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Lambda — 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).

Lambda — an Infra project (omnichain modular storage; AI intent) with its own Lambda Chain network and LAMBDA token.

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: modular storage/DA infrastructure: a file management service on top of IPFS and a storage network with onchain accounting for statements and proof mechanics for availability.
  • Who it’s for: dApp/rollup developers, users/creators, storage providers (miners) and verifying roles.
  • Why onchain/token: onchain records storage statements and distributes incentives; the token is used for staking/incentives for storage nodes and, per the description, for payment for persistent storage through Market.

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user uploads data/registers storage: submits a CID/size (storage statement) onchain.
  2. Storage providers store data: synchronize with onchain statements and provide proofs (PDP) for availability.
  3. Verifying roles confirm proofs: verifiers publish results, while the onchain module distributes rewards.
  4. Where the blockchain is: onchain contracts for statements/PDP/incentives and Market.
  5. Token role: staking for storage providers and incentives; payment for persistent storage through Market (per the Tier‑1 description).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name Lambda
Also known as (aliases) LAMBDA
Logo (logo) —
Token symbol (ticker) LAMBDA
Category Infra
Primary chain (chain) Lambda Chain Mainnet
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) —
Launch date (launch_date) —
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) ERC-20
Token contract 0xe701c284ed9de407da905d918d06dd94f0908c3a
Token model (token_type) utility (payments + staking)
Max supply —
Issuance —
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) Storage providers stake LAMBDA; the storage market uses onchain contract(s) and payment for persistent storage (per the description in the docs).
Governance —
Admins/keys —
Audit —
Bug bounty —
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) AI applicability for storage/DA
Use‑case (use_case) omnichain storage + DA/Blob services
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
DecAI Fit component summary ai_score 1 / onchain_score 2 / token_score 2 / evidence_score 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

Per the Tier‑1 documentation, Lambda is positioned as “omnichain modular storage” and states that it uses Ethereum L2 and permanent storage services. The documentation describes Lambda Storage as a file management service with IPFS‑compatible access and onchain layers for storage statements and storage incentives.

The key idea: data storage is performed by storage providers (miners), who receive rewards for correct proofs of availability (PDP). The onchain layer contains contracts/accounting for statements, PDP and incentives, as well as Market, through which payment for persistent storage is described.

Features/modules

  • Lambda Storage (LWS): an IPFS‑wrapped interface and dApp/SDK for uploading/managing files.
  • Onchain contracts: statements, PDP and incentives.
  • Storage Market: storage market contracts (prices/payment/persistence).

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: a developer saves content to IPFS through Lambda Storage → records a statement onchain and gains access to scalable content delivery.
  • Scenario 2: a storage provider stakes the token and provides proofs → receives rewards.

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: an EVM wallet and access to the Lambda Chain network RPC/Explorer (see links_*).
  • Network/chain: Lambda Chain Mainnet (ChainId 56026), gas currency ETH.
  • Fees: network fees for onchain statements/Market operations.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: storage statement, PDP/incentives and Market contracts; the storage network (miners) and challenger/verifier roles.
  • Participant roles: users/creators, developers, storage providers (miners), challengers/verifiers, consensus nodes (validators).
  • Where logic runs: proofs are computed offchain, results/accounting and incentives are recorded onchain.
  • Dependencies: IPFS (as an access interface), network RPC/Explorer.

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Token utility: storage providers stake the token; rewards are linked to participation in storage/consensus (per the description).
  • Payment for the service: payment through the Market contract is described for persistent storage.

Governance

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

Security and incidents

  • Audits: not found in Tier‑1 sources.
  • Bug bounty: not found in Tier‑1 sources.
  • Incidents: not found in Tier‑1 sources.
  • Threat model: not established per Tier‑1.

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: mainnet/testnet are described in the Tier‑1 documentation (status details across environments are not normalized).
  • Key releases/milestones: not established per Tier‑1.
  • Roadmap: not found in Tier‑1 sources.

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: not established per Tier‑1.
  • Partners: not established per Tier‑1.
  • Where it’s actually used: not established per Tier‑1.

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? In the Tier‑1 positioning, AI is listed as a scenario/audience (“supports … AI”), but no Tier‑1 confirmation of the protocol’s own AI component was found.
  • What is truly onchain? Lambda Chain (mainnet/testnet) and onchain contracts/accounting for storage statements/PDP/incentives/Market.
  • Why is a token needed? Staking for storage providers and incentives; payment for persistence through Market is also described.
  • Red flags (based on the information found): AI is listed as “supports”, but without specifics about the AI component; requires careful separation of storage infrastructure and AI marketing.

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
Component Level Score
AI reality low 1
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): 1
  • Claim (one line): In the Tier‑1 description, Lambda claims support for “AI” as a scenario/audience.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): This is intent/applicability, but not proof of an AI component of the protocol.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): No Tier‑1 description of its own AI component (what exactly AI does in the product) was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): “supports AI” does not reveal AI mechanics.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): A demo/example of the AI in operation was not found in Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): AI_2=1 requires an AI demo surface, rather than a storage dApp.
  • 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.lambda.im/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): No reproducible set of AI metrics was found per Tier‑1.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • AI_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): A tech description of the AI architecture (model/versions) was not found per Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The current Tier‑1 materials describe storage architecture, not AI models.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

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

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Lambda Chain Mainnet
  • Addresses/identifiers: ChainId 56026; Explorer https://scan.lambda.im/
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/token-distribution/chain-info
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Tier‑1 provides chain info and an explorer.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • OC_2 (decision): 1
  • What useful logic is onchain: storage statements; PDP/incentives; storage market contracts (per the architecture description).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/master/architecture
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Tier‑1 describes onchain contracts and storage incentives.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: no explicit argument about “what exactly breaks down” when replacing onchain with a centralized DB was found per Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/master/architecture
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): OC_3=1 requires an explicit “replacement test” with threats/attacks.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): The project has a token, LAMBDA (the docs list contracts on several networks).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/token-distribution/token-info
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Tier‑1 lists the token contracts.
  • 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): Payment through the Storage Market contract is described for “store data indefinitely”.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/master/architecture
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Tier‑1 explicitly describes the pay‑flow through Market.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • TK_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): Storage providers stake LAMBDA; rewards depend on the stake and the correctness of proofs/validation.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/master/architecture
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Tier‑1 describes staking and incentive mechanics for storage providers.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): Governance use of the token is not established per Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): TK_3=1 requires an explicit governance process with token voting.
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.lambda.im/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): An explicit argument that the token can be replaced without loss of meaning is needed.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://docs.lambda.im/ Tier‑1 positioning of Lambda and its purpose (modular storage; supports AI).
Tier‑1 https://docs.lambda.im/token-distribution/chain-info Lambda Chain network parameters (ChainId, RPC, explorer).
Tier‑1 https://docs.lambda.im/master/architecture Lambda Storage architecture: statements, PDP/incentives, storage market, storage provider/verifier/challenger roles.
Tier‑1 https://docs.lambda.im/token-distribution/token-info LAMBDA token contracts (including Ethereum L1).

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