Trust Engine Protocol

A privacy-preserving human-to-media attribution system
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[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

A privacy-preserving human-to-media attribution system

[mtndao 🗻 @mtndao]

Bigger office.

Livestream studio.

MTN validator. (🧐)

130 @autonomous_labs desks and @secretlabchairs in a 24/7 workspace powered by 20GB wifi and pure @solana fuel.

50 days after @SolanaConf, the world-class startup experience is back for its 5th year:

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@mtndao -- the renowned startup summit that gathers @solana’s top builders from around the world — is hosting its 9th iteration. mtndao v9 runs from February 1-28, 2026 in downtown Salt Lake City.

Like always, mtndao is invite-only. Last year’s February mtndao was heavily over capacity, so this year we’re implementing a smarter system to manage day-to-day access. (application below)

The mtndao you know

@mtndao is Solana’s birthplace for globally renowned startups and talent. While Solana focused, everybody comes to the MTN:

· Founders
· Developers
· Marketing
· BD
· Investors

We’re proud of the infrastructure we provide. Expect:

• A spacious, beautiful, 24/7 workspace
• 130 @autonomous_labs desks, @secretlabchairs, and 4k 32” monitors at every desk.
• 20GB entreprise-grade wifi with 7 independent electricity circuits to handle upwards of 400 devices simultaneously.

An upgraded funding model

mtndao has always been free to attend, made possible by an incredible list of sponsors we've worked with over the years. We'd love to see this continue.

This year, we're giving Solana ecosystem teams a new option to sponsor mtndao by staking to our upcoming MTN validator, which we expect to unveil in the new year and will release more information on in the coming weeks.

The MTN validator — in addition to contributing towards Solana's mainnet — will have an exceptionally simple, community-focused purpose: to help fund mtnDAO.

Bring your gear

We’re excited to welcome builders from all over to the greatest mountains in the world.

Reminder: you must apply and be accepted to mtndao v9 to be allowed entry. Link below.

See you on the MTN.

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

hey @linear - it seems like your algorithm disregards weekends as working days on the projected cycle completion graph

we're sure startup founders represent a significant chunk of your user base so on behalf of them as well, we'd love a feature fix

[Pavel Durov @durov]

🐣 It happened. Our decentralized confidential compute network, Cocoon, is live. The first AI requests from users are now being processed by Cocoon with 100% confidentiality. GPU owners are already earning TON. https://t.co/GZlxeLiPsV is up.

🏦 Centralized compute providers such as Amazon and Microsoft act as expensive intermediaries that drive up prices and reduce privacy. Cocoon solves both the economic and confidentiality issues associated with legacy AI compute providers.

📈 Now we scale. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be onboarding more GPU supply and bringing in more developer demand to Cocoon. Telegram users can expect new AI-related features built on 100% confidentiality. Cocoon will bring control and privacy back where they belong — with users.

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Community CTA: Have you spotted an #AttributionFail or lost credit for your work? Drop your story or links in the replies. Let's fight for transparency and creator justice together.

🔒 This is why we're building solutions that protect your work at the source.

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

🚩 This Week's Attribution Fails: November 2025 Roundup 🚩

A thread on the latest cases of content theft and why attribution matters more than ever. 🧵👇

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Some have blocked thousands of pages and are pursuing legal action inside and outside the web. Media leaders warn: The web is now the biggest content thief.

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Google Accused of Web Content Theft by Major Publishers

US and Canadian publishers accused Google of siphoning traffic and revenue using AI summaries that show entire news stories in search results instead of sending users to the original sites.

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Publishers lose trust and revenue when their work is used without attribution or payment.

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

News Publishers Battle AI Content Theft

Leading outlets like Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News have sued GenAI platforms for using their content without permission. Recent examples show how entire stories can be returned to users by AI with no credit given.

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Trusted creators get misrepresented when attribution breaks.

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

TikTok Testimonial Video Stolen for Scam Ads

A TikTok creator's health journey video was pirated and repurposed as a fake slimming drug testimonial on Instagram. The creator rallied followers to report the scam but the stolen asset circulated for days before removal.

[toly 🇺🇸 @toly]

Proof of heavy

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Rampant content misattribution is accelerated by viral sharing and AI-generated media

The result is eroded trust

By enabling immutable content-to-creator attributions, we are here to empower evidence-backed, informed decision-making

Built on @solana

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Attribution infrastructure on @solana

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Why is digital media attribution necessary, now more than ever?
- EU Digital Services Act requires content accountability for platforms with 45M+ users.
- US Congressional hearings demand creator compensation solutions.
- NIST AI Safety Institute explicitly calls for attribution infrastructure.
- Regulatory pressure, creator economy maturation, and AI content explosion create unprecedented demand for attribution infrastructure.

Hint: Our blockchain-based solution addresses each of these points head on

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

@GooglePixel_US boasts "Assurance Level 2" C2PA integration - impressive engineering that proves content came from genuine devices.

But here's the problem: creators don't need proof their camera is real. They need proof they created content first.

And consumers? They need records of verifiable attribution so they can determine the sources for what they're looking at

The @C2PA_org solution is inherently flawed and doesn't address deepfakes or content attribution. It breaks the moment someone uses TikTok, CapCut, Instagram, or virtually any platform they're not partnered with.

What creators actually need: 
source verifiability, and it matters more than AI detection (supported by research dating back to 1953)

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

ATTRIBUTION CRISIS MONDAY - Week of Oct 6th

This week's evidence that current attribution infrastructure is fundamentally broken:

- Google Pixel 10 launches "tamper-proof" C2PA - but 80% of metadata vanishes when content hits TikTok, Instagram, or any non-partner platform

- Multiple TikTok accounts claiming the same viral video with zero way to prove original creator

- Major news outlets still using "alleged" photos because they can't verify source authenticity

- $39B lost annually while platforms play attribution detective with "he said, she said" evidence

The pattern is as follows:
Hardware solutions that break at sharing.
Platform tools that don't scale.
Manual review that doesn't work.

Even the @C2PA_org's "cryptographically secure" attestation fails the moment content moves between platforms

Building the solution at https://t.co/bQvrvcpHbR 🛠️

#AttributionCrisis #DigitalProvenance #CreatorRights

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

Monday prep: After diving deep into @GooglePixel_US's inadequate @C2PA_org implementation this weekend, here's what we'll be monitoring tomorrow 👀

• How platforms handle C2PA metadata when it gets stripped (spoiler: 80% of images lose it)
• Creator disputes on TikTok/Instagram where C2PA would be useless anyway
• Any news about C2PA partnership failures or platform dropouts

The gap between "hardware attestation" and "who made this content" is going to be on full display.

Anyone familiar with the last month's partnership between the Pixel 10 lineup and C2PA?

[Trust Engine Protocol @TrustEngineDAO]

@solana us this past month at mtndao