Enterprise Blockchains are the Only way to Make AI Real

People sometimes ask me what I mean by ‘enterprise blockchain,’ and how it differs from other blockchains. The difference lies in what a blockchain is used for and what it can be used for. Not all blockchains are created equal. 

For over a decade, blockchain have been seen as platforms for digital assets and speculative financial vehicles. 

Some blockchains— like those offering decentralised finance (DeFi) applications—focus on staking or loaning assets for yield, creating a daisy chain of interdependencies that historically doesn’t end well.

Enterprise blockchains are different. They offer unlimited scalability, allowing them to handle data-intensive tasks that overwhelm bandwidth-constricted networks. Enterprise blockchain technology balances efficiency and transparency, allowing businesses to scale without sacrificing security or auditability.

Enterprise blockchains provide the technical infrastructure to manage intellectual property agreements, AI training and development, micropayments and more in a seamless, auditable way.

These aren’t theoretical concepts - real-world use cases already exist, proving enterprise blockchains go beyond speculative uses.

Paying the piper

Consider copyright management, a growing issue as AI large language models (LLMs) scrape the web indiscriminately, without respect for the rights of data owners. Non-fungible token (NFT) technology on enterprise blockchains can help ensure right holders are compensated for their material.

Many dismissed NFTs long ago, having been led to believe that the technology began and ended with the speculative flipping of crudely rendered monkey JPEGs. But NFTs can be utilised in self-executing smart contracts that govern usage, resale and licensing of data.

The NFT is structured using Bitcoin Script, a Turing-incomplete language that can determine whether the pre-agreed conditions of a contract have been met. For an LLM accessing content, the contract can dictate terms, including how long access is granted, how the data can be used and what payments are required to compensate the data’s owner.

Enterprise blockchains create auditable trails that timestamp interactions with copyrighted material. Whenever AI systems consume on-chain content, the activity is logged and auditable by regulators, content creators and AI developers. 

 Overlay networks & Payment channels

Enterprise blockchains enable dynamic and flexible interactions via overlay networks and payment channels. Overlays are secondary systems built on top of the main network, handling off-chain negotiations and updates until it’s time for final settlement.

Overlays allow custom, real-time agreements between businesses and AI systems. Content providers might offer tiered pricing levels based on whether an AI system requires simple reading of data, deeper integration into training models or the ability to resell or modify content.

Payment channels aggregate multiple interactions into a single, secure on-chain settlement, ensuring the efficient use of enterprise blockchain resources while retaining full auditability. 

For example, an AI developer and content provider can open a payment channel on the main network, locking up a portion of a blockchain’s native token. The parties negotiate terms off-chain, updating the balance within the channel based on the volume of content accessed/used. When the business is concluded, the payment channel is closed and a final settlement transaction is written to the main network, leaving an auditable and immutable record of their agreement.

Simply the best

I believe the BSV Blockchain is the only blockchain capable of securely and efficiently handling the above scenarios. BSV offers unbounded scalability—proven to handle over one million transactions per second—with transaction fees measured in fractions of a cent.

BSV is also the only chain capable of scaling to meet the IPv6 standard, a prerequisite for handling the immense data requirements of Metanet, which will combine with AI and machine learning to enable cost-effective, instant micropayments. Metanet represents a better, more inclusive and dynamic internet, an economically integrated system that restores the original vision of a peer-to-peer internet model.

I believe so strongly in BSV’s unique qualities that I challenge anyone building similar projects on other blockchains to present their work at the London Blockchain Conference (LBC) in 2025. To paraphrase some of my English football-loving friends, come and have a go if you think your blockchain’s hard enough.

All kidding aside, this is a sincere offer. After a long entrepreneurial career, I didn’t get to where I am without being willing to defend my views on the field of free market competition. The next edition of LBC is scheduled for October 2025, giving you plenty of time to prepare a presentation that will knock everyone’s socks off.

Assuming your foundation is a true enterprise blockchain, able to handle millions of cost-effective transactions per second. But if that foundation proves too shaky, you can always port your project over to BSV and label that initial effort a prototype.

Castles made of sand might look pretty but they don’t last long. Choose the enterprise blockchain that’s built to outperform and built to last.

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