Pundi AI has partnered with blockchain security leader Vital Block in a strategic alliance aimed at fostering trust in decentralized AI. The partnership was announced on January 20, 2026 and is a major step towards building trust and introducing compliance within the ecosystem. It offers professional smart contract audits and KYC verification for projects deploying dataset tokens on Pundi AI’s Data Pump platform with full security and services verification available from day one.
Bringing professional security to data tokenization
This partnership is based on a forward-looking vision in line with the evolution of blockchain technology. As the trend of AI datasets evolving into valuable financial assets gains momentum, it becomes essential for smart contracts and teams to adhere to the rigorous security standards established by traditional DeFi projects. Vital Block has extensive experience in this area, having audited over 1,850 blockchain projects and helped secure over $2 billion in user cash.
Vital Block uses an effective audit methodology that incorporates innovative automated audit tools such as ConsenSys MythX, Mythril and Slither, supplemented by in-depth manual code reviews and penetration testing. Such a holistic approach would seek to identify weak points before they are exploited. This is especially important for projects using Pundi AI’s Data Pump, where creators convert verified AI training data into dataset tokens that can be traded on decentralized exchanges like PancakeSwap.
The Pundi AI Data Pump Ecosystem
The platform allows dataset owners with an Access NFT to mint verified datasets into dataset tokens, which are on-chain tradable liquid assets in the form of BEP-20 tokens on the BNB chain. It’s all completely code-free, with smart contract deployment, bonding curve logic, and liquidity setup all handled automatically.
As noted in the information provided in the Pundi AI documentation, DTOKs signify interest in a dataset within the community without direct access or revenue claims. Instead, they are released through the census of community seedlings and are traded through decentralized markets. The platform has seen widespread adoption and we can see that over 140,000 dataset tokens created by unique wallets and over a petabyte of datasets have been hosted in the ecosystem.
The importance of security on dataset tokens
The introduction of professional security audits and KYC verification through Vital Block covers several vital questions in one fell swoop. First, as DTOKs become tradable assets with real market value, investors want to know that the smart contracts behind them are secure and free of vulnerabilities that could create exploits and potential loss of money.
Second, KYC verification of project teams provides an important element of accountability. Vital Block’s KYC process includes verification of all core team members in terms of official identification documents, with founders required to verify their addresses using additional documents and live calls. This collaboration ensures that projects launched on Data Pump will undergo in-depth smart contract audits and team verification. Vital Block will provide them with audit certifications, which they can then openly publish to investors and community members.
Conclusion
This joint venture is not just a technical partnership; It is an indicator of the development of a completely new type of asset. For projects looking to launch DTOKs on Data Pump, access to comprehensive security assessments is immediately available to the project, which was previously only accessible to well-funded DeFi protocols. The introduction of professional security controls and KYC checks brings this new market closer to mainstream credibility without diluting the decentralization and community ownership that is Web3.
