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Ethereum zkAPI Launches on Mainnet for Private AI Payments

The Ethereum Foundation has deployed zkAPI on mainnet, enabling users to pay for AI models via zero-knowledge proofs without revealing their identity.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 2 Oct 2026 · updated 35d ago

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First reported by The Block, 3h 11m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 2 Oct 2026. The Block published first, on 2 October at 00:22 UTC; Cointelegraph.com News followed 3h 11m later. The most recent article, from decrypt.co, appeared on 2 October at 20:16 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Block, Cointelegraph.com News, decrypt.co.

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  1. Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are decrypt.co
  2. Ethereum’s zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet Cointelegraph.com News
  3. Ethereum Foundation launches zkAPI to let users pay for AI models without revealing identity The Block

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  • Ethereum
  • zkAPI
  • Ethereum Foundation
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