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Planck Network

Planck Network (PLANCK) — 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).

Planck Network — an AI/Compute / DePIN/Compute / Infra project: a modular “GPU cloud + staking” infrastructure in which the PLANCK token is used as a utility token (payment for compute, staking/incentives and governance — per the whitepaper/docs). The PLANCK token is confirmed onchain on the BNB Smart Chain network (BEP‑20) with a max total supply of 500,000,000.

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: an infrastructure/platform for renting GPUs and running AI tasks (AI Cloud/AI Studio) + staking mechanics for GPU operators and token holders.
  • Who it’s for: developers and teams that need compute for training/inference; GPU operators/providers; token holders participating in staking.
  • Why onchain/token: the token is needed to pay for compute and for staking/rewards (PoC/PoD), while onchain is used for the token and (per the docs) for staking/co‑staking.

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: rents/buys access to GPU compute (GPU Console / AI Studio) or connects their own GPUs as an operator (docs/website).
  2. The system does: organizes task distribution and the payout of rewards for uptime/usage (PoC/PoD) in the PLANCK token (docs).
  3. The user gets: compute access for AI work and/or rewards for providing computing resources (docs).
  4. Where the blockchain is: the PLANCK token on BNB Chain is confirmed onchain; the docs describe the staking architecture and “Planck Chain” as the environment for PoC/PoD rewards (docs).
  5. Token role (if any): payment for compute, staking (including liquid staking), co‑staking and governance utility (whitepaper/docs).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name Planck Network
Also known as (aliases) Planck, $PLANCK, PLANCK
Logo (logo) ../assets/280_planck_logo.svg
Token symbol (ticker) PLANCK
Category AI/Compute | DePIN/Compute | Infra
Primary chain (chain) BNB Smart Chain
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) PoSA (BNB Smart Chain; 21 validators)
Launch date (launch_date) —
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) BEP-20
Token contract 0x004D50B3fC784b580531D8e8615AA96Cf7fbb919
Token model (token_type) utility (governance)
Max supply 500,000,000 PLANCK (BscScan Max Total Supply)
Issuance fixed supply (Total supply fixed at deployment in the contract; BscScan source)
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) staking/rewards (PoC/PoD) + liquid staking (LPLANCK) are described in the docs
Governance DAO (claim; docs/whitepaper)
Admins/keys “no owner or admin functions” for the token contract (BscScan source code)
Audit — (in the extracted Tier‑1 there is no public audit report)
Bug bounty —
Team (team) — (no Tier‑1 confirmation found)
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) AI Studio / GPU Console (compute)
Use‑case (use_case) GPU rental + staking rewards
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 5/6 — high alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
DecAI Fit component summary 2 / 1 / 3 / 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

Planck Network describes itself as a “decentralized AI cloud / GPU access” infrastructure where users can get access to GPU compute (training, fine‑tuning, inference) via products at the level of “AI Cloud / GPU Console / AI Studio” (website/whitepaper). In parallel, the docs describe a staking layer: GPU operators and token holders can participate in reward mechanics (PoC/PoD) and receive rewards in PLANCK, including liquid staking (LPLANCK) and co‑staking.

Features/modules

  • AI Cloud / GPU Console (claim): access to GPU compute for training/inference (website/whitepaper).
  • AI Studio (claim): an interface to build/fine‑tune/deploy models (website).
  • GPU staking: rewards for uptime (PoC) and for the delivery of real AI workloads (PoD) (docs staking).
  • Liquid staking (LPLANCK): a 1:1 liquid token derivative for staking (docs staking).
  • Co‑staking: delegating stake to GPU operators without owning hardware (docs staking).

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1 (compute buyer): enters the Planck products → pays for GPU compute with the PLANCK token → runs AI tasks (Token Utilities / whitepaper).
  • Scenario 2 (GPU operator): connects GPUs → receives PoC/PoD rewards in PLANCK (docs staking).
  • Scenario 3 (token holder): stakes PLANCK → receives LPLANCK → participates in co‑staking/DeFi and earns yield (docs staking).

