A Reality Engine for AI - Exploring XYO Network

About this episode

The episode explores how XYO Network is addressing the challenges of verifying real-world data for AI and blockchain applications.

In this sponsored episode of The Bad Crypto Podcast , Joel and Travis welcome back Markus Levin , co-founder of XYO Network , a project first featured on the show back in the ICO days of 2018. Unlike many projects from that era, XYO is still building. The conversation centers on a huge problem in both crypto and AI: digital systems are often blind to the real world. Smart contracts, AI agents, apps, and autonomous systems can process data, but they do not automatically know whether that data is true, where it came from, or whether someone tampered with it. That is where XYO comes in. Markus explains how XYO has evolved from a proof-of-location network into what the team describes as a truth layer for real-world data . Using devices, mobile phones, sensors, NFC tags, cryptographic proofs, and its own data-focused Layer 1 blockchain, XYO is working to verify events, actions, assets, and real-world information so AI systems and blockchain applications can operate with greater certainty. Joel, Travis, and Markus also dig into the COIN app , which allows users to earn rewards for contributing real-world data, and the broader XYO ecosystem, including the XYO token, XL1 token, proof of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joel Comm, Travis Wright

Guest: Markus Levin

Topics covered

• AI
• blockchain
• crypto
• data verification
• smart contracts
• real-world data

Keywords

• AI
• blockchain
• XYO Network
• data verification
• smart contracts
• COIN app
• crypto

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: XYO Network, Setter Labs

Products: COIN app, XYO token, XL1 token

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