Rivalz announces its highly anticipated AI zNode Sale.

Rivalz, the first AI Intel layer built on Arbitrum and Dymension, is announcing its long awaited zNode Sale - with Wave 0 kicking off on september 10th as a pre-sale exclusive to Gold Pass holders.

Rivalz is building the foundation for AI 2.0, by creating the first AI Intel Layer - a decentralized peer-to-peer network for modular AI Intel, consisting of Worker rNodes and Validator zNodes. Unlike traditional web3 data systems, Rivalz is specifically tailored for AI applications, ensuring AI-ready data latency, validation, confidentiality, and secure access.

Backed by leading VCs Delphi Ventures, D1 Ventures, Gate.io, Zee Prime, GSR, DWF Ventures, and Cogitent Ventures - Rivalz has garnered the interest of 500,000 community members, 200,000+ users and dozens of industry-leading partners such as Chainlink, Arbitrum and Caldera with 15M+ on-chain transactions.

$RIZ will be the native token of the Rivalz ecosystem, used for transaction fees and powering the node infrastructure, data monetization, and AI-apps on top of Rivalz. The project didn’t hold public token sales and chooses to focus on building a solid network of validator zNode runners powering the network and extracting $RIZ tokens as a reward.

Waves - How the zNode Sale is structured.

The zNode Sale will happen across 5 successive waves. With each new wave, more partners and their communities will get whitelisted to participate in the node sale. Being whitelisted in one wave allows participation in any subsequent waves.

The Node sale will be structured in Tiers, providing opportunities for both large investors and individual enthusiasts. This tiered approach ensures fair access and distribution, allowing a diverse group of participants to shape the Rivalz ecosystem.

Wave 0 is a pre-sale, only accessible to GoldPass owners on September 10th.

A Gold Pass is a ticket that guarantees the right to buy 1 node at tier 1 price, in any wave of the node sale. They’re earned by power users on our Discord, Galxe and through our partnered giveaways. Other participants access nodes on a first come first served basis.

Important note: Each waves will have a mix of nodes from different tiers - Node tiers and Waves shouldn’t be confused.

The Tier system is designed transparently so that users have a clear idea of how many tokens they will get with each node (33,783 $RIZ per node). There is no implied FDV, you know the exact Real FDV when participating in our zNode Sale. The Real FDV will not change depending on the number of people who decide to purchase nodes, making the process more fair for users and eliminating the need to speculate on how many tokens they get with each node.

Why Run a zNode on Rivalz?

Validator zNodes play a crucial role in maintaining the infrastructure of the DePIN Layer by tracking data inflows and outflows and flagging malicious rClient actors. Contributing to this system makes you a valuable supporter of the Rivalz Ecosystem and ensures the operational success of the Rivalz Network.

Prior to TGE users will have the ability to choose whether they would like to BURN the node and get instant rewards or HOLD the node and get more significant rewards and long-term benefits. Below is a breakdown of the 2 options:

Option 1: BURN the zNode (Liquid)

• Burn zNode before TGE and receive 50% of your reserved tokens (16,891 $RIZ) immediately at TGE. We call this the BurnDrop.
• Remaining 50% of $RIZ will be split: half would go to the Ecosystem Pool, and the other half to increase reserved $RIZ for those who Hold.

Note: If you burn the zNode you will not be eligible for the Airdrop reserved for the zNodes and you will be disqualified from any additional benefit that comes with the HOLD option. Airdrop from Testnet participation will NOT be affected by this.

Option 2: HOLD the zNode

• Emissions in $sRIZ (staked $RIZ).
• Share 25% of Total $RIZ supply over 2 years.
• Share 2% of Total $RIZ supply during initial airdrop.
• Receive 25% of $RIZ reserved from burned nodes.
• Additional benefits after 2 years: Airdrops from Ecosystem Projects, Governance, Boosted Staking, Active Validation Rewards, rClient Slashing Rewards.

Running the Node and Technical Requirements

We have partnered with Node as a service providers (NaaS) such as NodeOps, Easeflow, RapidNode and others for easy 1/2-click deployment. Check the section below for more information on technical requirements.

Minimum requirements are the bare minimum to run the Validator Node, while recommended requirements will provide better performance. Our Validator Node software currently only runs on MacOS X, and Linux kernel 5.4 (Linux 6.0+ is better). You can use the Linux Subsystem to run the Validator Node on Windows. Or you can use Node Operators.

About Rivalz

Rivalz is a decentralized AI Intel layer designed to support modular AI applications with an emphasis on provenance and privacy. It features a DePIN - a P2P node infrastructure - for secure data processing and storage and an Agentic Data Coordination Service to provide the next generation of data validation for AI Agents.

Unlike traditional web3 data systems, Rivalz is tailored for AI applications, ensuring AI-ready data latency, validation, confidentiality, and secure access.

Rivalz aims to tackle this by building the AI Intel Layer, which includes

1. Creating a decentralized data provenance protocol to ensure the accuracy, origin, and immutability of AI Data.
2. Developing a secure, FHE-enabled, and scalable data storage, sharing and collaboration DePIN, that brings AI-grade latency, confidential compute and pre-processing pipelines to an ecosystem of intel creators, curators and consumers.
3. Powering a decentralized real-time data infrastructure for AI agents. That transforms how AI agents access and utilize data by creating a competitive marketplace that ensures data quality and reliability through trust and reputation systems.

Through this multifaceted approach, Rivalz is laying the groundwork for a new paradigm in AI development. By providing the essential infrastructure for high-quality, secure, and accessible Intel, Rivalz is paving the way for the next generation of autonomous systems unlocking new value creation.

For more information about Rivalz and Validator zNode Sale visit the official docs.