In collaboration with Binance Academy, Marlin has launched "Offchain Computing Using TEE Coprocessors," a free, comprehensive curriculum designed to empower Web3 builders with cutting-edge confidential computing skills.
This course democratizes access to Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology, the same secure infrastructure used by Google for private inference and advertising models, Apple for secure enclaves, and OpenAI for secure inference.
The specialized curriculum for Web2 and Web3 developers focuses on bringing existing backends onto the blockchain using offchain computing powered by TEEs. Featuring practical examples including an AI-based job matching application deployed on BNB Chain, the course mentors developers of all experience levels to unlock new use cases.
Through this partnership, Binance Academy and Marlin aim to equip the next generation with the skills needed to build scalable, privacy-preserving decentralized applications.
Led by Souvik Mishra, a contributor to the Marlin protocol, the course delivers hands-on exploration of building production-ready systems in decentralized environments. It begins with theoretical foundations, covering onchain computation limitations and why modern ecosystems rely on offchain solutions like rollups and coprocessors.
The curriculum then breaks down TEE coprocessor building blocks, demonstrating how these components provide flexibility and security. Participants advance into practical modules featuring real deployments of AI and DeFi applications powered by TEE coprocessors.
Module topics include:
📊 Types of Coprocessors: TEEs, ZK, MPC, FHE
⚙️ Deployment Patterns: VMs vs. Serverless Computing
🔐 Security Infrastructure: KMS, TLS, Persistent Storage
💻 Practical Development: NodeJS, Serverless Subscriptions, Reproducible Builds
🤖 Real-World Applications: AI Agents, High-Throughput DeFi, Confidential Data Processing
The course is free and accessible via Binance Academy.
As demand for sophisticated dApps accelerates, onchain computing limitations regarding scalability, cost, and privacy have become critical bottlenecks. Industry giants including Google, Apple, and Microsoft have integrated TEEs as the standard for protecting sensitive data and AI models.
Marlin and Binance Academy are bringing this confidentiality and verifiable computation standard to the decentralized web, addressing a critical skills gap. While TEE technology has become essential infrastructure, comprehensive training resources have been largely unavailable to the broader developer community.
Marlin's mission extends beyond building protocol infrastructure to encompass developer evangelism and education. Over the past year, Marlin has been at the forefront of the TEE revolution, coining the term "teeML" (TEE-based machine learning), publishing industry-standard benchmarks comparing teeML, opML and zkML.
By partnering with Binance Academy, a leading blockchain education platform reaching millions of learners, Marlin ensures cutting-edge confidential computing knowledge becomes accessible globally.
Smart contracts provide verifiability but can't scale to meet performance demands. Traditional offchain solutions offer speed but sacrifice trust guarantees. TEE Coprocessors solve both problems, enabling Web2-level performance while maintaining cryptographic guarantees and decentralization.
Developers who master TEE coprocessor architecture today will build tomorrow's breakthrough applications, from verifiable AI agents to high-frequency DeFi protocols to privacy-preserving data marketplaces.
The course is live on Binance Academy. It's free and includes a joint certificate from Marlin and Binance Academy, a credential that will become increasingly valuable as TEE expertise becomes industry-standard.
Whether you're a Web3 developer scaling applications beyond onchain limitations or a Web2 engineer bringing backends onto blockchain infrastructure, this course provides the comprehensive toolkit you need.
Enroll now on Binance Academy and join the next wave of builders shaping verifiable, privacy-preserving Web3 infrastructure.
Marlin is a verifiable computing protocol providing high-performance infrastructure for DeFi and Web3. A pioneer in teeML, Marlin delivers production-ready frameworks for secure offchain computation using TEEs.
Binance Academy is the world's leading blockchain education platform, offering free resources in 20+ languages to millions of learners worldwide.
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