InfoFi App Tonso Acquires Verifiable Proofs Using Cysic's Zero-Knowledge Platform

Partnership enables cryptographically provable mindshare and sentiment metrics without exposing sensitive data

Published on Feb. 18, 2026

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Cysic, a provider of verifiable compute infrastructure for Web3, has announced a strategic partnership with Tonso AI to integrate zero-knowledge verification into Tonso's InfoFi platform. This collaboration will enable Tonso to offer cryptographically provable metrics such as Mindshare, BUZZ, Quality and Integrity, while preserving user privacy and protecting proprietary algorithms.

Why it matters

As AI-driven trading, sentiment analysis, and attention-based economies expand across Web3, verifiable infrastructure is becoming essential. This partnership positions Tonso as the first fully verifiable and privacy-preserving InfoFi platform built for Telegram's attention economy, offering projects, creators, and users measurable and trustworthy signals at scale.

The details

The integration embeds zero-knowledge proofs directly into Tonso's signal pipeline, transforming how influence and sentiment are measured across Web3 communities. By settling cryptographic attestations on the Cysic Network, Tonso's signals become auditable, manipulation-resistant, and institution-grade. Key capabilities unlocked through the integration include verifiable metrics without exposing raw user data, cryptographic proofs settled on the Cysic Network, reputation systems resistant to bots and gaming, and proprietary algorithms protected while remaining provably correct.

  • The partnership was announced on February 17, 2026.

The players

Cysic

Cysic is building the verifiable compute engine for Web3, combining custom ZK hardware, a decentralized node network, and a programmable economic layer to transform computation into a trustless, on-chain resource.

Tonso AI

Tonso is an AI Signal Protocol and InfoFi Hub built natively on Telegram, designed to power Telegram's attention economy by connecting projects, creators, and users.

Leo Fan

Leo Fan is the Founder and CEO of Cysic.

Wal's

Wal's is the CMO of Tonso.ai.

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What they’re saying

“InfoFi cannot scale on assumptions. It needs proof.”

— Leo Fan, Founder and CEO of Cysic (GlobeNewswire)

“By integrating zero knowledge verification into Tonso's platform, we are enabling influence and sentiment signals that are mathematically sound, privacy preserving and ready for institutional use.”

— Leo Fan, Founder and CEO of Cysic (GlobeNewswire)

“Working with Cysic has been a pleasure. We are excited to bring state of the art zero knowledge verifiability to our ecosystem.”

— Wal's, CMO of Tonso.ai (GlobeNewswire)

The takeaway

This partnership between Cysic and Tonso AI is a significant step towards building verifiable and privacy-preserving infrastructure for the growing Web3 economy, particularly in the areas of AI-driven trading, sentiment analysis, and attention-based markets.