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LayerAI

LayerAI — 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).

LayerAI — “data economy” infrastructure for scenarios around AI models (intent), token: LAI (ERC‑20).

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: an ecosystem around a “data economy” with a blockchain network and products (marketplace, applications), oriented toward data monetization in the context of AI models (per the project docs).
  • Who it’s for: data users/providers, network participants, developers of ecosystem products.
  • Why onchain/token: the onchain layer is used for transactions/network rules; the LAI token is described as a gas token and an asset for staking and utility in the ecosystem.

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: uses the ecosystem’s products (marketplace/applications) and participates in the network data economy.
  2. The system does: records transactions and interactions in the network layer and the ecosystem’s products.
  3. The user gets: access to data/assets and utility within the ecosystem (per the project docs).
  4. Where the blockchain is: the network and the token contracts (onchain artifacts).
  5. Token role: LAI is described as gas for transactions, staking for validation, and utility (discounts/liquidity/related mechanics).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name LayerAI
Also known as (aliases) CryptoGPT, LayerAI, LAI
Logo (logo) ../assets/315_cryptogpt_logo.svg
Token symbol (ticker) LAI
Category AI/Data | 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 0x168e209d7b2f58f1f24b8ae7b7d35e662bbf11cc
Token model (token_type) utility (payments + staking)
Max supply —
Issuance —
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) gas token; staking for validation; utility (discounts/ecosystem mechanics) — per the docs
Governance DAO
Admins/keys —
Audit —
Bug bounty —
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) data monetization for AI models
Use‑case (use_case) data economy (marketplace + app ecosystem)
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 2 / evidence_score 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

In its documentation, LayerAI describes itself as an ecosystem and a blockchain network oriented toward data monetization in the context of AI models. The documentation also lists the ecosystem’s products (L2 network, marketplace, etc.).

Features/modules

  • Network layer (Layer‑2 network, per the docs).
  • Marketplace/ecosystem applications for interacting with the “data economy” (per the docs).
  • LAI token: gas/staking/utility (per the docs).

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: a user interacts with the ecosystem’s products (marketplace/applications) → performs actions/transactions within the network.
  • Scenario 2: a network participant stakes/delegates LAI to participate in validation (as described in the token documentation).

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: a wallet for EVM networks (for interacting with the ERC‑20 token and related onchain operations).
  • Network/chain: Ethereum for the LAI token (per the Explorer link).
  • Fees: network fees for onchain operations.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: the LAI token (ERC‑20) + the ecosystem’s products/website/docs; details of the network layer and the protocol’s contract addresses are not recorded per Tier‑1 in this card.
  • Participant roles: product users, network participants/validators/delegators (as described in the documentation).
  • Where logic runs: onchain — the token/accounting of operations; the rest of the product logic — as a service/applications (per the documentation).
  • Dependencies: EVM infrastructure (wallets, RPC, explorers).

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Token utility: in the documentation, LAI is described as the gas token for transactions.
  • Staking/validation: the documentation describes staking (including delegation) for participation in network validation.
  • Discounts/utility in products: the documentation mentions discounts for stakers and utility in the ecosystem.

Governance

  • Governance format: a DAO layer/community governance is claimed; the specific procedure (venues, thresholds, votes) is not established per Tier‑1 in this card.

Security and incidents

  • Audits: no Tier‑1 public audit reports were found.
  • Bug bounty: —.
  • Incidents: —.
  • Threat model: key risks — a lack of verifiable Tier‑1 artifacts on security/contracts and a “gap” between marketing claims and verifiable facts.

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: the project’s documentation and website are active; the website contains links to products/dashboards.
  • Key releases/milestones: —.
  • Roadmap: — (see links_*).

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: the ecosystem’s products are listed in the documentation (L2 network, marketplace, etc.).
  • Partners: —.
  • Where it’s actually used: scenarios are described in the official documentation (see links_*).

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? In the docs, AI is mentioned as the application context (data monetization “within AI models”). No Tier‑1 description of a specific AI component (model/metrics/architecture) was found.
  • What is truly onchain? The token/contracts and the ecosystem’s network layer (per the docs).
  • Why is a token needed? Gas for transactions and staking/validation; utility in the ecosystem’s products.
  • Red flags (based on the information found): AI marketing without a tech description/metrics; the absence of public audit reports/addresses of key contracts in Tier‑1.

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 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): LayerAI describes itself as a network/ecosystem for data monetization in the context of AI models (intent).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): This records the AI direction (intent) but does not prove a specific working AI component/model.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): No Tier‑1 description of a specific AI function/module performed by a model/agent was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): There is no sufficiently specific description of “what exactly the AI does” as a verifiable function per Tier‑1.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): No Tier‑1 demonstration of the AI function itself (an example/guide where an AI result is visible) was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): There are products/dashboards, but they do not confirm a demo of a specific AI component.
  • 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.layerai.org/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): A reproducible set of quality metrics for the AI part was not 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 part (architecture/versions/model) was not found per Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Without technical detail, AI_4 cannot be confirmed.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

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

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Ethereum
  • Addresses/identifiers: LAI ERC‑20: 0x168e209d7b2f58f1f24b8ae7b7d35e662bbf11cc
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0x168e209d7b2f58f1f24b8ae7b7d35e662bbf11cc
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): There is an onchain artifact with the token address.
  • 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 in this card (other than the token).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): OC_2 requires verifiable artifacts/addresses/descriptions of onchain logic beyond the token.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: it is not proven per Tier‑1 that a key property of the product breaks down without onchain (in this card).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): There is no sufficient Tier‑1 justification of “why the blockchain is critical”.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): The project has a token, LAI.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/economy/lai-token
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The token is described in the official documentation.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)

  • TK_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): LAI is described as the gas token for transactions/network operations.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/economy/lai-token
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The documentation explicitly states the “gas token” role.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • TK_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): LAI is used for staking/network validation (lock/stake for validators; delegation is possible).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/economy/lai-token
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Staking for network validation is described as part of the token’s utility.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): A specific governance mechanism via the token is not confirmed by Tier‑1 in this card.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): There are mentions of a DAO/community, but no clear procedure/rules tied to the token.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): The replaceability of the token with “simply paying in another currency” is not proven.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.layerai.org/economy/lai-token
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The documentation describes the token’s role as gas and as part of staking/utility; a conclusion about replaceability requires separate justification.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://docs.layerai.org/ The project describes LayerAI as a network/ecosystem for data monetization in the context of AI models (intent).
Tier‑1 https://docs.layerai.org/economy/lai-token LAI: gas token; staking/validation and claimed utility in the ecosystem.
Tier‑1 https://etherscan.io/token/0x168e209d7b2f58f1f24b8ae7b7d35e662bbf11cc Onchain artifact: the ERC‑20 token contract (Ethereum).
Tier‑2 https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/cryptogpt-token Reference token profile and links (context).
Tier‑2 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/cryptogpt/ Reference token profile and links (context).

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