BalanceAI Network
BalanceAI Network — 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).
BalanceAI Network — an AI/Agents | Infra project on the Ethereum network, token (symbol: wBAI).
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 project that positions itself as a decentralized marketplace for AI agents/models and connectors.
- Who it’s for: developers of AI agents/models and teams that connect connectors/integrations.
- Why onchain/token: onchain records the token and the related access/accounting infrastructure; the role of the token is not established per Tier‑1 sources.
How it works (very briefly)
- The user does: selects/connects an agent/model or a connector in the marketplace.
- The system does: provides the interaction and the display of available features/integrations.
- The user gets: access to the selected agents/integrations and the results of their work (offchain).
- Where the blockchain is: onchain, the token (contract) and the related onchain artifacts accessible via the Explorer are observable.
- Token role: per Tier‑1 sources, no confirmation of a specific necessity of the token was found.
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Project passport
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project name | BalanceAI Network |
| Also known as (aliases) | Balance AI; wBAI |
| Logo (logo) | ../assets/573_balance-ai_logo.svg |
| Token symbol (ticker) | wBAI |
| Category | AI/Agents | Infra |
| Primary chain (chain) | Ethereum |
| Type | EVM |
| Network status | mainnet |
| Consensus (consensus) | PoS (Ethereum) |
| Launch date (launch_date) | — |
| Project status (status) | active |
| Token (standard) | ERC-20 |
| Token contract | 0x8ccd897ca6160ed76755383b201c1948394328c7 |
| Token model (token_type) | — |
| Max supply | 3,121,978.048733267 wBAI (max total supply) |
| Issuance | fixed |
| Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) | Max total supply of wBAI is given in the Explorer; the role of the token in the product requires separate Tier‑1 verification. |
| Governance | — |
| Admins/keys | — |
| Audit | — |
| Bug bounty | — |
| Team (team) | — |
| Funding (investors/funding) | — |
| AI component (ai_component) | AI agents marketplace |
| Use‑case (use_case) | connect AI agents/models + Web3 connectors |
| DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit | 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis |
| DecAI Fit component summary | ai_score 1 / onchain_score 1 / token_score 0 / evidence_score 3 |
| Last verified | 2026-02-11 |
Links (links_*)
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | https://www.balanceai.network/ |
| Docs | https://docs.balanceai.network/ |
| GitHub | https://github.com/balanceainetwork |
| Releases / Changelog | https://balancedao.medium.com/ |
| Whitepaper | — |
| Roadmap | — |
| Security advisories | — |
| Explorer | https://etherscan.io/token/0x8ccd897ca6160ed76755383b201c1948394328c7 |
| X | https://twitter.com/Balance_AI |
| Discord | https://discord.gg/PgPkJPqXGG |
| Telegram | https://t.me/+btukzqlxJophMWM0 |
| Medium | https://balancedao.medium.com/ |
| Audit report(s) | — |
| Bug bounty | — |
| CoinGecko (profile, reference) | https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/balance-ai |
| CoinMarketCap (profile, reference) | https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/balance-ai/ |
General project overview
BalanceAI Network positions itself as infrastructure/a marketplace for the interaction of AI agents and models, as well as Web3 connectors. The website describes scenarios for connecting agents/models and a set of “connectors” as part of the marketplace.
Features/modules
- AI marketplace: a catalog/marketplace for agents/models and connectors (claimed).
- Connectors: integrations/connectors for interaction in a Web3 context (claimed).
- Open source / grants: the website describes a grant program and a focus on open source.
Typical scenarios
- Scenario 1: a developer selects/connects a connector → uses it in their workflow.
- Scenario 2: a developer publishes an agent/model → makes it available via the marketplace.
- Scenario 3: a team uses the documentation → goes through the “getting started” scenarios.
Getting started (wallet/network)
- What you need: read the docs; for onchain operations — an EVM wallet and ETH for gas.
- Network/chain: Ethereum (the wBAI token is observable via the Explorer).
- Fees: Ethereum fees (gas); the fee/payment model inside the product is not established per Tier‑1 sources.
Architecture/tech (non‑AI)
- Components: website/docs + offchain services/interfaces; the onchain part (at minimum) — the token (see the Explorer).
- Participant roles: users/developers; creators of agents/models; product operators.
- Where logic runs: the work of agents/models — offchain; the token/transactions — onchain.
- Dependencies: —.
Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)
- Token utility: not established per Tier‑1 sources.
- Protocol necessity drivers: not established per Tier‑1 sources.
- Who pays fees: users — in terms of Ethereum network fees for operations with the token.
- Where fees go: to Ethereum validators (network fees).
- Issuance/burn: max total supply of wBAI is given in the Explorer.
- Security/incentive mechanisms: —.
- Distribution and token issuance schedule: —.
- Treasury: —.
Governance
- Who makes decisions: —.
- How protocol parameters change: —.
- Where decisions are discussed/made: —.
- Keys/multisig: —.
Security and incidents
- Audits: not found per Tier‑1 sources.
- Bug bounty: not found per Tier‑1 sources.
- Incidents: —.
