Cubane

What Cubane does

Cubane is an India-incorporated (HEPAHAESTUS TECHITURE PRIVATE LIMITED) Layer-1 blockchain protocol company developing confidential computation infrastructure for institutional and regulated workloads. Founded in 2022, the company is building a publicly verifiable yet privacy-preserving chain through three core novel protocols: CCCM, a proof-first deterministic consensus mechanism targeting 1.2M TPS with zero forks; L2FhEX, positioned as the first production-grade on-chain implementation of Fully Homomorphic Encryption enabling smart contracts to compute on encrypted data without decryption; and RayFamily, a cryptographic atomic swap framework that replaces bridges for cross-chain value transfer. Supporting modules include PMB (Pre-Mined Blocks) sovereign execution zones for institution-specific namespaces, an on-chain RDBMS abstraction providing SQL semantics over encrypted data, and compliance-as-a-primitive for embedded KYC/AML/audit. Three patent applications are pending for CCCM, L2FhEX, and PMB.

The company's product portfolio includes a flagship confidential messenger (ChatBuck) and the CUBS deflationary utility token positioned as a Computational Sovereignty Asset. The architecture targets five primary use cases: institutional finance and capital markets (asset management, RWA tokenization, regulated DeFi, stablecoin rails, sovereign treasury), healthcare data, AI/analytics on encrypted data, stablecoin and payment networks, and confidential social/digital identity. Go-to-market is structured around a 90-day enterprise pilot program that runs in parallel to a customer's existing infrastructure inside a dedicated PMB namespace, followed by multi-year enterprise contracts. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales via Calendly-piloted pilots with a self-service testnet program via Google Forms. Cubane reports 20+ integration partners, 10K+ community members, 5 committed pilot partners in pipeline, and operates a testnet launched in November 2025, with mainnet targeted for 2026.

The organization remains early-stage with 1-10 employees (founding team of Jitesh Kumar Thakur as Founder & CEO, Tuphan Banerjee as Co-Founder & CTO, and Nitish Kumar as Backend Developer), no disclosed institutional funding, and no public revenue figures. Revenue mechanics are designed around CUBS token utility via gas fees, PMB leasing, data availability fees, and compliance module activations, supplemented by validator staking rewards. Pricing and rate cards are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Cubane

Legal name

HEPAHAESTUS TECHITURE PRIVATE LIMITED

Website

https://cubane.space

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cubane is a Layer-1 blockchain protocol company building confidential computation infrastructure combining Fully Homomorphic Encryption, Zero-Knowledge proofs, and a deterministic consensus protocol (CCCM) to enable regulated institutions to run sensitive workloads on a publicly verifiable network. Target customers span institutional finance, healthcare, AI, and stablecoin issuers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Layer-1 Blockchain Infrastructure

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro industry

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Layer 1 Base Protocols & Consensus (execution, consensus, security, clients)

Financial & Insurance/Blockchain & Web3/Blockchain Infrastructure & Protocols (L1/L2/L3s, consensus, scaling)

SECONDARYFSAPAAAL

Protocol Security, Monitoring & Risk Tooling (audits, formal verification, analytics)

Financial & Insurance/Blockchain & Web3/Blockchain Infrastructure & Protocols (L1/L2/L3s, consensus, scaling)

SECONDARYFSAPAJAM

Privacy, Data Protection & Compliance (zk compliance, GDPR/PII handling)

Financial & Insurance/Blockchain & Web3/Security, Compliance & Risk (auditing, monitoring, analytics, AML/KYC)

SECONDARYFSAPAJAG

Governance, Controls & Policy Automation (GRC for Web3)

Financial & Insurance/Blockchain & Web3/Security, Compliance & Risk (auditing, monitoring, analytics, AML/KYC)

SECONDARYFSAPAAAG

MEV, Sequencing & Transaction Supply Chain (builders, searchers, PBS, auctions)

Financial & Insurance/Blockchain & Web3/Blockchain Infrastructure & Protocols (L1/L2/L3s, consensus, scaling)

Keywords

• Layer-1 blockchain protocol
• Confidential computation infrastructure
• Fully homomorphic encryption
• Institutional blockchain solutions
• Deterministic consensus network

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. CUBS Token Utility: CUBS is a Computational Sovereignty Asset where value accrues from real encrypted compute consumption. Token demand is driven by: gas fees for encrypted transactions, PMB (Pre-Mined Block) leasing, DA (data availability) fees, and compliance module activations. Supply-side scarcity is structural through validator staking, FHE compute scarcity, namespace provisioning limits, and gas-burning deflation.
2. Validator Staking Rewards: Validators earn from the work the network actually performs. Validators participate in CCCM consensus and earn CUBS tokens as compensation for providing computational infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cubane is a Layer-1 blockchain protocol providing confidential computation infrastructure for institutional use cases. It combines Fully Homomorphic Encryption (L2FhEX), Zero-Knowledge proofs, and a deterministic consensus protocol (CCCM) to enable institutions to run sensitive workloads (finance, healthcare, AI, payments) on a publicly verifiable network without exposing data or breaking compliance rules. Core offerings include the Layer-1 protocol itself, Pre-Mined Block (PMB) sovereign execution zones, the ChatBuck confidential messenger application, and the CUBS utility token.

