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Ocean Protocol

Ocean Protocol (oceanprotocol.com): 3 changes recorded in its website history since July 2018. Homepage last checked 6 November 2026.

Recorded changes

Newest observations first. Each interval bounds when the website changed; it is not an exact event date.

  1. MessagingBetween and
    BeforeData: The New Asset Class
    AfterMeet Ocean: Tokenized AI & Data

    Classifier interpretation of website text.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  2. MessagingBetween and
    BeforeBuild Powerful Web3 Apps for the Data Economy
    AfterData is a new asset class.

    Classifier interpretation of website text.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  3. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeA Decentralized Data Exchange Protocol to Unlock Data for AI
    AfterBuild Powerful Web3 Apps for the Data Economy

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation

First recorded website

Observed 5 July 2018

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

How it described itself

A Decentralized Data Exchange Protocol to Unlock Data for AI

Ocean Protocol is an ecosystem for sharing data and associated services. It provides a tokenized service layer that exposes data, storage, compute and algorithms for consumption with a set of determin

Homepage

Compliance claims on the website
GDPR

archived pageLink to first observation

All facts above belong to this capture. Unlisted fields mean we have no readable observation, not that they were absent.

How it describes itself

Similar headlines are grouped together. The quote shown is from the last capture in each group, not necessarily the exact wording throughout that period.

  1. July 2024 – November 2026 · 4 captures · latest observed messagingMeet Ocean: Tokenized AI & Data

    Monetize AI models & data while preserving privacy

    This wording observed 6 November 2026.

    current websiteHistorical capture not publicly available
    Inspect 4 captures in this group
    • 6 July 2024 · Meet Ocean: Tokenized AI & Data archived page
    • 10 July 2025 · Meet Ocean: Tokenized AI & Data archived page
    • 13 July 2026 · Meet Ocean: Tokenized AI & Data archived page
    • 6 November 2026 · Meet Ocean: Tokenized AI & Data current websiteHistorical capture not publicly available
  2. July 2021 – July 2023 · 3 capturesData: The New Asset Class

    Next generation tools to unlock data at a large scale

    This wording observed 5 July 2023.

    archived page
    Inspect 3 captures in this group
  3. Seen July 2020 · 1 captureBuild Powerful Web3 Apps for the Data Economy

    Ocean Protocol helps developers build marketplaces and other apps to privately & securely publish, exchange, and consume data.

    This wording observed 5 July 2020.

    archived page
  4. July 2018 – July 2019 · 2 capturesA Decentralized Data Exchange Protocol to Unlock Data for AI

    Ocean Protocol is an ecosystem for sharing data and associated services. It provides a tokenized service layer that exposes data, storage, compute and algorithms for consumption with a set of determin

    This wording observed 3 July 2019.

    archived page
    Inspect 2 captures in this group
    • 5 July 2018 · A Decentralized Data Exchange Protocol to Unlock Data for AI archived page
    • 3 July 2019 · A Decentralized Data Exchange Protocol to Unlock Data for AI archived page
Summary of the record · AI-written

Written by an AI model on 7 November 2026 from the dated observations above; this is not the date the changes happened; each point links to the changes it rests on.

Ocean Protocol updates homepage messaging on data and AI

Ocean Protocol has revised its homepage headlines multiple times, with wording that highlights Web3 apps, data as an asset class, and tokenized AI and data.

  • Between July 2019 and July 2020, Ocean Protocol changed its homepage headline from “A Decentralized Data Exchange Protocol to Unlock Data for AI” to “Build Powerful Web3 Apps for the Data Economy”. [1]
  • Between July 2020 and July 2021, a classifier read Ocean Protocol’s homepage headline change from “Build Powerful Web3 Apps for the Data Economy” to “Data is a new asset class.” as a repositioning. [2]
  • Between July 2023 and July 2024, a classifier read Ocean Protocol’s homepage headline change from “Data: The New Asset Class” to “Meet Ocean: Tokenized AI & Data” as a repositioning. [3]
  • Reading: These homepage headline revisions may suggest evolving emphasis across data exchange, Web3 applications, data as an asset, and tokenized AI and data. [1][2][3]

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StartupHistory, “Ocean Protocol” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/oceanprotocol.com

Machine-readable: /c/oceanprotocol.com.json. How changes are found: method.