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Tech firm Nexus has tested its developing decentralised supercomputer, attracting 1.5 million nodes globally during a five-day testing period. This new concept aims to unite worldwide computing power to create a “Verifiable Internet”, and has already secured $25m in backing. The test involved over 100,000 nodes working together at full capacity, and it was further revealed that a considerable 37% of network traffic during testing came from mobile devices.

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Tech company Nexus recently tested their developing decentralized supercomputer, attracting 1.5 million nodes from almost 200 countries in a five-day testing period. This supercomputer is special because it brings together the computing power of devices all over the world to create a sort of “Verifiable Internet”, and they’ve already raised $25 million in funding for the project.

This approach to computing is becoming more popular, with several other companies also hunting the globe for distributed computing power to achieve a shared goal. In the five-day test, around 800,000 web nodes and 700,000 command-line interface nodes were activated, with over 100,000 nodes even working together at full capacity. This, Nexus reckons, shows that loads of users are excited about the shared supercomputer.

The test ran from December 9 to 13 and, according to Nexus CEO Daniel Marin, proves there’s a big demand for blockchain and AI innovations. But even though the test was a success, Marin admits there’s still more work to be done before the network can really go global.

A big chunk of the network traffic (around 37%) during the test came from mobile devices. In fact, mobiles even outdid desktops in countries like Ethiopia and Poland.

Marin explained that to attract lots of users, they’ve tried to make it easy for any device to hook up to the network. But while users can freely join the network, Nexus maintains control over the direction its supercomputer takes. Nexus picks the programs to be shared on the network, but they’re also open to user-submitted ideas for more programs to try out.

Lastly, Marin acknowledges that Nexus wasn’t the first to the distributed computing party. Previous examples of similar projects include SETI@home, the Internet Computer, the Golem Network, and the Zennet. Still, it’s clear that Nexus and its supercomputer are carving out a unique path.