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Here is the Comprehensive Single Source of Truth (SSOT) for the DeReticular application to the Horizen Boost Program.

Master Application Report: Horizen Boost Program

Project: DeReticular (The Octagon Privacy Layer)
Date: January 19, 2026
Target Ecosystem: Horizen EON / Base L3
Grant Request: $100,000 (in ZEN)
Core Narrative: Confidential DePIN & Privacy-Preserving AI (Blind Compute)

1. Executive Strategy (The “Why We Win”)

The Pivot:
Unlike previous applications that focused on verification, this application focuses strictly on Privacy and Confidential Computing. We are framing Node 1 not just as a server, but as a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) vault.

The “Supermatch”:
Horizen wants to be the “Privacy Layer” for Web3. DeReticular provides the physical hardware (Intel SGX/NVIDIA) to make that a reality. We offer “Blind Compute”—allowing rural industries to run AI on our nodes without us ever seeing their data. Horizen verifies the hardware integrity.

Key Synergies:

  1. Base L3 Alignment: We utilize Base for liquidity (USDC) and Horizen for execution/privacy.
  2. Machine Volume: We hit the grant’s “Transaction Volume” milestones (50k/100k) by automating AI inference heartbeats (Machine-to-Machine privacy proofs).

2. Application Registry (Q&A)

Part I: Project Basics

Project Name
DeReticular: The Octagon Privacy Layer

Project Description
DeReticular is upgrading its Rural Infrastructure Operating System (RIOS) to create the first Confidential DePIN on Horizen. Currently, our “Sovereign Nodes” (starting with the operational Node 1 pilot) provide industrial edge computing. We are applying to the Boost Program to layer Privacy-Preserving AI on top of this physical stack.

By integrating Horizen’s L3 infrastructure with the Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) embedded in our node hardware (Intel SGX / NVIDIA Confidential Compute), we enable “Blind Compute”—processing sensitive AI inference tasks (e.g., medical data, financial modeling) without the node operator ever accessing the raw data. Horizen serves as the immutable “Root of Trust,” verifying the cryptographic attestations generated by our hardware to prove that the data remained encrypted during processing.

List your team members, roles, and LinkedIn or X accounts

How much funding have you raised to date?
Zero (Bootstrapped / Self-Funded). We have deployed personal capital to secure the Node 1 pilot site and develop the RIOS hardware prototypes. We have deliberately chosen to remain independent of VC to ensure our governance remains sovereign.

List any notable investors or backers:

  • TrifiWireless: Connectivity & Mesh Networking Partner.
  • Redapt: Global Hardware Supply Chain Partner.
  • Agra Dot Energy: Power Infrastructure Partner.

Part II: Traction & Metrics

What traction or proof points can you share?

  1. TEE-Ready Hardware Deployed: We have successfully built the RIOS Tier 1 Expeditionary Node. It is operational and features Intel Xeon (SGX) and NVIDIA A2 (Confidential Compute) hardware. We possess the physical silicon required to run Horizen privacy workloads today.
  2. Secured Deployment Sites:
    • Node 1 (USA): Operational pilot campus.
    • Node 4 (Uganda): 7,000 acres secured for industrial scaling.
  3. Machine-Driven Volume: Our telemetry architecture generates thousands of data points per day. By routing this through Horizen, we can guarantee hitting the 50k+ transaction milestone via machine-to-machine verification.

Share any public dashboards or metrics:
Current Status: Internal Industrial Telemetry (Private).
The “Boost” Objective: We are applying to build the public “Octagon Privacy Explorer.” This dashboard will display real-time TEE Attestations (cryptographic proofs confirming Node 1 is running in a Secure Enclave) and “Blind Compute” volume counters verified on the Horizen chain.

What key milestones have you already achieved?

  1. Hardware Readiness: Designed and booted the TEE-capable RIOS Node (Intel/NVIDIA stack).
  2. Real Estate Secured: Acquired Node 1 (USA) and Node 4 (Uganda).
  3. Energy Autonomy: Validated the Waste-to-Energy model to ensure 24/7 uptime for privacy validators.
  4. Architecture Defined: Defined the API endpoints in the RIOS OS where the Horizen ZK-Client will integrate.

Part III: Strategy & Impact

How do you currently measure impact or product-market fit?
We measure PMF by the “Data Sovereignty Rate.”

  1. Privacy Premium: The adoption rate of our “Blind Compute” services by rural industries (Ag/Health) that refuse to use public clouds due to privacy risks.
  2. Automated Volume: The number of Confidential AI Inference tasks processed per day. High machine volume equals high ecosystem impact.

What is your project’s unique value proposition?
“Confidential DePIN.”

  1. Hardware-Enforced Sovereignty: We don’t just use software; we use Intel SGX/NVIDIA TEEs verified by Horizen to prove code integrity on-chain.
  2. Blind Compute: We unlock the rural industrial market by processing proprietary data inside encrypted enclaves, ensuring the operator never sees the raw input.

