The blockchain story has seen its share of firsts. We all know them. Bitcoin was the first official blockchain that started the journey solidifying the concept of cryptocurrency as a viable digital alternative to fiat currency and traditional finance. Ethereum was the first to craft smart contracts and develop the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) laying down the way of decentralized applications (dApps) and the decentralized web (web3). Cosmos was the first internet of blockchains experimenting with interoperability with sovereign chains. Polkadot was the first truly popular modular blockchain architecture where the composable ecosystem shared security and eased interoperability. Among this pantheon, Oasis has neatly carved its place as a first among its peers in many ways. 🌐Architecture: Modular before modular was cool For a long time, EVM compatibility was the popular choice to go for a blockchain protocol and the concept of modularity still felt quite early. But Oasis made the choice to adopt the modular architecture, moving away from the more commonly prevalent monolithic design. So, here we have a separate consensus layer and a distinct scalable execution layer composed of parallel runtimes or paratimes. The beauty of the design is instantly apparent. The paratimes promise near endless possibilities — can be EVM (Emerald, Sapphire) or WASM Cipher), permissioned or permissionless, privacy-focused or general purpose, Oasis’s own (Sapphire, Emerald, Cipher) or built and managed with enterprise focus (Gaia-X-powered Pontus-X by DeltaDAO). 🔒Technology: Privacy-first with RONL & ROFL TEEs Already flourishing as an L1 blockchain protocol with its EVM-based Emerald paratime, Oasis became the first to realize its privacy-first vision by introducing the Sapphire paratime — first and only production-ready confidential EVM that makes customizable privacy possible through its smart contracts designed to provide end-to-end encryption with flexibility of the confidential spectrum — 100% public to 100% private and anywhere in between). Believing in trustless execution environments (TEEs) as the go-to privacy-preserving technique, Sapphire uses Intel SGX. Privacy for web3 can only take you so far when decentralized AI (DeAI) joins the mix. On-chain computation suddenly becomes too heavy to handle with humongous datasets needing to be processed in continuity. The framework Oasis developed to handle all this was the first of its kind — runtime off-chain logic (ROFL) to complement Sapphire’s runtime on-chain logic (RONL). As a result, we transcend theory and get a practical glimpse into the future where DeAI and DeCC (decentralized confidential computing) work hand in hand. The TEEs here use both Intel SGX and TDX as embodied by the ROFL app, recently launched on mainnet. 🧠AI involvement: Before buzzword became trendy Oasis was also the first to recognize privacy for web3 with responsible data economy and uncompromising data sovereignty is a good start but probably would not be enough. AI would play a crucial role in shaping and transforming blockchain technology and applicability. As a result, it laid the foundation for the responsible AI framework, long before AI became a buzzword in crypto utility as well as among general users with zero crypto experience. However, Oasis, being a lot of firsts does not mean it is the only protocol in business. How Oasis works in close collaboration with other stalwarts underlines its leadership quality as well as its acknowledgement that solving the blockchain privacy paradox is not a single protocol’s achievement but has a lot of moving parts where many have contributed part of the solution making it all work. 🤝Events: TEEs take the party to world stage TEEs have long been pushed to the background of privacy technique discussions but it has strongly emerged as a leading solution for cryptographic security. Oasis has organized, co-hosting with other protocols, Afternoon TEE parties side by side with global blockchain events and conferences. Devcon Bangkok 2024https://medium.com/media/b8c6dffee4d46533d919309d8fb691ed/href ETHDenver 2025https://medium.com/media/d4a782c4d06f39a956cd01a776912212/href Token2049 Dubai 2025https://medium.com/media/b5a93b7d48d7ef543a5cb8398d9c2578/href EthCC Cannes 2025https://medium.com/media/973d5f4327832e57b999b001ccd6c1b6/href 🧩Alliances: Privacy and AI — one for all, and all for one Oasis is also aware of how alliances working towards a common goal would benefit everyone. Its standing as a founding member of the Universal Privacy Alliance (UPA) is testament to the fact that the unifying principles bonding the various members is true at all times — privacy as a fundamental, privacy tools as normal, and privacy by design as essential. As DeAI joins the ever-evolving blockchain technology’s purview, this also can benefit from a band working together with a common cause. As a result, we have Oasis, working in close conjunction of other pioneers in the field, helping to form HumanAIx — an open protocol alliance. So, we see what Oasis offers and how much more it has to offer in its position as a first mover and thought leader. As we look to the future of our blockchain interactions and experiences, Oasis shines as a reassuring presence — with the promise that its mission of smart privacy for web3 and AI will translate from vision to reality, with rules and application. Oasis Shines As A First Among Equals In The Blockchain Pantheon was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this storyThe blockchain story has seen its share of firsts. We all know them. Bitcoin was the first official blockchain that started the journey solidifying the concept of cryptocurrency as a viable digital alternative to fiat currency and traditional finance. Ethereum was the first to craft smart contracts and develop the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) laying down the way of decentralized applications (dApps) and the decentralized web (web3). Cosmos was the first internet of blockchains experimenting with interoperability with sovereign chains. Polkadot was the first truly popular modular blockchain architecture where the composable ecosystem shared security and eased interoperability. Among this pantheon, Oasis has neatly carved its place as a first among its peers in many ways. 