Product overview

Cubane is a Layer-1 blockchain protocol providing confidential computation infrastructure for institutional finance. The platform consists of three novel core protocols: CCCM (consensus layer achieving 1.2M TPS), L2FhEX (Fully Homomorphic Encryption for encrypted computation), and RayFamily (atomic swap replacement for bridges). Built on these protocols are PMBs (Pre-Mined Blocks) serving as sovereign execution zones, and ChatBuck, a confidential messenger application. The ecosystem is powered by CUBS, a deflationary utility token. The architecture enables institutions to run sensitive workloads on public networks while maintaining data confidentiality and regulatory compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ChatBuck: The first messenger built on confidential computation infrastructure. Conversations execute through L2FhEX, with message content, metadata, and routing information remaining encrypted at every layer.

Products and services

• Cubane Layer-1 Blockchain Platform Confidential computation Layer-1 blockchain protocol combining CCCM consensus (1.2M TPS target, zero forks), L2FhEX Fully Homomorphic Encryption, and RayFamily atomic swaps. Delivered to institutional customers via a 90-day pilot program running in parallel to live infrastructure.
• ChatBuck The first messenger built on confidential computation infrastructure. Conversations execute through L2FhEX, with message content, metadata, and routing information remaining encrypted at every layer including from network operators.
• PMB (Pre-Mined Blocks) Sovereign Execution Zones Sovereign execution zones leased to a single institution, consortium, or sector. Each PMB runs encrypted smart contracts inside its own namespace, governed by its own rules, isolated from the public chain but fully verifiable by it. Customers pay for namespace provisioning.
• CUBS Utility Token Deflationary utility token engineered as a Computational Sovereignty Asset with 800M supply. Used for gas fees on encrypted transactions, PMB leasing, data availability fees, and compliance module activations. Validators stake CUBS to participate in CCCM consensus and earn rewards.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.2M TPS target throughput
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PolygoncoreTechnology or IntegrationPolygon is listed as a partner project building on Cubane. Polygon is a well-known Layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, and their collaboration indicates Cubane's integration with the broader Ethereum scaling ecosystem.
• Accumulate NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationAccumulate Network is listed as a partner building on Cubane infrastructure. Accumulate focuses on digital asset infrastructure and identity systems.
• CertencoreTechnology or IntegrationCerten is listed as a partner building on the Cubane platform, indicating integration with Cubane's confidential computation infrastructure.
• W3x NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationW3x Network is listed as a partner building on Cubane.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hyperledger: Hyperledger is an enterprise-focused permissioned blockchain framework under the Linux Foundation. It serves regulated institutions with confidential computation via permissioned networks, representing an incumbent alternative for enterprises that Cubane targets with its PMB (Pre-Mined Blocks) execution zones.
• Quorum (ConsenSys): Quorum is an enterprise-focused Ethereum fork designed for confidential transactions in regulated environments. It is a comparable permissioned blockchain solution targeting institutional finance use cases similar to those Cubane addresses with confidential settlement layers.
• R3 Corda: R3 Corda is an enterprise blockchain platform designed for regulated financial institutions, offering confidential transactions and interoperability. It is a comparable enterprise-focused permissioned blockchain that competes for the same institutional finance customers Cubane targets.
• Polygon (Miden / zkEVM): Polygon is a major Ethereum scaling ecosystem that includes privacy-oriented initiatives such as Polygon Miden (ZK-based) and Polygon zkEVM. While broader in scope than Cubane, Polygon is both a partner and a competitive threat — its confidentiality initiatives could displace standalone privacy L1s by leveraging Ethereum's network effects.

Emerging players

• Aptos: Aptos is a high-performance Layer-1 blockchain using a novel consensus protocol (DiemBFT/AptosBFT) targeting institutional and enterprise adoption. While not privacy-focused, it competes with Cubane for institutional blockchain market share through high throughput and parallel execution, representing an alternative architectural philosophy for institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Aleo: Aleo is a privacy-focused Layer-1 blockchain using zero-knowledge proofs to enable confidential smart contract execution. It is the most directly comparable project to Cubane in the on-chain confidentiality category, targeting enterprise and institutional use cases with similar value propositions around programmable privacy.
• Fhenix: Fhenix is building an FHE-powered confidential computing blockchain using fully homomorphic encryption to enable encrypted smart contract computation. It is a direct technological peer to Cubane's L2FhEX, targeting similar institutional DeFi and confidential finance use cases with the same underlying cryptographic primitive.
• Oasis Network: Oasis is a Layer-1 blockchain with confidential compute capabilities via Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), targeting institutional finance, healthcare, and data tokenization. It is a direct competitor in the confidential compute L1 category with a more mature mainnet and established enterprise partnerships.
• Secret Network: Secret Network is a Layer-1 blockchain that enables private smart contracts by encrypting data at the node level using TEE hardware. It targets similar use cases in confidential DeFi and private computation, making it a direct competitive peer in the on-chain privacy category.
• Inco Network: Inco is a confidential computing Layer-1 using FHE to enable encrypted computation on-chain. It is a closely comparable project to Cubane's L2FhEX offering, targeting institutional and enterprise use cases requiring on-chain data confidentiality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CubaneSpace

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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