RAW Protocol
RAW Protocol provides settlement infrastructure for the compute economy, enabling trades of AI inference and GPU compute to settle atomically on the Canton Network based on proof of delivery. A hardware-secured RAW Box device signs delivery telemetry at the producer's site using keys generated inside a trusted execution environment, creating a machine-verifiable audit trail that ensures contracts pay only for what was proven delivered.
- Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
- Financial Technology
- Commerce & Shopping
- Web3 & NFTs
- Hardware
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data & Analytics
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Compute is emerging as a tradeable commodity, with major derivatives exchanges announcing compute futures, yet no contract specifies a delivery-verification mechanism. Buyers of AI inference or GPU capacity cannot independently verify what was delivered, as delivery claims rely on self-reported invoices and screenshots. Producers lack a portable track record of performance, trapping their delivery history in private billing systems and limiting access to capital, while financial contracts have no verified physical delivery mechanism to converge on.
Solution
RAW provides settlement infrastructure for the compute economy, enabling trades of AI inference and GPU compute to settle atomically on the Canton Network based on proof of delivery. A hardware-secured device called the RAW Box deploys at the producer's site, reading delivery telemetry from the inference serving layer or GPU management stack and signing every reading with keys generated inside a trusted execution environment. These signed records create a machine-verifiable audit trail that buyers can trust, and the system enforces a governing principle that if verified delivery data stops flowing, contract issuance and settlement stop with it. This structural enforcement ensures that a RAW contract pays only for what was proven to be delivered, establishing the physical delivery mechanism that compute futures markets currently lack.
Target Audience
Primary customers are buyers and producers of AI inference and GPU compute capacity, including data centers, AI companies, and financial institutions trading compute futures contracts that require verified physical delivery mechanisms.
Features
- Hardware-secured RAW Box device that signs delivery telemetry at the source using keys generated inside a trusted execution environment, with keys that never leave the device
- Integration with inference serving layers and GPU management stacks to capture delivery data directly from the compute infrastructure
- Atomic settlement on the Canton Network, ensuring payment occurs only when verified delivery proof is recorded
- Structural enforcement mechanism that halts contract issuance and settlement if verified delivery data stops flowing
- Machine-verifiable delivery records that serve as an independent audit trail for buyers, lenders, and insurers