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2026-06-24 22:50 1mo ago
2019-08-10 16:12 6yr ago
BTC At $11k, Hear From Industry Leaders On What’s Next For Bitcoin: Exclusive
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Industry leaders have much to say about what’s going to happen next now that Bitcoin has broken the $11k price hurdle.

I reached out to several industry leaders and here’s what they have to say!

The Whales are going to Make a Splash! Robert Beadles, Co-Founder Of Monarch Wallet

“In addition to the trade war and global macroeconomics, the whales and traders operating in pools have spotted several entries and exit points they executed trades on to further increase their Bitcoin holdings as shown in this weeks price fluctuations.” 

Points to Note

The Whales are going to trade with accuracy and have been doing so. This will lead to more liquidity and a whole lot of volatility in the Bitcoin market! Several corrections are highly likely, so don’t freak out when prices shift! Bitcoin is Coming into its own as a Global Asset Colin Pape, Founder of Presearch

 

“Bitcoin is a non-correlated hedge against uncertainty, and investors are realizing that even with significant short-term volatility, on a longer time horizon, it’s one of the most promising assets they can invest in. This view enables them to buy at any ‘reasonable’ price, which is why we’re seeing strong demand between $10,000 and $12,000.” 

Points to Note

Bitcoin is fulfilling a specific role in global markets. Investors are starting to use Bitcoin for many different reasons and purposes, this is a BIG deal. This generates demand which will make prices to be driven by DEMAND. Much of this demand will come from INSTITUTIONS. A Major Bull Run is Underway! Michael Terpin, Transform Group CEO and BitAngels Executive Chairman

“The current range of fluctuation has been in the range of 15 percent, which is not particularly high by historical standards in a new asset class like bitcoin. We can look forward to the beginning of another cyclical bull market for bitcoin, fueled not only by the upcoming May 2020 reduction in new supply, but a larger sea change in asset allocation.

Many high-net worth individuals and institutions are looking to shift their multi-year gains from stocks and bonds into hard assets like gold, silver and bitcoin. This trend is being stoked by uncertainty over negative interest rates, dollar hegemony and the popping of bubbles fueled by a decade of excessive money printing.”

Points to Note

Current traditional financial markets are currently full of uncertainty. Massive inflationary tendencies are up ahead. Bitcoin operates very much like Gold or Silver! Investors are seeking to preserve the value of their investments Transaction Fees are Going to Play a Major Role Sean Barger, Managing Director at CPUcoin 

“I believe the fact that Bitcoins have reached the 85+% of Bitcoins Issued through miners means there is going to be a shift in the dynamics from mining blocks to transactional fees between holders. I believe this will have an automatic inflationary effect. Right now, as of today, there are 3.133 mil. BTC remaining to be mined, at approximately 1,800 per day of new Bitcoins (on average), that leaves less than 5 years of regular mining dynamics.

Additionally, I believe more and more people are starting to realize the store of value and speed of liquidity & transfer, which is generally the benefit of all crypto currencies which will drive buying demand beyond simple range or quant trading experts. As the world becomes more destabilized as a result of countries printing and borrowing funds globally (the inevitable result), BTC is a stabilized proven liquidity haven to park converted fiat gains “in the cloud”.”

Points to Note

Mining will begin to have a lesser role to play. Within the next five years, transaction fees will start replacing the role played by mining. Demand for Bitcoin will increase. As the world economy goes to bits, more people will look toward cryptocurrencies for stability. What do you think?

What is going to happen next now that Bitcoin is stable at $11,000?

Please let us know in the comments below!
2026-06-24 22:50 1mo ago
2025-02-06 15:01 1yr ago
Presearch Rolls Out Privacy-First Chatbot PreGPT 2.0 to Challenge Big Tech
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Presearch—a decentralized and privacy-oriented search engine—has just launched PreGPT 2.0, marking the company's latest attempt to challenge Big Tech's dominance in the AI chatbot space.

The new release brought improved language models and a broader selection of open-source AI options, all running on a network of distributed computers rather than centralized data centers.

“Why am I so excited? Because PreGPT 2.0 is so powerful and unrestrained, that it has the potential to fundamentally disrupt the echo chamber effect that has long been manipulating conventional wisdom, amplifying the herd instinct into blind conformity,” Brenden Tacon, innovation and operations lead for Presearch, told Decrypt.

