1. Technical Progress: “Honesty Layer” and Billing System
This month’s technical demo, led by Curtis, showcased major progress on CETI’s Infrastructure Control Framework (ICF) — particularly around the new Prometheus-based remote monitoring and billing verification system.
Key updates include:
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Prometheus Integration: CETI’s ICF now deploys Prometheus clusters to verify that distributed clouds are running workloads as expected.
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Proof of Honesty: A new integrity mechanism ensures cloud providers can’t falsify usage data. This is essential to creating a trustless billing environment between CETI and its decentralized compute providers.
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Append-only Event Store: Provider activity and system heartbeats are now logged in a secure, append-only database that tracks card utilization over time.
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Billing Calculations: The new system will calculate payouts by comparing resource usage and incoming revenue, distributing profits to cloud providers automatically.
This honesty check layer forms the foundation for CETI’s decentralized billing infrastructure, expected to enter MVP testing later this year.
2. Staffing & Development Challenges
Logris shared frustration about delays in hiring an experienced developer who would have helped accelerate ICF’s front-end dashboard and billing portal. Despite having budget allocated and a strong candidate lined up, internal approval has been slow.
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Development will continue at a slower pace.
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The core billing system is still on track for completion by end of 2025.
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However, dashboard and provider portal features may be delayed into early 2026.
3. Partner Updates & Business Development
CETI continues to face challenges securing active demand partners.
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DeLula and Alpaca have both stalled on delivering required models or finalizing rental agreements.
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Several MOUs remain unsigned or inactive, leading to limited traction from potential partners.
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Despite these hurdles, the ICF’s technical foundation remains strong, and the team continues outreach to new partners through events and community connections.
4. Metaselium Project & Future Growth Strategy
Logris also discussed ongoing work on the Metaselium Project, a planned consulting and enterprise integration venture that could become a key demand driver for CETI’s ICF.
The vision for Metaselium includes:
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Serving as a Web2-to-Web3 bridge for companies in finance, medicine, and law seeking privacy, ownership, and control over AI workloads.
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Providing consultancy-style AI integration services (similar to Red Hat’s enterprise model) to help organizations adopt decentralized AI.
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Potential to onboard a seasoned CEO with strong Web2 and Web3 credentials once funding rounds are completed.
If successful, Metaselium could bring sustained enterprise traffic to CETI’s infrastructure, solidifying the ICF’s market position.
5. Financial & Structural Transparency
While the pace of business development has been slower than expected, the core team continues to make consistent technical progress and maintain full transparency with the community.
As Crystal emphasized:
“We all want CETI to succeed — the founders, the devs, the community. Everyone is doing what’s in their power to make that happen.”
6. Events and Outlook
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Upcoming Event: Logris will attend the BlockCelebrate BCVC Summit, engaging with major players in DeFi, tokenization, and AI policy, including representatives from MicroStrategy, the SEC, and New York State.
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Next Town Hall: Scheduled tentatively for late November or early December, depending on U.S. Thanksgiving timing.
Despite logistical and hiring delays, CETI remains committed to advancing the ICF Mainnet, expected to reach a functional state by March 2026.
In Summary
CETI AI continues steady technical development on its decentralized compute and billing system, while navigating slow-moving partnerships and funding complexities. The roadmap remains on track for ICF functionality this winter, and the upcoming Metaselium project could serve as a critical growth catalyst in 2026.
To view the full transcript, holders can download and read/translate from our discord.
