FLock and CIMG join hands to usher in a new era of "Production DATs 2.0".

Written by: on-chain view

I see that Flock has also joined the narrative camp of Wall Street DAT (Digital Asset Treasury).

Interestingly, the collaboration between FLock and CIMG Inc is completely different from the common practice in the market where most buy ETH and BTC as reserve assets to boost stock prices. To elaborate: specifically, FLock and CIMG Inc have adopted a deep business binding cooperation model, where CIMG needs to purchase FLOCK tokens as reserve assets. Both parties will also jointly create an AI health monitoring and smart recommendation product called LifeNode, with FLock providing technical services for AI privacy computing and federated learning.

1. The currently popular DATs model on Wall Street is essentially a replica of the Crypto (3.3) model, where buying coins → stock prices rise → issuing bonds → buying coins again. Its positive flywheel operation model relies on a one-sided bullish market, which has a bit of a “Ponzi” flavor. This belongs to the first wave of speculative DATs, where Wall Street listed companies hype stock prices through Crypto, while the Crypto market gains external incremental funds through Wall Street’s Fomo to drive up prices.

The cooperation model between FLock and CIMG adopts a deep binding of “business + tokens”. On one hand, due to the need to acquire tokens, the value of FLock’s tokens is substantially linked to the main business of the listed company; on the other hand, FLock provides AI technology supply services, which will directly affect CIMG’s strategy and market performance. In other words, the cooperation between the two is not merely simple speculation, but has resulted in business synergy and value connection.

2. To deeply understand this point, one must look into CIMG Inc, the publicly listed company. This company is quite interesting; on the surface, it started with coffee, but through a series of acquisitions (such as the AI smart selection from Xilin Online and the “Industry + AI + Capital” four-wheel drive of Huomao Culture), it has transformed itself into a digital health group powered by a “technology + marketing” dual engine.

This collaboration with FLock is equivalent to directly jumping from AI applications on the marketing side to AI innovation on the product side—LifeNode implementation. CIMG has truly transformed from a “company using AI” to a “company making AI products.” The key point is that FLock’s federated learning and privacy computing technology precisely addresses the core pain point of health data applications: how to achieve AI personalized services while protecting user privacy?

3. In fact, if the cooperation model between FLock and CIMG can be successfully implemented, it may usher in the era of DATs 2.0—production-type DATs. This model benefits both parties: for FLock, having stable B-end clients and funding support allows for a focus on technological research and development; for CIMG, it not only gains advanced AI technological capabilities but also can benefit from the growth dividends of the Crypto industry through token reserves; the key is that the application of LifeNode will become the foundation for cooperation between both parties, and subsequent user growth, technological iteration, commercialization processes, and so on will feedback into the benefits of the cooperation.