The upgraded chatbot comes with two subscription tiers: a $2 monthly basic plan running Mistral AI's 7B model and a $5 pro version powered by Venice.ai's more sophisticated LLMs. Both options promise to keep user data private and conversations unmonitored, with chats permanently erased upon deletion.

PreGPT 2.0's model lineup features five of the most well-known names in the open-source AI space, including Meta's Llama-3.2-3b (a very small model built for efficiency) and Llama-3.3-70b (its latest LLM), and Alibaba's Qwen 32b.

It even leverages the old Dolphin 2.9 model, previously known in AI circles for being fully uncensored and powerful—and good at roleplay. The company also seems to have fine-tuned the Mistral 7B model to offer a custom version.

“This model gracefully handles a context of 8,000 Tokens, which equates to about 5,000 words, and you will be throttled to 1000 messages per month,” according to the company's website.

This means the model will have a memory of 5,000 words and won’t be able to properly handle conversations that exceed such limit—or won’t process prompts that are that long.

What is Presearch?Presearch, which launched in beta back in 2017 and went live in 2018, is basically a project that wants to reimagine search engine architecture with decentralized technology.

The platform processed over 12 million monthly searches through a web of independent nodes. Each node operator staked PRE tokens and lent computing power to the network, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem that scaled naturally with demand.

The idea is that a decentralized network makes the profiling of users—Google’s business model—harder and could help generate a business model that is more transparent and organic.

The platform's advertising model is also different from what you see in Google or Bing, for example.

Instead of bidding wars for keywords, advertisers staked PRE tokens to gain visibility. The more tokens they stake, the better their placement will be—a system that reduces token circulation while creating predictable revenue.

PreGPT 2.0 leveraged this distributed infrastructure by collaborating with Venice.ai, a privacy-conscious AI service provider, and Salad.com, a community that shares decentralized GPU power.

The professional tier operates on Venice.ai's high-performance network, while the basic plan is supported by Salad.com’s distributed GPU network.

Both pathways encrypt user interactions and refrain from storing chat logs, upholding Presearch's commitment to privacy.

PRE's tokenomics keeps the system running smoothly. Users earn up to 8 tokens daily for search queries, while node operators receive rewards based on their stake size and search volume.

This, at least in theory, seems like a win-win situation in which both users and advertisers are properly rewarded while helping the ecosystem grow.

PreGPT 2.0 is a separate AI feature added to Presearch's toolkit; the company remains focused on its core mission of decentralized, private search.

The chatbot integration is intended to complement the search experience without overshadowing it.

The goal is to make the entire platform ideal for privacy-conscious users who want a replacement for traditional web searches and are curious about using AI tools in their everyday lives.

Hands-On with PreGPT 2.0: Promise and LimitationsTesting PreGPT 2.0 revealed a capable chatbot that prioritizes function over flash. The interface felt cleaner than competitors like Venice.ai or Hugging Chat, though it lacked image generation capabilities that have become standard elsewhere.

The integration of a system prompt feature lets users fine-tune the AI's behavior through custom instructions, which is helpful for getting more precise responses—a sound system prompt can dramatically increase a model’s performance.

The overall experience will feel familiar to those used to tinkering with different chatbots.

This wasn't a revolutionary leap in AI capability but rather a privacy-focused implementation of existing open-source models that are often less powerful than mainstream alternatives like GPT-4o or Deepseek.

The platform only manages plain text. It can craft a bedtime story or summarize trends, but it lacks support for Excel documents and cannot properly format CSV files, PDFs, or third-party docs.

Instead, users must actually copy the contents of a sheet and paste it, which is far from ideal. Those who confuse decentralization with slow speeds have nothing to worry about.

The replies were fast, and the chatbot never hung. But the models offered the quality you’d expect from open-source LLMs that are not really topping the charts in the LLM Arena—LLama 3.1 405b is currently in the 27th position and is the most powerful model in Presearch's roster.

It's not bad, but it's also not impressive by today’s standards.

There are currently some open source implementations that are a lot more powerful at arguably similar sizes.

For example, Llama-3.1-Nemotron-70B-Instruct could easily substitute any version of the original Llama with better results and DeepSeek R1, being the best open source model to date, could also be a nice addition.

Overall, the experience was pleasant; the models performed as expected, and the interface was easier to use than Venice AI, its main competitor.

