Phase launched its Layer 1 EVM-compatible blockchain on October 29, 2026, supported by a $45 million funding commitment from Unlimit founder Kirill Eves. The network features a zero-stake validator model where smartphone users earn PHASE tokens by validating blocks and sharing bandwidth via Phase Proxy. The proxy routes AI agent requests through consumer devices to bypass data-center web blocking, funding four years of Phase development.
Phase network launch and AI services
- ▪Phase plans to launch an AI computing service and a service routing requests across AI models in November 2026.
- ▪Phase launched its Layer 1 blockchain network
- ▪Phase is an EVM-compatible base blockchain designed to serve as infrastructure for an artificial intelligence agent economy.
Mobile smartphone validation model
- ▪Phase adjusts smartphone network participation according to the device's battery level and connectivity status.
- ▪Phase allows participants to become network validators without purchasing specialized hardware or staking initial tokens.
- ▪Smartphone owners earn PHASE tokens by validating transactions on the Phase network through the Phase mobile app.
Phase Proxy web routing service
- ▪Phase launched Phase Proxy alongside its mainnet on October 29, 2026 to route AI agent web requests through user-shared smartphone internet connections.
- ▪Phase Proxy offers website access for AI agents at costs lower than traditional mobile proxies.
- ▪Phase Proxy provides extra token rewards to Phase network validators who handle proxy internet traffic.
Blocking of automated AI traffic
- ▪Unlimit founder Kirill Eves stated websites routinely block or rate-limit automated traffic from data centers carrying AI agent requests.
- ▪Cloudflare automatically blocks AI agent and training traffic on new domain pages that display advertisements.
Kirill Eves funding and background
- ▪Kirill Eves' $45 million commitment covers Phase's first two years of development and provides two additional years of runway.
- ▪Unlimit founder Kirill Eves provided a $45 million funding commitment to Phase on October 29, 2026, with Phase having no outside investors.
- ▪Kirill Eves founded global payment infrastructure provider Unlimit in 2009, which served over 50,000 businesses across 180 countries by December 2025.
Phase future development plans
- ▪Phase plans to use a portion of service revenues to buy PHASE tokens on the open market to reward node operators.
- ▪Phase plans to develop its own artificial intelligence model and expand its network to desktops, servers, and graphics processing units.
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