🌐Architecture: Modular before modular was cool For a long time, EVM compatibility was the popular choice to go for a blockchain protocol and the concept of modularity still felt quite early. But Oasis made the choice to adopt the modular architecture, moving away from the more commonly prevalent monolithic design. So, here we have a separate consensus layer and a distinct scalable execution layer composed of parallel runtimes or paratimes. The beauty of the design is instantly apparent. The paratimes promise near endless possibilities — can be EVM (Emerald, Sapphire) or WASM Cipher), permissioned or permissionless, privacy-focused or general purpose, Oasis’s own (Sapphire, Emerald, Cipher) or built and managed with enterprise focus (Gaia-X-powered Pontus-X by DeltaDAO). 🔒Technology: Privacy-first with RONL & ROFL TEEs Already flourishing as an L1 blockchain protocol with its EVM-based Emerald paratime, Oasis became the first to realize its privacy-first vision by introducing the Sapphire paratime — first and only production-ready confidential EVM that makes customizable privacy possible through its smart contracts designed to provide end-to-end encryption with flexibility of the confidential spectrum — 100% public to 100% private and anywhere in between). Believing in trustless execution environments (TEEs) as the go-to privacy-preserving technique, Sapphire uses Intel SGX. Privacy for web3 can only take you so far when decentralized AI (DeAI) joins the mix. On-chain computation suddenly becomes too heavy to handle with humongous datasets needing to be processed in continuity. The framework Oasis developed to handle all this was the first of its kind — runtime off-chain logic (ROFL) to complement Sapphire’s runtime on-chain logic (RONL). As a result, we transcend theory and get a practical glimpse into the future where DeAI and DeCC (decentralized confidential computing) work hand in hand. The TEEs here use both Intel SGX and TDX as embodied by the ROFL app, recently launched on mainnet. 🧠AI involvement: Before buzzword became trendy Oasis was also the first to recognize privacy for web3 with responsible data economy and uncompromising data sovereignty is a good start but probably would not be enough. AI would play a crucial role in shaping and transforming blockchain technology and applicability. As a result, it laid the foundation for the responsible AI framework, long before AI became a buzzword in crypto utility as well as among general users with zero crypto experience. However, Oasis, being a lot of firsts does not mean it is the only protocol in business. How Oasis works in close collaboration with other stalwarts underlines its leadership quality as well as its acknowledgement that solving the blockchain privacy paradox is not a single protocol’s achievement but has a lot of moving parts where many have contributed part of the solution making it all work. 🤝Events: TEEs take the party to world stage TEEs have long been pushed to the background of privacy technique discussions but it has strongly emerged as a leading solution for cryptographic security. Oasis has organized, co-hosting with other protocols, Afternoon TEE parties side by side with global blockchain events and conferences. Devcon Bangkok 2024https://medium.com/media/b8c6dffee4d46533d919309d8fb691ed/href ETHDenver 2025https://medium.com/media/d4a782c4d06f39a956cd01a776912212/href Token2049 Dubai 2025https://medium.com/media/b5a93b7d48d7ef543a5cb8398d9c2578/href EthCC Cannes 2025https://medium.com/media/973d5f4327832e57b999b001ccd6c1b6/href 🧩Alliances: Privacy and AI — one for all, and all for one Oasis is also aware of how alliances working towards a common goal would benefit everyone. Its standing as a founding member of the Universal Privacy Alliance (UPA) is testament to the fact that the unifying principles bonding the various members is true at all times — privacy as a fundamental, privacy tools as normal, and privacy by design as essential. As DeAI joins the ever-evolving blockchain technology’s purview, this also can benefit from a band working together with a common cause. As a result, we have Oasis, working in close conjunction of other pioneers in the field, helping to form HumanAIx — an open protocol alliance. So, we see what Oasis offers and how much more it has to offer in its position as a first mover and thought leader. As we look to the future of our blockchain interactions and experiences, Oasis shines as a reassuring presence — with the promise that its mission of smart privacy for web3 and AI will translate from vision to reality, with rules and application. Oasis Shines As A First Among Equals In The Blockchain Pantheon was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story