If you are looking for a privacy solution or want to try every AI tool available today, this feature is definitely worth a look. Just take into consideration that the search engine won’t replace Google, and the AI chatbot won’t replace ChatGPT—at least not yet.

Edited by Josh Quittner and Sebastian Sinclair

Editor's note: This story was updated after publication to remove a reference to burning tokens; there was a one-time burn in the past, but no ongoing burns.

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2026-06-24 22:50 1mo ago
2025-03-18 12:17 1yr ago
Presearch Bolsters Web3 Transition With PRE Token Beta Launch On Base Layer 2
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Presearch, a decentralized meta-search engine, has advanced its Web3 transition by launching its PRE token in beta on Base, a layer 2 blockchain supported by Coinbase.

The company, which avoids tracking users or selling their data to advertisers, announced this development as part of its ongoing effort to create a fully decentralized search ecosystem, enhancing accessibility and efficiency for its users and advertisers while addressing long-standing challenges like high transaction fees.

The shift to Base Layer-2, designed to improve scalability and reduce costs for on-chain activities, enables Presearch to offer self-custodial staking mechanisms, allowing users to maintain full control over their assets while earning or staking PRE tokens for keyword ads.

This upgrade tackles issues such as low liquidity and expensive transactions that have previously hindered PRE's adoption.

Presearch's decentralized node network, which processes search results through a global community, ensures transparency and reduces biases common in traditional search engines.

The company reports over 150,000 active monthly users, 13 million monthly impressions, and more than 400,000 daily searches, reflecting its growing influence in bridging traditional internet users with the crypto space.

Also Read: Global Client Advisory Group Affiliate Files For $175 Million IPO, Targeting Crypto, Digital Security Ventures

"Base will expand our user base, increase liquidity, and boost community engagement, fueling further adoption and growth of the Presearch ecosystem," said Tim Enneking, CEO of Presearch.

The platform's search-to-earn model rewards users with PRE tokens for each search, with additional earnings through its staking system—the more PRE staked, the higher the per-search reward.

Presearch's PRE ButterFlyWheel mechanism integrates decentralized finance (DeFi) tools to enhance liquidity, token velocity, and search volume, creating a self-reinforcing cycle that supports its ecosystem.

"Users deserve a fully decentralized search engine that completely respects their privacy and participation," Enneking added, highlighting the platform's aim to counter the echo chambers prevalent in conventional search engines.

Presearch's Web3 focus has also attracted advertisers seeking privacy-first platforms, with partners like eToro, Bitcoin.com, Ledger, and KuCoin joining its network.

The company's infrastructure, powered by over 250 digital assets and a community-driven approach, offers a fair and secure search experience, contrasting with traditional platforms that often prioritize self-serving content.

While Presearch's model promotes user empowerment through rewards and privacy, it faces the challenge of scaling its decentralized operations while maintaining competitive search result quality against industry giants.

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2026-06-24 22:50 1mo ago
2025-06-25 12:32 1yr ago
As Bing Goes Private, Presearch Opens Censorship-Resistant Search API For Developers
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As Microsoft tightens access to its Bing Search APIs, privacy-focused search engine Presearch has launched a decentralized search API aimed at providing developers with a censorship-resistant and transparent alternative.

Backed by more than 40,000 active nodes, Presearch's new API is designed to serve as an open access tool for developers seeking privacy-first search solutions amid increasing restrictions from major providers.

The Presearch Search API operates on a decentralized infrastructure, offering fast, low-latency search results without user profiling or centralized control.

The API supports pay-as-you-go pricing in Bitcoin, Circle‘s USDC, Presearch's native PRE token, or fiat, and is accessible via Presearch's gateway system, which strips all personally identifiable information from user queries.

The launch arrives as developers face shrinking options for integrating search data.

Microsoft's API shutdowns and pricing hikes have reportedly forced thousands of developers to find new solutions, with over 50,000 apps estimated to have lost reliable search access since early 2024, according to a press release shared with Benzinga.

Also Read: Anthony Pompliano’s ProCap Buys Over 3,700 Bitcoin—What’s Driving The Aggressive Bet?

Presearch's decentralized system uses a blend of Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake models.

Node operators contribute compute power, stake PRE tokens, and earn rewards based on search demand.

According to the company, the infrastructure remained operational during a significant Big Tech outage in 2023, underscoring the resilience of its decentralized model.