How does your project create long-term value for ecosystems?

  1. Perpetual Volume: We provide the Horizen network with a compounding “base load” of automated transaction volume (thousands of proofs annually per node).
  2. Expanding TAM: We prove Horizen can secure Real World Industrial Data, opening the door for enterprise adoption in agriculture and logistics.
  3. ZEN Utility: We utilize ZEN as a “resource credit”—clients must spend ZEN to access the confidential compute hardware.

What does success look like in the next year?

  1. Scale: 100,000+ Verified Privacy Proofs generated by Node 1.
  2. Expansion: Node 4 (Uganda) live with the “Octagon Privacy Layer.”
  3. Commercial: First B2B “Blind Compute” contract paid in ZEN.

What’s your go-to-market strategy?
“The Confidential Franchise Model” (B2B).
We sell “Blind Compute” infrastructure to rural operators.

  • The Pitch: “Process your proprietary data on Node 1. Horizen proves we never saw it.”
  • Growth: One industrial partner (like our Uganda site) brings thousands of automated sensors online, creating predictable, high-volume transaction flow.

Part IV: Ecosystem & Tech

Which ecosystems are most aligned with your work?

  1. Base (Coinbase L2): Aligned with Horizen’s pivot to Base L3; we utilize Base for deep USDC liquidity to settle energy/compute payments.
  2. Horizen EON: The execution layer for our “Node Registry” smart contracts.
  3. Confidential Computing Consortium: Bridging Web3 to the Intel/NVIDIA hardware ecosystem.

Which chains, infra providers, or tools are you using?

  1. Blockchain: Horizen EON (Privacy/Registry), Base (Liquidity).
  2. Hardware: Intel SGX (Logic Security), NVIDIA A2/L4 (Confidential AI), Starlink (Connectivity).
  3. Dev Tools: Rust (OS Logic), zk-SNARKs (Proof Generation).

Would you collaborate with Thrive/Horizen teams?
Yes. We view this as a design partnership. We will:

  1. Stress-Test Horizen’s privacy SDKs on physical edge hardware.
  2. Co-Market “Confidentiality on the Farm” case studies.
  3. Open Source our “Horizen TEE Connection Kit” to help other DePIN projects.

Are you considering launching a token?
Yes. A “Utility-First” DePIN token launched after the network is operational. We are open to allocating 0.5% – 1.0% of the supply to the Horizen Treasury to align incentives.

Do you accept the standard milestones?
Yes. Our roadmap is calibrated to hit the 50k / 100k transaction targets within the 120-day window via automated machine volume.

Part V: Financials

How much funding are you asking for?
$100,000 (in ZEN). To fund the engineering of the TEE-to-Blockchain bridge.

Please outline your project’s revenue model:
DeReticular operates on a “Dual-Yield” Model:

  1. Primary Revenue: “Blind Compute”-as-a-Service: We sell AI inference time on our Node 1 NVIDIA GPUs. Clients pay a premium in ZEN for “Confidentiality”—guaranteeing their data is processed inside a hardware enclave.
  2. Secondary Revenue: Energy-as-a-Service: Selling baseload power to local hosts (Stable Cashflow).
  3. Hardware Sales: Direct sales of the “RIOS Expeditionary Node” kits (Franchise Model).

Top 3 goals for the next 3–6 months:

  1. “Hello Privacy” (Month 1-2): Deploy Horizen Attestation Service to Node 1 hardware and verify the first Intel SGX “Quote” on-chain (Milestone 1).
  2. Automated Volume (Month 3): Ramp to 50,000+ privacy-preserving transactions via automated “Blind Compute” heartbeats (Milestone 2).
  3. Explorer Launch (Month 4-6): Launch the “Octagon Privacy Explorer” and scale to 100,000+ transactions by onboarding Node 4 (Milestone 3).

Part VI: Final Details

Have you applied to Thrive before?
Yes. We submitted an application to the Thrive Web2 Program last week.
Context: This Horizen application is distinct as it focuses specifically on the Privacy & Confidential Computing layer (TEEs) which is unique to the Horizen ecosystem capabilities.

How did you hear about Thrive Protocol?
We follow Thrive Protocol and Horizen on X (Twitter). After applying to the Web2 track, we identified the Horizen Boost Program as the specific fit for our “Privacy Layer” due to our hardware’s reliance on Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).

Supporting Materials:

  1. “Octagon Privacy Layer” Deck: Strategic overview of Node 1’s architecture, focusing on “Blind Compute” and Confidential Computing (Intel SGX/NVIDIA).
  2. Hardware Specifications: Detailed breakdown of the RIOS Tier 1 Node’s privacy-enabling silicon.
  3. Proof of Assets: Photos of the operational Node 1 pilot site and Node 4 (Uganda) land acquisition.