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Aditya Singh
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ROFL just launched on mainnet and it's not a joke, it's confidential compute for the real world

If you’re a builder in Web3, this might be one of the most interesting launches this year.
Oasis just dropped ROFL (Runtime Offchain Logic) on mainnet, and no, it’s not about laughing though devs might grin when they see what it can do.

At a high level:
🔒 It lets you run confidential, trustless offchain compute.
🛠️ You can build and deploy bots, agents, and apps without worrying about centralized backends.
💡 Think of it like a decentralized TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) cloud for smart contracts.

Why this matters:
Most dApps today still rely on offchain compute through traditional web2 services (like AWS, Heroku, or even your own backend).
That’s a problem not just for decentralization, but for privacy and trust.

With ROFL, you're getting:

✅ Trustless execution using Oasis’s decentralized TEE network
✅ Secure attestation and verification (you can prove what was computed and how)
✅ Easy-to-use templates and SDKs to speed up development
✅ Support for everything from DeFi trading agents to AI co-pilots to custom confidential workflows

TL;DR for devs:

ROFL = a plug-and-play framework for offchain computation with TEE security
You write your logic → deploy it → run it trustlessly
You can verify execution with remote attestation reports
Oasis takes care of scheduling, infrastructure, and decentralized security

Want to dive deeper?
📄 Docs: https://docs.oasis.io/build/rofl/
📊 Slides: https://oasis.net/rofl-deck
🧪 App UI: https://rofl.app/
📢 Mainnet launch blog: https://oasis.net/blog/rofl-mainnet-launch

Honestly, if you're into building AI agents, DeFi bots, private dApps, or anything that needs secure offchain logic this changes the game.

Would love to hear what ideas people would build on this 👇
(Also curious if anyone's already playing with the SDK or ROFL App UI)

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What’s wild is rofl.app doesn’t just remove the need for centralized infra, it verifies the offchain logic too. That remote attestation flow on Oasis’s TEE network is seriously underrated. For anyone exploring agentic AI or custom workflows, the combo of privacy + proof feels like the missing link. found this write-up for more context on real-world use cases: dappradar.com/blog/rofl-mainnet-co...