7053 and C2PA, Numbers Protocol enables content verification for AI-driven companies, creators, and consumers, fostering trust and transparency in the digital ecosystem. The Verify Engine provides reverse-image search and AI-powered similar image results to find the provenance of digital media.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes AI-driven companies, content creators, news organizations, photojournalists, and digital media consumers seeking to establish and verify the authenticity and provenance of digital content.
Features
- Capture App: A blockchain camera app that certifies and seals metadata on the blockchain at the point of capture, allowing users to adjust privacy settings.
- Numbers Blockchain: A digital media library and indexing system for creating on-chain proof of digital media files.
- ERC-7053: A universal indexing method for recording, discovering, and retrieving the history of digital media on EVM-compatible blockchains.
- Verify Engine: A reverse-image search engine with multi-network asset coverage, dedicated asset profiles, and AI-powered similar image results.
- Integration with C2PA: Supports the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) standard for embedding provenance information directly into JPEG files.
- Decentralized Storage: Utilizes IPFS, Filecoin, and Storj for secure and distributed storage of digital assets.
- ProvenDB Integration: Uses ProvenDB anchored on Hedera for certifying digital assets and tracking modifications.