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Aion

Aion — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).

Aion — an Infra project (L1/infrastructure), token (symbol: AION).

Disclaimer

Important: this page is a reference overview of the project. Within DecAIHub, we separately record a verification based on open sources within the AI thesis (what is real AI/onchain/why a token, and which sources this is based on).
This is not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy/sell/hold any asset. We do not assess price, returns, or entry/exit timing.
Conclusions are based on publicly available materials found as of the verification date. The absence of confirmation does not imply the absence of the technology.

TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)

  • What it is: a blockchain project/network (infrastructure), with its own network and explorer.
  • Who it’s for: users and developers who use the Aion network/tools.
  • Why onchain/token: onchain is the network itself; the role of the token in the protocol is not detailed in this card (conservatively).

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: performs transactions and uses the network’s applications/tools.
  2. The system does: validates and records the state/history of operations in the network.
  3. The user gets: confirmed transactions and the onchain state.
  4. Where the blockchain is: the core logic is onchain in the Aion network (see Explorer).
  5. Token role (if any): the token exists; Tier‑1 sources describe staking and the compensation of participants via block rewards and transaction fees (see Evidence).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name Aion
Also known as (aliases) Aion Network; AION
Logo (logo) ../assets/479_aion_logo.png
Token symbol (ticker) AION
Category Infra
Primary chain (chain) Aion
Type Appchain
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) —
Launch date (launch_date) —
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) native
Token contract —
Token model (token_type) —
Max supply —
Issuance —
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) AION is the native coin of the network; Tier‑1 sources describe issuance and staking (Unity economics), but the parameters are not recorded in the passport without a separate Tier‑1 tokenomics summary.
Governance —
Admins/keys —
Audit —
Bug bounty yes
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) —
Use‑case (use_case) L1 infrastructure
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 0/6 — no AI reality and no AI intent (ai_score=0)
DecAI Fit component summary ai_score 0 / onchain_score 3 / token_score 2 / evidence_score 2
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

Aion is an infrastructure blockchain project with its own network (based on the presence of an explorer) and a set of public materials (whitepaper/documentation/repositories). In the context of DecAIHub, an important clarification: no Tier‑1 confirmation of an AI component was found, so DecAI Fit is recorded as 0/6 with ai_score=0 per the SSOT rule.

Features/modules

  • Explorer (Tier‑1): the presence of a working network/onchain state via the explorer.
  • Documentation/whitepaper (Tier‑1): the project’s basic materials for developers.
  • Public repositories (Tier‑1): the project’s GitHub organization.

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: a user checks the state/transactions in the Aion network explorer.
  • Scenario 2: a developer studies the whitepaper/docs and repositories → assesses how to work with the network/tools.

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: you can start with the documentation/whitepaper (see links_*); to view onchain data — the explorer.
  • Network/chain: Aion mainnet.
  • Fees: network fees apply to onchain operations (if you perform them); not calculated in this card.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: network/nodes, clients/wallets, developer tools (per the repositories); the detailed architecture is not extracted per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • Participant roles: users, developers, operators of the network infrastructure.
  • Where logic runs: the core logic is onchain in the Aion network.
  • Dependencies: the network infrastructure and developer tools (not detailed).

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Token utility: AION is the native coin of the network; Tier‑1 sources describe the compensation of participants via block rewards and transaction fees, as well as staking for security (see Evidence).
  • Protocol necessity drivers: for an L1 network, the token/coin is used as the economic mechanism of the network (fees/rewards/staking) per Tier‑1.
  • Who pays fees: network users (general principle of an L1; without specific parameters).
  • Where fees go: per the Tier‑1 source, transaction fees are part of the compensation of Miners/Validators (the details of the distribution are not recorded in this card).
  • Issuance/burn: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • Security/incentive mechanisms: staking is described in Tier‑1 (see Evidence).
  • Distribution and token issuance schedule: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • Treasury: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).

Governance

  • Who makes decisions: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • How protocol parameters change: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card); the reference point for changes is the releases/repositories.
  • Where decisions are discussed/made: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card); the public channels are the repositories/social media (see links_*).
  • Keys/multisig: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).

