ACN Monthly Highlights (August Recap)

August was another active month across the AITECH Cloud Network ecosystem, with progress spanning strategic partnerships, Agent Forge, the Compute Marketplace, ecosystem expansion, and the ACN community.

Here’s a recap of what took place throughout the month.

Major MOU Signed

A significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed during August, marking an important step forward for the ACN ecosystem.

Further details surrounding the agreement, including the counterpart and scope of the collaboration, will be revealed in the full announcement.

Vision Makers Community Airdrop Opens

The Vision Makers community airdrop officially opened, with more than 17,000 participants registering ahead of the planned Q4 2026 $VMKS token launch.

ACN community members receive additional benefits based on their participation within the ecosystem:

• ACN holders: 2× multiplier
• ACN stakers: 3× multiplier

These multipliers are applied toward participants’ Airdrop Impact Score, alongside activity across the wider Vision Makers ecosystem.

AltLayer 8004Scan Integrated Into Agent Forge

Agent Forge integrated AltLayer’s 8004Scan, bringing ERC-8004 agents deployed across multiple blockchain networks into a unified repository.

The integration improves agent discoverability and makes it easier for builders and users to explore agents across the growing ERC-8004 ecosystem from one place.

ACN Partners With Secret Network

A strategic partnership was announced between AITECH Cloud Network and Secret Network, bringing confidential computing and enterprise-grade privacy capabilities to Agent Forge.

The collaboration is focused on strengthening privacy, security, and infrastructure for AI agents and applications operating within the ecosystem.

Compute Marketplace Smart Contract Updates

Development continued across the Compute Marketplace, with several smart contract improvements introduced during August.

Updates included:

• Platform fee collection
• Configurable CDC pricing ranges
• CDC sales support using ACN, USDT, and USDC

These updates form part of the continued development of the marketplace’s underlying infrastructure.

Agent Forge 2.0 Enters Early Access

Agent Forge 2.0 entered early access, introducing new functionality designed to make building and managing AI workflows more efficient.

New capabilities included Fix with Copilot, helping users identify and resolve workflow issues, alongside reusable Variables blocks for greater flexibility when building agents and automations.

Compute Marketplace Expands Into Three New Regions

The Compute Marketplace expanded its infrastructure availability with the addition of three new regions:

• US East 1
• US Central 3
• US Central 9

A new Cost Calculator was also launched, allowing users to compare infrastructure costs across leading hyperscalers and ACN.

The tool provides greater visibility into potential compute savings while making infrastructure pricing easier to evaluate before deployment.

250 Million ACN Tokens Locked On-Chain

On-chain locked ACN reached 250 million tokens during August, representing approximately 12.64% of the total ACN token supply.

The milestone reflects continued participation across ACN’s staking ecosystem.

Weekly Development Updates Continue

Weekly development updates were published throughout August, providing the community with ongoing visibility into progress across Agent Forge, the Compute Marketplace, integrations, infrastructure, and ecosystem development.

Looking Ahead

Development continues across both Agent Forge and the Compute Marketplace, alongside further ecosystem integrations, partnerships, and product improvements.

With several developments already underway and further announcements still to be revealed, ACN continues building toward the next phase of its ecosystem.

Stay tuned for September.

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