The platform has attracted a growing user base, with over 390,000 active monthly users and more than 400,000 daily searches. Presearch also powers search-driven applications like Scout.click, which adopted the Presearch API after losing access to traditional providers.

Presearch CEO Tim Enneking said the platform's mission aligns with the core principles of decentralization and freedom of information.

"We believe freedom of information is just as important as freedom of money," he said.

The company's roadmap includes enabling Bitcoin payments, expanding developer integrations, and continuing to grow its decentralized node network to meet demand from developers building AI, productivity, and content applications.

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2026-06-24 22:50 1mo ago
2025-06-25 13:05 1yr ago
Presearch launches world’s first non-profiling decentralized search API
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Presearch has publicly launched what it dubs the world’s first decentralized search API that does not profile its users. It also accepts payments in Bitcoin, PRE, and USDC.

According to a press release sent to crypto.news, the search API for Presearch.com is now live for the first time. It is powered by a decentralized physical infrastructure network or DePIN built with over 40,000 active nodes that process searches in real-time.

The Search API launch comes ahead of major tech firms like Microsoft which have decided to restrict user access to their search API, cutting off Bing data to focus on AI chatbot development. The shift has forced developers and web platforms seeking a new alternative, as over 90% of global web search is controlled by Google, Bing and Yandex.

Unlike other search engines, Presearch.com and its API both run on decentralized infrastructure that encrypts and anonymizes every search, making it a non-profiling decentralized search engine.

When a user taps into the search engine and submits a query, it will then pass through a gateway that removes all identifiable information belonging to the user. This means the browser is able to remove the user’s IP address and device metadata from the search query.

Additionally, the decentralized API is now accessible to users who wish to pay with crypto for its services, accepting major tokens like Bitcoin (BTC), Presearch’s native token PRE, USD Coin (USDC), and even fiat for non-crypto users.

CEO of Presearch, Tim Enneking, said that the team behind Presearch.com aims to drive forward freedom of information through its search engine and API, which it believes is “just as important as freedom of money.”

“That’s why we built the world’s first non-profiling, decentralized search API—and why we’re thrilled to offer Bitcoin payments as part of our mission-aligned infrastructure,” said Enneking in his statement.

Presearch is a decentralized search engine that protects user privacy, rewards node operators through its browser. So far, it has accumulated over 390,000 active monthly users, 13 million monthly impressions, and over 400,000 searches per day. The stack has managed to hold up, even against the major Big Tech outage back in 2023.
2026-06-24 22:50 1mo ago
2025-12-09 19:01 7mo ago
BIZINSIDER: Presearch Launches Node NFT Licenses, Allowing More People to Power the Next Web
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SAN DIEGO, CA, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Presearch (https://presearch.com/), the privacy-centric, non-profiling engine, today announced its first Node NFT Auction is now live, giving community operators and new participants a straightforward way to help power the network and earn rewards in return. 

The auction introduces a community-driven model connecting digital art, network participation rights, and decentralized infrastructure. It features 142 unique NFTs from the Wasteland Web collection by digital artist Smokenmirrors, illustrating a vision of the internet free from algorithmic control. Each NFT stands alone as art, while also granting holders the ability to activate a node and earn network rewards once Presearch’s orchestration system goes live in a matter of weeks.

Unlike traditional digital art drops, each NFT doubles as a license key for operating a node under Presearch’s new Node Orchestration layer, the backbone of the upcoming Presearch 3.0 architecture. The orchestration system, detailed in Presearch’s latest technical blog and Nodenomics webinar, will expand the network’s global crawling and indexing capabilities of its innovative, decentralized, independent index named Indee, making it easier for users to operate nodes and contribute to the network.

“We’re scaling Indee, opening up the free web, and rewarding the people who run the compute that fuels the network’s growth.” said Tim Enneking, CEO of Presearch.

How to Participate: 
Participants can join

(here) by creating a Presearch account, depositing PRE tokens, and bidding on the NFT(s) of their choice. The highest bidders at auction close will receive their Node NFTs, which include the corresponding node keys required to operate on the orchestration layer when it launches. 

NFT Nodes Power Presearch 3.0
The Node NFT Auction marks the first phase of a broader rollout for Presearch 3.0, the project’s next major architecture update. The release includes a decentralized system for real-time crawling, indexing, and retrieval intended to support what the team refers to as the “Frontier Intelligence,” or high-value, underrepresented content often overlooked by mainstream search engines. By tying node licenses to NFTs, Presearch is testing a new model for permissionless participation, one that blends network operations, art culture, and economic incentives.

