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AIOZ grew from bridge inventory into a chain that pays two different kinds of work

AIOZ first circulated through Ethereum and BNB bridge contracts. On Christmas 2021 it gained a native ledger: validators ordered blocks while edge nodes stored, streamed and processed files. The same ticker now crosses those systems, but consensus, service work and token creation remain separate jobs.

The bridge plan came before the native chain

An April 2021 proof-of-assets post described Ethereum and BNB contracts as inventory bridges. Their owners can issue and burn local wrappers within a cap; those balances should not be added to native supply as independent coins.

Mainnet aioz_168-1 began on December 25, 2021 with one billion native AIOZ. That launch moved monetary issuance and governance to a Cosmos-based chain while the earlier wrappers remained controlled gateways.

Validators order blocks; edge nodes deliver products

The top 50 validator candidates by stake sign and finalize blocks. Delegators share rewards after commission, wait 2,419,200 seconds to exit and can inherit a validator’s governance vote unless they vote directly.

Edge nodes do different work: storage, IPFS pinning, streaming, transcoding and AI computation. A validator signature does not prove that a file was delivered, so demand, service rules and measurement determine edge income.

Inflation fell while governance kept the power to change it

Minting began after block 6,311,520. Slower block production delayed the 9% phase until March 2023; annual Christmas reductions later brought the setting to 6% by 2025. The chain’s supply therefore grows by protocol rule rather than wrapper minting.

Proposal 38 approved a 2026 security upgrade, showing that a vote still needs validators to install compatible software. AIOZ’s history joined three systems without merging them: native stake secures the chain, edge operators earn for measured services, and bridge owners keep wrappers aligned.

How the project changed

  1. 2021-04-26
    AIOZ publishes its bridge inventory plan

    Ethereum and BNB contracts are described as representations of one asset.

  2. 2021-12-25
    Mainnet aioz_168-1 begins

    The native chain starts with one billion AIOZ.

  3. 2023-03
    Protocol inflation activates

    Block 6,311,520 starts the delayed 9% phase.

  4. 2023-12-25
    Annual inflation reductions begin

    The schedule falls to 8%, then 7% and 6%.

  5. 2026-08-26
    Proposal 38 approves v1.8.2

    An expedited vote schedules a coordinated security upgrade.

Evidence and primary sources

Last evidence review: 2026-09-05

What is AIOZ Network?

AIOZ Network is a chain and edge-resource network for storage, streaming and AI. Its native attoaioz coin lives on mainnet aioz_168-1, EVM chain 168. Ethereum 0x626e8036deb333b408be468f951bdb42433cbf18, BNB Chain 0x33d08d8c7a168333a85285a68c0042b39fc3741d, and the Osmosis IBC denom are representations of that asset; they are not separate supplies to add together.

What problem does AIOZ Network solve?

The project combines two networks that solve different coordination problems. Validators order and finalize transactions; edge nodes supply bandwidth, storage and compute to products. The token links them through fees and rewards, but the economic path changes when AIOZ crosses a bridge or when marketing calls product revenue a burn base.

How does AIOZ Network work?

Native AIOZ bonds to one of the top 50 validators, votes on parameters and upgrades, and pays chain or product fees. Scheduled inflation creates validator/delegator and treasury provisions while usage-linked rules burn portions of fees and revenues. Bridge operators mint or burn capped Ownable wrappers as inventory moves among Ethereum, BNB and native AIOZ. Edge-node rewards follow verified work and are withdrawn on AIOZ Chain.

Key facts

  • Native AIOZ uses denom attoaioz on aioz_168-1 (numeric/EVM chain ID 168). Wrappers: Ethereum 0x626e8036deb333b408be468f951bdb42433cbf18, BNB Chain 0x33d08d8c7a168333a85285a68c0042b39fc3741d; Osmosis uses an IBC voucher.
  • The mainnet genesis time is December 25, 2021, 04:21:30 UTC. Genesis supply was 1,000,000,000 AIOZ.
  • The live native supply on September 5, 2026 was 1,276,140,381.401402595637601809 AIOZ.
  • The scheduled annual inflation at review was 6%; it steps to a 5% base target on December 25, 2026. Half goes to validators/delegators and half to treasury.
  • Published burns are 50% of blockchain transaction fees and 5% each of DePIN rewards, infrastructure revenue and native-dApp revenue.
  • Only native AIOZ stakes. ERC-20 and BEP-20 users must bridge first; rewards are inflation provisions plus fees, less validator commission.
  • The live maximum validator set was 50 and unbonding was 2,419,200 seconds, or 28 days.
  • Double signing can slash 5%. Live parameters set downtime slashing at 0.01% after missing at least half of a 120,960-block signing window.
  • Bonded AIOZ carries voting weight. A delegator inherits the validator vote only when the delegator does not vote directly.
  • Governance can change mint, staking, slashing and distribution parameters and authorize software upgrades; validators must still run the approved binary.
  • Storage, Pin, Stream and AI connect applications to edge-node storage, delivery, transcoding and compute. Reward/capacity claims remain dependent on measured work and product use.
  • Ethereum wrapper code is Ownable, non-upgradeable, owner-mintable to a one-billion cap and lets only the owner burn its own balance; current owner was 0x62e8af11426e49d84c77f95238377732ea9b366a.
  • BNB wrapper uses the same control pattern; its owner was 0xb7c83128b786825ee3e8b8be95325afc9a585b9d. Live wrapped supplies were 592,612,265 on Ethereum and 106,233,334 on BNB Chain.
  • An older delegator FAQ still says 9% inflation. The dated Tokenomics 2.0 schedule supersedes it: 8% from 2023-12-25, 7% from 2024-12-25, 6% from 2025-12-25, and 5% from 2026-12-25.
  • The official documentation names AIOZ Web 3.0 Inc. as its website maintainer. That attribution does not by itself identify the token issuer or a holder’s contractual counterparty. Reviewed materials do not establish equity, debt, storage ownership, revenue sharing or guaranteed redemption rights.

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Frequently asked questions

Is AIOZ an Ethereum token or its own coin?

The economic asset is native on AIOZ Network. ERC-20 and BEP-20 contracts are bridge representations. Use chain ID, contract and bridge direction together.

Can wrapped AIOZ be staked?

No. The staking guide requires native AIOZ; Ethereum and BNB holders must bridge first.

Is there a maximum AIOZ supply?

Native supply is inflationary and had exceeded the one-billion genesis amount. Each old wrapper contract has its own one-billion code cap, which is not a cap on native network supply.

Do burns make AIOZ deflationary?

Not automatically. Net supply equals minted inflation minus actual burns. The published percentages define burn rules, but usage and revenue bases determine amounts.

What can be slashed?

A validator and its delegators share stake risk: double signing can remove 5%, and live downtime parameters specify 0.01% after the signing threshold is breached.

Who governs AIOZ Network?

Bonded validators and delegators vote. Direct delegator votes override inherited validator choices. Passed proposals can change parameters or schedule upgrades.

Does running an edge node guarantee AIOZ income?

No. Rewards depend on verified delivery, storage, transcode or compute work, product demand, measurement and withdrawal rules.

Does AIOZ confer rights to the company or infrastructure revenue?

The official documentation names AIOZ Web 3.0 Inc. as its website maintainer. That attribution does not by itself identify the token issuer or a holder’s contractual counterparty. Reviewed materials do not establish equity, debt, storage ownership, revenue sharing or guaranteed redemption rights.

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