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DATx

DATx — 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).

DATx — a project/protocol (per the Tier‑1 repositories and whitepaper), token (symbol: DATx).

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).
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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 “decentralized ad ecosystem / digital advertising terminal” concept/protocol (whitepaper) with AI advertising recommendations, an onchain user behaviour archive and an anti‑fraud module; the DATx ERC‑20 token.
  • Who it’s for: for advertisers, publishers (publishers/sites) and users (end users) of the ecosystem (whitepaper).
  • Why onchain/token: the whitepaper describes an onchain “user behaviour archive” and onchain contracts for incentives/deposits; the DATx token is used as an advertising budget and as rewards/deposits (see Evidence).

How it works (very briefly)

  1. Participants do: advertisers buy DATx as a budget; publishers connect the SDK; users provide feedback/share data with consent (whitepaper).
  2. The system does: stores the “user behaviour archive” and distributes incentives; the AI subsystem makes personalized advertising recommendations; anti‑fraud uses behavioural data (whitepaper).
  3. Participants receive: more precise targeting/ROI (advertisers), payments and incentives (publishers/users), data/anti‑fraud signals based on the archive (whitepaper).
  4. Where the blockchain is: the token is confirmed on Ethereum (the contract in the explorer).
  5. Token role: advertisers’ budget + incentives/deposits (whitepaper).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name DATx
Also known as (aliases) DATx Protocol
Logo (logo) ../assets/689_datx_logo.svg
Token symbol (ticker) DATx
Category AdTech | Infra
Primary chain (chain) Ethereum
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) PoS (Ethereum)
Launch date (launch_date) —
Project status (status) —
Token (standard) ERC-20
Token contract 0xabbbb6447b68ffd6141da77c18c7b5876ed6c5ab
Token model (token_type) —
Max supply 10 000 000 000 DATx (max total supply, Etherscan)
Issuance —
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) Whitepaper: advertisers buy DATx as a budget; users/publishers and storage nodes receive incentives; deposits/rewards/penalties in DATx for “archive contracts” are described.
Governance —
Admins/keys —
Audit —
Bug bounty —
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) AI recommendation system (personalized ads)
Use‑case (use_case) decentralized advertising ecosystem + digital advertising terminal
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 5/6 — high alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
DecAI Fit component summary 2 / 2 / 2 / 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

Per the Tier‑1 source (whitepaper, PDF), DATx describes a “decentralized ad ecosystem / digital advertising terminal”: end user / advertisers / publishers roles, AI advertising recommendations, an onchain “user behaviour archive” and incentive mechanisms using the DATx token, as well as an anti‑fraud module based on the behavioural archive.

Features/modules

  • DATx / smart-contract repositories (Tier‑1 development artifacts).
  • Whitepaper (Tier‑1 document, PDF).
  • AI recommendation system (description in the whitepaper).
  • DATx user behaviour archive (description: recording of behavioural events and ownership/access rights onchain).
  • Incentive mechanisms for users/publishers and storage nodes (including deposits/rewards/penalties).
  • Anti‑Fraud monitoring based on the user behaviour archive (whitepaper).

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: an advertiser buys DATx and creates a request/bidding → a publisher integrates the SDK → users interact/provide feedback → the system distributes incentives and optimizes recommendations (whitepaper).

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: an Ethereum wallet for the DATx token + integration via DATx Protocol/SDK for ecosystem participants (whitepaper).
  • Network/chain: Ethereum (per the token contract).
  • Fees: standard Ethereum network fees for operations with the ERC‑20 token.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: advertising platform + token exchange + incentive mechanism + DATx user behaviour archive (onchain) + anti‑fraud (whitepaper).
  • Participant roles: end users / advertisers / publishers / advertising platform (whitepaper).
  • Where logic runs: the token and the described contracts/archive — onchain; the rest of the platform/algorithm logic — offchain (whitepaper).
  • Dependencies: not confirmed by Tier‑1.

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Token utility: advertisers buy DATx as a budget; users/publishers receive payments/incentives in DATx (whitepaper).
  • Protocol necessity drivers: the whitepaper describes incentive scenarios and contractual deposits/penalties in DATx for “archive contracts” (storage nodes).
  • Who pays fees: the transaction sender (Ethereum gas) for token operations.
  • Where fees go: to the Ethereum network validators (standard gas logic).
  • Issuance/burn: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Security/incentive mechanisms: incentives for users (for feedback/data) and publishers (for traffic quality/SDK integration), as well as deposits/rewards/penalties for storage nodes when storing the user behaviour archive (whitepaper).
  • Distribution and token issuance schedule: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Treasury: not confirmed by Tier‑1.