Auction Details

Start Date: [December 9, 9:00 AM Pacific]
End Date: [December 10, 9:00 PM Pacific]Supply: 142 unique 1:1 NFTs (each representing 1 Node License)Accepted Currency: PRELocation: https://account.presearch.com/nft/auctionsTo learn more, read the blog post here that includes a walkthrough video: https://news.presearch.io/presearch-node-nft-auction-278770826418

About Smokenmirrors:
Smokenmirrors, known for world-building in the digital art underground, created The Wasteland Web as a narrative backdrop depicting an imagined “post-algorithmic internet.” Each piece functions as a story fragment within that universe, reflecting themes of open networks and online resilience.

About Presearch
Presearch.com offers a privacy-focused, non-profiling search experience with results comparable to leading search engines. Its search-to-earn model rewards users with PRE tokens for every search, creating a unique value proposition. Powered by a decentralized node infrastructure, Presearch promotes fairness and mitigates biases in search outcomes unlike conventional platforms that may prioritize self-serving content and suppress others. With a loyal community, the platform serves nearly 10 million searches per month.

MEDIA CONTACT: 
presearch(at)transformgroup.com

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2026-06-24 22:50 1mo ago
2025-12-20 05:36 7mo ago
Presearch.io Partners with Verdicti Ventures to Accelerate AI-Native, Decentralized Intelligence Infrastructure for the Agentic Web
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  Presearch, the AI-native, decentralized intelligence platform building infrastructure for the emerging Agentic Web, today announced a strategic partnership with Verdicti Ventures, a global venture accelerator and go-to-market firm focused on frontier AI, crypto infrastructure, and decentralized networks.

The partnership comes at a pivotal moment for Presearch following nearly two years of deep technological redevelopment, intellectual property expansion, and the successful scaling of its decentralized indexing and inference network. Verdicti Ventures will support Presearch across commercialization, international go-to-market strategy, enterprise partnerships, and capital markets positioning as the company enters its next phase of growth.

From Legacy Search to AI-Native Intelligence Infrastructure Originally launched in 2017, Presearch began as an alternative search engine experiment. In 2023, the company’s current leadership acquired the legacy assets and formed Presearch.com, Inc., initiating a comprehensive transformation of the platform’s technology, business model, and long-term vision.

Today, Presearch is evolving beyond consumer search into a holistic, AI-native frontier intelligence infrastructure, combining decentralized indexing, vector search, edge inference, and privacy-aligned APIs designed for both human researchers and autonomous AI agents.

“Presearch has spent the last two years doing the hard, unglamorous work, rebuilding the core technology, aligning it with the realities of AI and decentralized infrastructure, and proving that the business can generate real revenue,” said Tim Enneking, CEO of Presearch. “Partnering with Verdicti Ventures allows us to accelerate commercialization and global adoption at exactly the right moment.”

A Platform Positioned for the Agentic Web Presearch currently processes hundreds of thousands of daily crawls and over ten million monthly searches, supporting a user base of approximately 300,000 monthly active users. The platform operates a 20,000-node decentralized network spanning multiple node categories; including crawler, seeker, and vector nodes, with GPU-powered inference nodes scheduled to launch in early 2026.

The network enables Presearch to index and serve specific universes of information often under-indexed by traditional platforms, while providing AI and MCP-native APIs that support agentic workflows, enterprise research, and privacy-preserving data access.

Presearch is already revenue-producing, generated through digital advertising and data-driven services, with a clear path to expanding enterprise revenue streams and bringing monetization fully on-chain.

Under the partnership, Verdicti Ventures will work closely with Presearch to: accelerate enterprise and institutional adoption, develop international GTM initiatives, support strategic partnerships across AI, DePIN, and crypto ecosystems and assist in capital markets positioning during its 2026 acceleration. 

“Presearch is one of the few projects operating at the AI, compute and information intersection that has quietly built deep, defensible infrastructure while the market focused elsewhere,” said Kevin O’Brien, Founder and CEO of Verdicti Ventures. “With the core transformation complete and revenue scaling, this partnership is about ensuring that the market understands the utility of collapsing all three into one economically cohesive decentralized intelligence system.”

With AI systems increasingly reliant on real-time, discoverable information and decentralized compute, Presearch is positioning itself as a foundational holistic system for the Agentic Web, providing secure, cost-efficient inference, frontier data access, and decentralized intelligence at scale.

