# Overview

### What is <mark style="color:purple;">BCA</mark> ?

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The <mark style="color:purple;">**BCA**</mark> Protocol, enables every internet user on the planet to contribute to a large scale User-Generated database for training AI models, in a secure and decentralized manner, passively while browsing or using any digital device. &#x20;

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Through its innovative <mark style="color:purple;">**"**</mark><mark style="color:purple;">federated learning and blockchain integration</mark><mark style="color:purple;">**"**</mark> technology, BCA empowers every internet user to create their own "Smart" AI-module, enabling them to directly earn on their browsing data and control their internet journey .&#x20;

***Empowering every internet user on the planet to own a piece of the $200 Billion Industry!*** &#x20;

#### BCA Ecosystem :

1. Web3 Infrastructure for data collection and annotation for purposes of AI training.
2. Data marketplace *(AI-computed, browser datasets)*
3. Layer 3 blockchain&#x20;

**Solving issues** of lack of data for training the growing AI industry in distributed and permissionless manner.&#x20;

*It is effectively transforming the digital browsing industry and changing they way people interact with the internet, directly fueling the progression of AI models with user generated data.*

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### What is <mark style="color:purple;">$BCA token</mark>?

It is used as a unit of account in the new, user-based digital data economy. The token is not a digital currency, security or a commodity and is fundamental as proof of personhood within the BCA Protocol.&#x20;

To learn more about how the $BCA token is working with the BCA EcoSystem, please see the [BCA token economy.](https://docs.bcaprotocol.org/usdbca-token)

read more:

* [How it works](https://docs.bcaprotocol.org/how-does-it-works)
* [FAQ](https://docs.bcaprotocol.org/faq) - most common questions
* [Architecture](https://docs.bcaprotocol.org/architecture/overview)&#x20;
* &#x20;[Tokenomics](https://docs.bcaprotocol.org/usdbca-token/economy-and-utility)[ ](https://docs.bcaprotocol.org/usdbca-token)and [Rewards](https://docs.bcaprotocol.org/broken-reference)

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{% hint style="warning" %} <mark style="color:red;">**REMEMBER:**</mark> No BCA team members will never reach out to you first. Please [contact us](https://t.me/the_blockchain_ads) if you have any questions or concerns.
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