Governance

  • Who makes decisions: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • How protocol parameters change: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Where decisions are discussed/made: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Keys/multisig: not confirmed by Tier‑1.

Security and incidents

  • Audits: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Bug bounty: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Incidents: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Threat model: not confirmed by Tier‑1.

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Key releases/milestones: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Roadmap: No Tier‑1 roadmap found.

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Partners: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Where it’s actually used: not confirmed by Tier‑1.

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? The whitepaper describes an AI recommendation system for personalized advertising recommendations and “customized delivery”.
  • What is truly onchain? The ERC‑20 token on Ethereum; the whitepaper describes an onchain user behaviour archive and contracts/deposits for storing the archive.
  • Why is a token needed? Advertising budget + incentives/deposits/penalties in the ecosystem (whitepaper).
  • Red flags (based on the information found): the description in the whitepaper is conceptual; Tier‑1 demos/metrics/reference implementation of AI are not recorded in this card.

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 5/6 — high alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
Component Level Score
AI reality medium 2
Onchain necessity medium 2
Token necessity medium 2
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 the whitepaper, AI appears as part of the system (see AI_1/AI_4), while a separate “AI‑roadmap” as intent is not singled out in this card.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): AI intent is present, but it is confirmed through the description of the AI subsystem, so AI_0 is not needed as “intent only”.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): The whitepaper describes an AI recommendation system for “precise and personalized advertising recommendations / customized ads recommendation”.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a Tier‑1 description of what the AI subsystem does.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): Demos/examples of the AI recommendation system in operation were not found in Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the whitepaper has a description, but no demonstration/runnable example.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: not found (no Tier‑1 quality metrics for the AI recommendation system).
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): metrics/benchmarks are not provided.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • AI_4 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): The whitepaper provides a tech description of the AI recommendation structures and input signals (user feedback loop), and also mentions weight calculation via information gain/GBDT.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a Tier‑1 tech description at the whitepaper level; however, there is no Tier‑1 code/model versions.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

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

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Ethereum
  • Addresses/identifiers: ERC‑20 token: 0xabbbb6447b68ffd6141da77c18c7b5876ed6c5ab
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0xabbbb6447b68ffd6141da77c18c7b5876ed6c5ab
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a Tier‑1 onchain artifact (the token contract).
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • OC_2 (decision): 1
  • What useful logic is onchain: the whitepaper describes an onchain “DATx user behaviour archive” (recording of behavioural events/access rights) and archive storage contracts.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): in the Tier‑1 source, onchain logic extends beyond the token.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: not confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): onchain criticality is not proven.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): The project has an ERC‑20 token, DATx (the contract on Ethereum).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0xabbbb6447b68ffd6141da77c18c7b5876ed6c5ab
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the onchain contract page confirms the existence of the token.
  • 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): Whitepaper: advertisers purchase DATx Tokens as advertising budgets; payments/deposits in “archive contracts” are also described.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a Tier‑1 description of the token’s payment/deposit role in the system.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • TK_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): The whitepaper describes incentives for users/publishers in DATx and collateral/penalties for storage nodes (deposits for archive contracts).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the Tier‑1 source contains explicit scenarios for incentives and deposits/penalties.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): No Tier‑1 confirmation of the governance role of the token was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): insufficient data.
  • 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 confirmed by Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is no argumentation.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://github.com/DATx-Protocol The existence of a Tier‑1 organization/repositories.
Tier‑1 https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper Tier‑1 document (whitepaper repo, PDF).
Tier‑1 https://github.com/DATx-Protocol/whitepaper/raw/master/DATx%20WHITEPAPER%20(EN)%20V1.1.pdf Whitepaper PDF: roles (advertisers/publishers/users), AI recommendation system, token incentives, user behaviour archive, anti‑fraud.
Tier‑1 https://etherscan.io/token/0xabbbb6447b68ffd6141da77c18c7b5876ed6c5ab Onchain artifact: ERC‑20 token contract.
Tier‑1 — No Tier‑1 demos/metrics of the AI subsystem (AI_2/AI_3) were found.