The company believes that the coming year will be about communicating the depth of its technology innovation, revenue traction alongside the macro tailwinds driving demand for decentralized AI infrastructure.

About Presearch Presearch is an AI-native, decentralized intelligence platform building infrastructure for the Agentic Web. Through a global DePIN network, proprietary indexing technology, and privacy-aligned APIs, Presearch enables secure, scalable information discovery and inference for both humans and autonomous AI agents.
Learn more at www.presearch.com and www.presearch.io.

About Verdicti Ventures Verdicti Ventures is a global venture accelerator and go-to-market firm focused on frontier AI, crypto infrastructure, and decentralized networks. Verdicti partners with transformational teams to accelerate commercialization and international expansion across markets. 

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2026-06-24 22:50 1mo ago
2025-12-24 05:32 7mo ago
BIZINSIDER: Presearch Sells Out Inaugural Node NFT Licenses in One Day
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San Diego, CA, Dec. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Presearch (https://presearch.com/), the privacy-centric, non-profiling engine, today announced that it has sold out its inaugural landmark Presearch Node NFT Auction. All 142 Nodes up for sale sold out on the first day, with twice the bids anticipated. The total reserve price for the whole collection was set at 2 Million tokens but the auction sold at more than double the amount for over 4 million tokens.

The auction introduced a community-driven model connecting digital art, network participation rights, and decentralized infrastructure. Each NFT stands alone as art, while also granting holders the ability to activate a node and earn network rewards once Presearch’s orchestration system goes live in a matter of weeks. The Presearch Node NFT auction is the first of many sales intended as the search volume increases on Presearch.com, while both the network and the demand for it expands. Continuing auctions will improve Presearch’s overall tokenomics and scarcity value as it adds utility and the tokens go back to treasury, essentially closing the PRE tokenomic loop.

“This auction was about mission meeting earning power and we are glad that the Presearch community and beyond responded so enthusiastically,” said Tim Enneking, CEO of Presearch. “That we were able to sell out twice the reserve in just one day wildly exceeded even our most optimistic expectations.”

Presearch Node NFTs give community operators and new participants a straightforward way to help power the network and earn rewards in return.  Each Node NFT in the Wasteland Web collection, created by artist Smokenmirrors, allows the holder to run a Presearch Node, earn rewards, and power the decentralized search network that’s redefining the web. It features 142 unique NFTs from the Wasteland Web collection by digital artist Smokenmirrors, illustrating a vision of the internet free from algorithmic control.

Unlike traditional digital art drops, each NFT doubles as a license key for operating a node under Presearch’s new Node Orchestration layer, the backbone of the upcoming Presearch 3.0 architecture. The orchestration system, detailed in Presearch’s latest technical blog and Nodenomics webinar, will expand the network’s global crawling and indexing capabilities of its innovative, decentralized, independent index named Indee, making it easier for users to operate nodes and contribute to the network.

The Node NFT Auction marks the first phase of a broader rollout for Presearch 3.0, the project’s next major architecture update. The release includes a decentralized system for real-time crawling, indexing, and retrieval intended to support what the team refers to as the “Frontier Intelligence,” or high-value, underrepresented content often overlooked by mainstream search engines. By tying node licenses to NFTs, Presearch is testing a new model for permissionless participation, one that blends network operations, art culture, and economic incentives.

The node sale marks the first in an ongoing series designed to scale Presearch’s infrastructure as search demand grows, while strengthening PRE tokenomics by adding real network utility, returning tokens to the treasury, and establishing a sustainable economic cycle for PRE.

To learn more, please visit https://news.presearch.io.

About Smokenmirrors:
Smokenmirrors, known for world-building in the digital art underground, created The Wasteland Web as a narrative backdrop depicting an imagined “post-algorithmic internet.” Each piece functions as a story fragment within that universe, reflecting themes of open networks and online resilience.

About Presearch
Presearch.com offers a privacy-focused, non-profiling search experience with results comparable to leading search engines. Its search-to-earn model rewards users with PRE tokens for every search, creating a unique value proposition. Powered by a decentralized node infrastructure, Presearch promotes fairness and mitigates biases in search outcomes unlike conventional platforms that may prioritize self-serving content and suppress others. With a loyal community, the platform serves nearly 10 million searches per month.

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