The most mind-blowing scene in crypto recently: Institutions are discussing AI narratives, while retail investors are focused on node sales. Someone said: 'Nodes are all just a gimmick.' But after checking out @cysic_xyz, I realized this time it’s a bit different. Their Digital Compute Cube is actually running real computational tasks, tied to GPU/ASIC performance, and can even participate in ZK network verification. This isn’t 'buying air,' it’s 'buying computational power receipts.' Techies think: The era where retail investors can participate in the underlying computational power network is just beginning. Over the past couple of days scrolling through Twitter, I’ve noticed more and more ZK projects starting to push 'Proof-as-a-Service.' Techies took a closer look, and most are still stuck at 'selling concepts.' The ones with real computational power, chips, and node networks? Pretty much just @cysic_xyz. The key to Cysic isn’t about selling nodes, but about fully commercializing 'ZK proof generation.' Projects no longer need to burn their own GPUs to generate proofs—they can directly use Cysic’s network to complete computations and pay per task. This is essentially the prototype of a 'ZK version of AWS.' Techies believe this step is far more significant than launching the mainnet. Because it transforms ZK from a niche tech into foundational infrastructure that any developer can leverage. In the future, AI, Rollups, bridges, DePIN—anything requiring verifiable computation—can plug into this layer of 'compute-as-a-service.' To sum it up in one sentence: Don’t just focus on Cube’s price; the real value lies in how Cysic is turning 'ZK computational power' into a business that can issue invoices. Cysic ZK ComputeFi DePIN