Caduceus is a modular Layer 1 infrastructure for metaverse and AI applications, with decentralized real-time edge rendering and GPU cloud computing as its core, pushing 3D graphics and compute workloads to edge nodes close to users to cut latency for immersive apps. The network is EVM-compatible, letting developers migrate with familiar tools like Solidity and Truffle, while IPFS handles decentralized storage of large files such as 3D models.
It targets the bandwidth bottlenecks and hardware thresholds of centralized rendering, using edge execution to run complex virtual worlds on lower-end devices, with rendering tasks assigned by node compute and location, edge nodes taking jobs by geographic position and compute quote, and settlement confirmed on-chain. The platform includes native 3D object and vector support, NFT marketplaces, and cross-chain tooling, with claimed throughput of up to 100,000 transactions per second. The project started in 2021, with ecosystem collaborations including virtual commerce with the Hape Prime brand.
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