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: an EVM wallet for the PLANCK token (BSC); for GPU staking/the console — an account in the Planck products (docs/website).
  • Network/chain: BNB Smart Chain for the token; the docs also mention “Planck Chain” for staking/rewards (without extracted addresses).
  • Fees: onchain BSC fees for transfers/operations with PLANCK; compute fees/prices are determined by the Planck products (Token Utilities/whitepaper).

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: the PLANCK token (BEP‑20, BSC) + offchain products (AI Studio/GPU Console) + staking logic (described in the docs, addresses not extracted).
  • Participant roles: compute buyers; GPU operators; token holders/stakers; (claim) validators.
  • Where logic runs: onchain — the token; staking/rewards are described as an onchain mechanic (docs), but the specific contracts are not given in the extracted fragments; the compute service logic is offchain (whitepaper/website).
  • Dependencies: BNB Smart Chain; availability of the Planck products; (claim) the cross‑chain bridge “Planck Tunnel”.

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Token utility: compute payments; staking (GPU staking / liquid staking / co‑staking); governance utility; discounts, etc. (Token Utilities + whitepaper).
  • Protocol necessity drivers: in the docs the token is described as the “medium of exchange” for compute and as the asset for staking/incentives of GPU operators.
  • Who pays fees: users pay gas on BSC for onchain operations and pay for compute in the PLANCK token (Token Utilities/whitepaper).
  • Where fees go: network fees go to BSC validators; the buyback mechanism is described as a treasury buyback from fiat revenue (Token Utilities).
  • Issuance/burn: a fixed supply of 500,000,000 PLANCK; the contract states that the total supply is fixed and minted at deployment (BscScan).
  • Security/incentive mechanisms: PoC/PoD rewards, staking requirements and K‑multiplier tables are described in the GPU Rewards/Staking docs.
  • Distribution and token issuance schedule: detailed distribution tokenomics were not extracted from the Tokenomics page (the page has no content in the current extraction).
  • Treasury: buyback and grants are described in Token Utilities (without onchain treasury addresses in the extracted fragments).

Governance

  • Who makes decisions: DAO (claim; whitepaper/token utilities).
  • How protocol parameters change: — (the process is not disclosed in the extracted Tier‑1).
  • Where decisions are discussed/made: —.
  • Keys/multisig: the token contract has no owner/admin functions (BscScan code); treasury/multisig addresses were not extracted.

Security and incidents

  • Audits: — (the whitepaper mentions independent audits, but a public audit report is not listed in links_*).
  • Bug bounty: —.
  • Incidents: —.
  • Threat model: a substantial part of the compute functionality is offchain; staking/validator contracts are not confirmed by addresses; risks of centralized management of the whitelist/miners at the early stage (GPU Rewards).

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: the PLANCK token exists on BSC; the roadmap lists 2025 milestones (TGE/CEX listing/mainnet) (docs).
  • Key releases/milestones: the staking architecture and the GPU reward mechanics are described in the docs (updates are dated).
  • Roadmap: https://resources.plancknetwork.com/learn-more/roadmap

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: BSC; the Planck products (GPU Console/AI Studio); the docs claim the Planck Tunnel bridge (roadmap).
  • Partners: — (we do not treat the logos on the website as confirmed integrations without specifics).
  • Where it’s actually used: staking/utility are described in the docs; the onchain token is confirmed by the explorer.

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? the project is oriented toward AI workloads: training/fine‑tuning/inference on GPU infrastructure (whitepaper/website).
  • What is truly onchain? the BEP‑20 token PLANCK on BSC is confirmed; staking/rewards are described as onchain mechanics, but without addresses in the extracted Tier‑1 (docs).
  • Why is a token needed? PLANCK is described as the means of paying for compute and as the staking/rewards/governance asset (Token Utilities/whitepaper).
  • Red flags (based on the information found): few extracted onchain addresses besides the token; a large share of critical processes may be offchain (compute console); absence of a public audit report in links_*.

