Pundi AI has joined forces with blockchain security leader Vital Block in a strategic alliance aimed at fostering trust in decentralized AI. The partnership was announced on 20th of January 2026 and is a major step toward building trust and the introduction of compliance within the ecosystem. It offers professional smart contract audits and KYC verification for projects that are deploying Dataset Tokens on Pundi AI’s Data Pump platform with comprehensive security and verification services available right from the first day.
Bringing Professional Security in Data Tokenization
This partnership is based on a forward-looking vision in line with the evolution of blockchain technology. As the trend of AI data sets evolving into valuable financial assets gains momentum, it becomes essential for smart contracts and teams to uphold the rigorous security standards established by traditional DeFi projects. Vital Block has extensive experience in this field, having audited over 1,850 blockchain projects and contributed to the security of more than $2 billion in user cash.
Vital Block employs an effective auditing methodology that integrates innovative automated auditing tools like ConsenSys MythX, Mythril, and Slither, complemented by thorough manual code reviews and penetration testing. Such a holistic approach would seek to identify weak spots before they are exploited. It 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 Data Pump Ecosystem of Pundi AI
The platform enables data set owners with an Access NFT to mint verified data sets into Dataset Tokens, which as liquid tradable on-chain assets in the form of BEP-20 tokens on BNB Chain. The whole thing is wholly no-code, with the smart contract deployment, bonding curve logic and liquidity setup all being managed automatically.
As stated by the information provided in the Pundi AI documentation, DTOKs signify interest in a dataset within the community without direct access or revenue claim. Rather, they are released via community seeding census and are traded via decentralized markets. The platform has had great adoption, and we can see that more than 140,000 unique wallets minted dataset tokens and more than one petabyte of data sets were hosted in the ecosystem.
The Importance of Security on Dataset Tokens
The introduction of professional security audits and KYC verification via Vital Block covers several vital issues at a single stroke. First, since DTOKs are becoming tradable assets that have actual market values, investors want to know that the smart contracts behind them are secure and free from 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 a verification of all core team members in terms of official identification documents, with founders being required to verify their addresses using additional documentation and live calls. This collaboration ensures that projects launched on Data Pump will receive extensive smart contract audits and team verification. Vital Block will provide them with audit certifications, which they may then openly publish with investors and members of the community.
Conclusion
This joint venture is not simply 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 available immediately to the project, which previously was only accessible to well-funded DeFi protocols. Introduction of professional security checks and KYC checks take this new market one closer to mainstream credibility without diluting the decentralization and community ownership that Web3 is all about.