- Threat model: for marketplace projects, it is important to separately check claims against verifiable artifacts; the key is Tier-1 artifacts (
docs/repo).
Project status and timeline
- Current status: mainnet (in terms of the token on Ethereum).
- Key releases/milestones: —.
- Roadmap: not found per Tier‑1 sources.
Ecosystem/integrations
- Integrations: the connectors/marketplace mentioned on the website (see Website/Docs).
- Partners: —.
- Where it’s actually used: not established per Tier‑1 sources.
AI component of the project
- What is real AI here? The project positions itself as a marketplace for AI agents/models and connectors (Tier‑1: website/docs).
- What is truly onchain? Onchain, the wBAI token is observable (Explorer); the rest of the functionality looks like an offchain platform/interfaces.
- Why is a token needed? Not established per Tier‑1 sources (the TK flags remain 0).
- Red flags (based on the information found): absence of Tier‑1 confirmation of the necessity of the token and of onchain logic “beyond just the token” (OC_2=0).
DecAI Fit component summary
- DecAI Fit: 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
| Component | Level | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI reality | low | 1 |
| Onchain necessity | low | 1 |
| Token necessity | low | 0 |
| Evidence | Tier‑1 present | 3 |
Details
AI reality
AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)
- AI_0 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): In Tier‑1 sources, AI is described as the subject of the product (a marketplace for AI agents), not only as a roadmap intent.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.balanceai.network/ ; https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): We use AI_0 as an intent signal in the absence of a description of the feature; here there is a description of the purpose (see AI_1), hence 0.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)
- AI_1 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): The product positions itself as a marketplace for AI agents/models and connectors (connecting/interacting with “agents/models/connectors”).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.balanceai.network/ ; https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): The website and the docs describe what exactly is done (marketplace/connectors/agents).
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)
- AI_2 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): A public app/demo URL for checking “what you can touch” is not recorded per Tier‑1 sources.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): AI_2=1 requires a confirmed app/demo URL in links_* and Evidence; under the conservative rule we set 0.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)
- AI_3 (decision): 0
- Metrics: —
- Context (version/date/how measured): —
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): Tier‑1 quality metrics/benchmarks for the AI component were not found in Tier‑1 sources.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)
- AI_4 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): A technical description of the architecture of the AI part/model versions sufficient for AI_4=1 was not found in Tier‑1 sources.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): With insufficient technical data we conservatively set 0.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Onchain necessity
OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)
- OC_1 (decision): 1
- Chain: Ethereum
- Addresses/identifiers: the wBAI token (ERC‑20) — 0x8ccd897ca6160ed76755383b201c1948394328c7
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0x8ccd897ca6160ed76755383b201c1948394328c7
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): The existence of an onchain token contract and its observability in the Explorer is sufficient for OC_1=1.
- Conflict note (if any): —
OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)
- OC_2 (decision): 0
- What useful logic is onchain: not established per Tier‑1 sources (other than the token).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/ ; https://etherscan.io/token/0x8ccd897ca6160ed76755383b201c1948394328c7
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): OC_2=1 requires specific useful onchain logic of the protocol; per Tier‑1 sources this is not confirmed.
- Conflict note (if any): —
OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)
- OC_3 (decision): 0
- “Replace the blockchain” test: the criticality of onchain for the product is not established per Tier‑1 sources.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): In the absence of explicit Tier‑1 argumentation we set 0.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Token necessity
TK_0 — no token (1/0)
- TK_0 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): The project has a token, wBAI (ERC‑20).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0x8ccd897ca6160ed76755383b201c1948394328c7
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): The Explorer confirms the existence of the token and the symbol.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)
TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)
- TK_1 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): The use of the token as a mandatory payment for the service is not established per Tier‑1 sources.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): In the absence of a Tier‑1 description of pay‑to‑use mechanics we set 0.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)
- TK_2 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): Token‑based incentives/collateral/penalties are not established per Tier‑1 sources.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): No description of staking/slashing/collateral was found in Tier‑1 sources; we set 0.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_3 — governance (1/0)
- TK_3 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): The use of the token for governance is not established per Tier‑1 sources.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): TK_3=1 requires a Tier‑1 mechanic of governance use; in its absence — 0.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)
- TK_4 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): The replaceability of the token is not established per Tier‑1 sources.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.balanceai.network/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): TK_4=1 requires proof of replaceability; in its absence — 0.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Evidence (table)
| Tier | Source | What it proves |
|---|---|---|
| Tier‑1 | https://www.balanceai.network/ | Positioning: AI agents marketplace + connectors (description of the purpose). |
| Tier‑1 | https://docs.balanceai.network/ | Official documentation (getting started/marketplace). |
| Tier‑1 | https://etherscan.io/token/0x8ccd897ca6160ed76755383b201c1948394328c7 | Onchain fact: the wBAI token, contract and max total supply. |
| Tier‑1 | https://github.com/balanceainetwork | Public repositories/organization (development artifact). |
| Tier‑2 | https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/balance-ai | Token profile (context/navigation). |
| Tier‑2 | https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/balance-ai/ | Token profile (context/navigation). |
| Tier‑3 | — | — |
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