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 5/6 — high alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
Component Level Score
AI reality medium 2
Onchain necessity low 1
Token necessity high 3
Evidence Tier‑1 present 3
Details

AI reality

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

  • AI_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the AI direction is described as an existing product/infrastructure, the intent flag is not needed.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://plancknetwork.com/ ; https://plancknetwork.com/whitepaper.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): intent is applied when there is no description of a product.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): the infrastructure provides GPU compute for AI training/fine‑tuning/inference and an “AI Studio”.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://plancknetwork.com/ ; https://plancknetwork.com/whitepaper.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): goods/services are described: compute and tools for AI tasks.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): in the extracted Tier‑1 there is no reproducible “run an AI task now” instruction with public parameters/results.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://resources.plancknetwork.com/learn-more/white-paper
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a description of the products, but no verifiable demo tutorial in the extraction.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: —.
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://plancknetwork.com/whitepaper.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): in the extracted Tier‑1 there are no formalized benchmarks/quality metrics of AI execution.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • AI_4 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): the whitepaper describes “GPU Console / AI Studio / Planck₀ / Planck₁” as parts of the ecosystem for AI compute.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://plancknetwork.com/whitepaper.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a structured description of the product components.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

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

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: BNB Smart Chain
  • Addresses/identifiers: PLANCK token: 0x004D50B3fC784b580531D8e8615AA96Cf7fbb919
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://bscscan.com/token/0x004D50B3fC784b580531D8e8615AA96Cf7fbb919
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the explorer confirms the network, the contract and the supply parameters.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • OC_2 (decision): 0
  • What useful logic is onchain: the staking/PoC/PoD logic is described, but the addresses of the corresponding contracts/programs are not given in the extracted Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/staking ; https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/token-usdplanck/token-utilities
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without addresses, onchain logic beyond the token cannot be confirmed.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: many elements (compute billing/orchestration) can work in a centralized system; “onchain criticality” is not proven in the extracted Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://plancknetwork.com/whitepaper.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the whitepaper describes onchain as part of the stack but does not give a formal proof that “without the blockchain it breaks down”.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the project has a token, PLANCK (BEP‑20 on BSC).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://bscscan.com/token/0x004D50B3fC784b580531D8e8615AA96Cf7fbb919
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token is confirmed onchain.
  • 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): PLANCK is used as the means of payment for GPU compute/training/inference/deployment.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/token-usdplanck/token-utilities ; https://plancknetwork.com/whitepaper.pdf
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the utility is described as “Compute Payments” and “Payment utility”.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • TK_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): staking/rewards for GPU operators and token holders (PoC/PoD, liquid staking, co‑staking).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/staking ; https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/token-usdplanck/gpu-rewards
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the docs describe the reward mechanics and staking requirements.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): governance utility: participation in governance procedures/votes.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://plancknetwork.com/whitepaper.pdf ; https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/staking
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the whitepaper and the docs explicitly describe the governance utility.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the token is built into compute payments and staking incentives; replacing it changes the protocol’s economics.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/token-usdplanck/token-utilities ; https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/staking
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the utility is described as core functions of the ecosystem (payments+staking+governance).
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://plancknetwork.com/ Description of the products (AI cloud / compute), positioning and the purpose of the token.
Tier‑1 https://plancknetwork.com/whitepaper.pdf Whitepaper: utility (payment/staking/governance), description of the project and risks.
Tier‑1 https://bscscan.com/token/0x004D50B3fC784b580531D8e8615AA96Cf7fbb919 The onchain PLANCK token (BSC), max supply, verified source.
Tier‑1 https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/token-usdplanck/token-utilities List of the token’s utilities (compute payments, staking, governance, etc.).
Tier‑1 https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/staking Staking: GPU staking, liquid staking (LPLANCK), co‑staking, PoC/PoD.
Tier‑1 https://resources.plancknetwork.com/web3/token-usdplanck/gpu-rewards Reward model (K multipliers, stake requirements, issuance/halving rules).

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