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Decentralized
Machine Learning
Intelligence
Layer
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+11,000 engineers
+1,200 PhDs
A decentralized network connecting top machine learning engineers and AI enthusiasts with institutions and businesses to solve predictive intelligence challenges from quantitative finance to genomics.
Backed by the best
For Organizations
Access 10,000+ ML researchers and 1,200+ PhDs across 100+ countries.
Proven results:
+17% performance improvement vs ADIA Lab Causality Research benchmark
+14% improvement vs Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT computer vision benchmark
4% trading cost savings at major bank (FX OTC)
Models stay encrypted end-to-end so your IP is protected
For Researchers
Work on real problems from top institutions with $100k+ prize pools per challenge
Earn USDC rewards plus $CRNCH tokens
Build your rankings and verifiable track record solving high-stakes challenges for top global organizations, including Harvard and MIT
For Network Participants
Stake $CRNCH on coordinators running challenges
Earn emissions when your chosen operators deliver results
Turning collective Intelligence
into double-digit edge
ADIA Lab Causality Challenge: +17% improvement in performance
Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT Autoimmune Challenge: +14%
improvement in cancerous cell detection
FX OTC: up to 4% savings on trading cost
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Infrastructure
DECENTRALIZED INTELLIGENCE IN ACTION ON CRUNCH
Business Problem
The client shares a Machine Learning problem to solve
A Coordinator sets up a Crunch Challenge, using the protocol’s tools to define rules and rewards while ensuring confidentiality and IP protection.
Data scientists worldwide submit models to compete for rewards.
The coordinator rewards Crunchers based on performance
Problem Solved
Roadmap
A clear view of what’s next—our key milestones, upcoming features, and future plans to support our growing ML community
Products
our product line and see how our innovative technology is driving success and empowering creators in the real world
Crunch Hub
Launch and showcase ML competitions effortlessly, connecting with our global network of 10,000+ machine learning engineers.
Coordinator Nodes
Harness Crunch network’s intelligence through competitions under your rules while retaining full data control.
Mid+One Engine
Ultra-low-latency predictions and computations built for financial and real-time applications.
Crunch Engine
A secure, open-source ML orchestration layer that runs in your cloud with full ML workflow control and seamless Crunch ecosystem integration.
Proof in action
Explore our case studies and see how our innovative technology is driving success and empowering creators in the real world
Real-Time FX Pricing
Win more client flow with tighter, faster pricing. Reduce slippage and optimize inventory holding times in volatile markets.
- <60μs Latency: Ultra-low latency pricing to prevent stale quotes and slippage.
- Tighten Spreads: Adapts to volatility instantly, allowing you to win more client flow.
- Inventory Management: sharper predictive signals reduce toxic inventory hold times.
Computer Vision in Healthcare
How the Broad Institute engaged 1,000 researchers to build models that infer expensive molecular data from cheap tissue images, advancing the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
- Accuracy of our customer benchmark x2
- Gene Panel experiments based on the community models
- Hopefully leading to improved diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancer
Market Regime Detection
How ADIA Lab partnered with Crunch to crowdsource novel algorithms that detect "Structural Breaks"—invisible changes in market rules—achieving double-digit accuracy improvements.
- Regime Detection: Identifying invisible "Change Points" before P&L impact.
- Adaptive AI: Models that "unlearn" irrelevant history to adapt instantly.
- Double-Digit Gains: Outperforming standard baselines by double-digit percentages.
Causal AI in Finance
How ADIA Lab partnered with Crunch to advance the field of Causal AI, identifying robust drivers in high-dimensional data that standard machine learning misses.
- Built the world’s best Causal Discovery Algorithm to date
- Collaborated with 2021 Economics Nobel Laureate
- Outperformed by 17% ADIA’s internal team
Prof. Marcos
Lopez de Prado
Crowdsourcing has a very important role to play in investing. Firms turn investing problems into forecasting problems, then outsource to global researchers.
Peter
Cotton
Institutional finance hasn’t yet had disruption, but likely will; specifically with respect to the competition for research talent in the years to come.
Prof. Guido
Imbens
I'm very excited to see what the participants are going to come up with, because if they come up with useful things, that's going to be very impactful.
crunch news
Discover what the media is saying about us. Explore the latest articles and news covering our innovation and impact.
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Introducing Saroj Mahapatra, Head of Enterprise Data at Crunch
Autoimmune Disease Crunch 2 Spotlight #4 - Team Amaris
Autoimmune Disease ML Challenge – Results Timeline Update
Crunch Welcomes Grégoire Colcombet as Chief of Staff to Drive Strategic Growth
Autoimmune Disease Crunch 2 Spotlight #3 - Team Cellmates
CrunchDAO Partners with Phala to Secure Decentralized AI Models Using TEE Technology
CrunchDAO and io.net Partner to Power Decentralized Compute for Next-Generation AI
