DiscoverFeed Signs Basic Agreement with Trade Works for New Business

DiscoverFeed Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yoshimichi Tsuyuki; hereinafter 'DiscoverFeed') announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding a new business with Trade Works Co., Ltd. [TSE Standard Market (Code: 3997)], whose main business is system development for financial institutions and which has recently expanded into AI and on-chain areas.

Through this partnership, DiscoverFeed will integrate its decentralized data center business 'D-DMC (Decentralized Data Management Center)' with Trade Works' system development and operational expertise to jointly promote the construction of a next-generation data utilization platform for the creator economy and financial sectors.

■ Why a Data Center for Creators is Needed Now

The proliferation of generative AI, video distribution, live streaming, and SNS is generating vast amounts of content data worldwide every day.

However, many creators currently face challenges including:

- Increasing storage costs for production data
- Risk of data loss due to platform dependency
- Insufficient reuse of past content
- Difficulty in building continuous relationships with fans

DiscoverFeed solves these challenges with the philosophy that 'data is not something to be stored, but an asset to be utilized.'

We aim to build a new data infrastructure that allows creators to safely store videos, music, photos, and production materials they create, while enabling re-editing, reuse, sharing, and monetization.

■ About the D-DMC Concept

D-DMC (Decentralized Data Management Center) is a decentralized data center designed with the concept of shifting from a 'data center for storage' to a 'data center for utilization,' unlike conventional data centers.

It utilizes IPFS technology to achieve distributed storage, fault tolerance, tamper resistance, data management, data sharing, data re-editing, and community formation.

We will begin operations at 'Oita D-DMC,' the first base in Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, and will develop a storage infrastructure of approximately 7,000 terabytes.

■ First Phase: Expansion into the Creator Economy

In the first phase of this partnership, we will deploy services for creators, including idols, artists, influencers, VTubers, and live streamers.

Storage targets are not limited to finished content.

We will provide an environment where all creative data, including video materials, live footage, photo archives, audio data, work-in-progress data, AI training materials, and rights management information, can be managed and utilized as 'data assets.'

Additionally, in collaboration with Trade Works, we will establish a development and operational framework for management dashboards, wallet functions, payment functions, reward distribution functions, and fan community functions.

■ Integration with MY Album

'MY Album,' a fandom platform promoted by DiscoverFeed, will be a key utilization base for this concept.

MY Album is a service that allows creators to organize and store content scattered across SNS and various platforms, and to share it with fans and build communities.

Data stored in D-DMC will be used through MY Album for limited releases, archive distribution, fan benefits, collaborative production projects, and data-driven fandom formation.

We aim to realize not just a data storage service, but a 'circular ecosystem where data continues to generate value.'

[MY Album Flow]

■ The Future DiscoverFeed Aims For

We aim for a transition from an era where data is concentrated on giant platforms to an era where creators themselves can own, manage, and utilize their data.

D-DMC is not just a storage business.

It is a social infrastructure for transforming 'unused data (cold data) into valuable data (hot data).'

DiscoverFeed will continue to challenge the creation of a new data economy by building a data utilization platform that spans the creator economy, AI, Web3, and financial sectors.

[Company Overview]

DiscoverFeed Inc.
Location: 631, 6th Floor, DF Building, 2-2-8 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director Yoshimichi Tsuyuki
Business: Decentralized data infrastructure business, D-DMC business, creator data utilization business, Web3-related business

Website: https://www.discoverfeed.net/

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