Security and incidents

  • Audits: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • Bug bounty: a link to the bug bounty is in links_* (the contents are not analyzed in this card).
  • Incidents: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • Threat model: typical risks of an L1 network/clients; requires separate verification.

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: mainnet (there is an explorer).
  • Key releases/milestones: the reference point is GitHub Releases (see links_*).
  • Roadmap: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card; see website).

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • Partners: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • Where it’s actually used: not established per Tier‑1 (in this card).

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? no confirmation of an AI component was found per Tier‑1 sources.
  • What is truly onchain? the Aion network and its state/transactions (see Explorer).
  • Why is a token needed? the network’s native token exists; Tier‑1 sources describe issuance/rewards and staking, as well as the role of fees (see Evidence).
  • Red flags (based on the information found): conflating an infrastructure L1 project with AI narratives without Tier‑1 proof.

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 0/6 — no AI reality and no AI intent (ai_score=0)
Component Level Score
AI reality low 0
Onchain necessity high 3
Token necessity low 2
Evidence Tier‑1 present 2
Details

AI reality

AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)

  • AI_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): No Tier‑1 claim about AI intent/applicability was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Without an explicit Tier‑1 mention of AI as intent we set 0 (conservatively).
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): Not established: an AI feature as part of the product/protocol.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): There is no Tier‑1 description of an AI component.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): No Tier‑1 AI demo artifacts were found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): AI_2=1 requires a specific demo surface.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: —
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): AI metrics/benchmarks were not found per Tier‑1.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)

  • AI_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): No AI tech description as a separate component was found per Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): 1 requires a specific tech context of the AI part.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Aion
  • Addresses/identifiers: — (in this card we record the presence of the network/explorer)
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://mainnet.aion.network
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The presence of an explorer confirms the existence of the network and of the onchain state.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)

  • OC_2 (decision): 1
  • What useful logic is onchain: the network/transactions/state and the protocol rules (L1).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://theoan.com/whitepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The whitepaper describes a network/protocol, not only a “token”.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 1
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: without onchain, the network ceases to be a blockchain protocol (the public verifiability of state/transactions breaks down).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://theoan.com/whitepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): For an L1 network, the blockchain is the core of the product.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): The network has a native token, AION.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://theoan.com/whitepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The whitepaper refers to the network’s token/coin.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)

TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)

  • TK_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): A Tier‑1 source describes transaction fees as part of the compensation of network participants (i.e., the token is used as “payment for network operations”).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://aion.theoan.com/EconomicsPaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): For an L1 network, fees are the basic pay‑for‑service signal, confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)

  • TK_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): Tier‑1 docs describe staking (including delegation to pools) and rewards for participation.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs-aion.theoan.com/docs/staking
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): This is a Tier‑1 description of incentives (staking/rewards) in the network’s economy.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): No governance mechanism via the AION token was found per Tier‑1 (in this card).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): 1 requires an explicit governance mechanism and a source.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): The replaceability of the token has not been assessed (there is no sufficient Tier‑1 description of the token’s role in the mechanics).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Data on the token’s role in the protocol are needed to draw a conclusion about replaceability.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://theoan.com/whitepaper Tier‑1 description of the network/protocol and the AION token (OC_2/OC_3/TK_0).
Tier‑1 https://aion.theoan.com/EconomicsPaper Tier‑1: issuance/compensation (block rewards + transaction fees) and the context of Unity economics (TK_1).
Tier‑1 https://docs-aion.theoan.com/docs/staking Tier‑1: staking/delegation and rewards (TK_2).
Tier‑1 https://mainnet.aion.network Onchain fact: the presence of a working network/explorer (OC_1).
Tier‑1 https://github.com/aionnetwork The project’s public repositories (development artifact).
Tier‑1 — No Tier‑1 source for claim “what is real AI here” was found.
Tier‑2 https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/aion Reference profile (context).
Tier‑2 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/aion/ Reference profile (context).

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