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Vainguard

Vainguard — 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).

Vainguard — an AI/Agents project: the website describes an AI wealth‑manager agent (Vain + Guard) and an “investment committee simulation room” (claimed). Token: VAIN (Base).

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 AI agent that (as claimed) gives investment recommendations and offers an “investment committee simulation” chat room.
  • Who it’s for: users who want to discuss/evaluate investment ideas together with agents.
  • Why onchain/token: the verifiable onchain artifact is the VAIN token on Base; the necessity of the token for the operation of the product is not established per Tier‑1.
  • What you can actually touch (Tier‑1): https://chat.vainguard.ai/ (chat room, the link is given on the website).

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: enters the chat room/interface (claimed) and discusses investment opportunities.
  2. The system does: two autonomous agents (Vain and Guard) form recommendations/discussion (claimed).
  3. The user gets: text recommendations/discussion and feedback.
  4. Where the blockchain is: the VAIN token contract on the Base network.
  5. Token role (if any): not established per Tier‑1 (utility/gov/fees are not confirmed).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name Vainguard
Also known as (aliases) —
Logo (logo) —
Token symbol (ticker) VAIN
Category AI/Agents
Primary chain (chain) Base
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) PoS (Base; Ethereum L2)
Launch date (launch_date) —
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) ERC-20
Token contract 0x6C7ebB64E258F5712EEeC83CEaf41c3dcbb534B1
Token model (token_type) unknown
Max supply 999 408 527.769595930850473688 VAIN
Issuance —
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) —
Governance —
Admins/keys —
Audit —
Bug bounty —
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) AI wealth manager agent + investment committee simulation room
Use‑case (use_case) investment recommendations + discussion
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
DecAI Fit component summary ai_score 2 / onchain_score 1 / token_score 0 / evidence_score 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

The Tier‑1 website describes Vainguard as an AI wealth manager agent that is run by two autonomous agents (Vain and Guard) and offers an “investment committee simulation room” for evaluating investment opportunities. The verifiable onchain fact: the VAIN token (ERC‑20) on the Base network.

Features/modules

  • Investment committee simulation room: joint discussion of ideas with agents (claimed).
  • AI recommendations: “investment recommendations” for people and other agents (claimed).

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: —
  • Scenario 2: —
  • Scenario 3: —

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: web access to the website/chat room.
  • Network/chain: the VAIN token is deployed on the Base network (Tier‑1 explorer).
  • Fees: onchain fees depend on transactions on Base; not recorded in this card.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: —
  • Participant roles: —
  • Where logic runs: —
  • Dependencies: —

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Token utility: —
  • Protocol necessity drivers: —
  • Who pays fees: —
  • Where fees go: —
  • Issuance/burn: —
  • 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: — (if many — put a table below)
  • Bug bounty: —
  • Incidents: —
  • Threat model: —

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: —
  • Key releases/milestones: —
  • Roadmap: —

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: —
  • Partners: —
  • Where it’s actually used: —

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? per the Tier‑1 description — two autonomous agents and an interface/room for discussion (claimed).
  • What is truly onchain? the VAIN token (ERC‑20) on the Base network.
  • Why is a token needed? per Tier‑1, it is not established how the token is embedded in the product mechanics.
  • Red flags (based on the information found): there are no Tier‑1 docs/repo/metrics; the token utility is not described (E_TK_T1=0).

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
Component Level Score
AI reality medium 2
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): AI is described as a working component (agents/room), not only an intention.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): Per the SSOT, AI_0=1 is set only if AI_1..AI_4 = 0; here there are described functions.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): The AI agent (Vain+Guard) makes investment recommendations and participates in the discussion.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The Tier‑1 website directly describes the purpose of the agent.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): The website has a link to launch the chat room (a public demo surface).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The existence of a public entry point for interacting with the product.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: —
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • AI_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

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

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Base
  • Addresses/identifiers: the VAIN token (ERC‑20): 0x6C7ebB64E258F5712EEeC83CEaf41c3dcbb534B1
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://basescan.org/token/0x6C7ebB64E258F5712EEeC83CEaf41c3dcbb534B1
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The Explorer confirms the network/address and max total supply.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • OC_2 (decision): 0
  • What useful logic is onchain: —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://basescan.org/token/0x6C7ebB64E258F5712EEeC83CEaf41c3dcbb534B1
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: what breaks without onchain: —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://basescan.org/token/0x6C7ebB64E258F5712EEeC83CEaf41c3dcbb534B1
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): The project has a token, VAIN, on Base.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://basescan.org/token/0x6C7ebB64E258F5712EEeC83CEaf41c3dcbb534B1
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): The Tier‑1 explorer confirms the onchain token.
  • 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): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
  • Conflict note (if any): —

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

  • TK_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://www.vainguard.ai
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://www.vainguard.ai Positioning: AI wealth manager agent + “investment committee simulation room” (claimed).
Tier‑1 https://basescan.org/token/0x6C7ebB64E258F5712EEeC83CEaf41c3dcbb534B1 Onchain fact: the VAIN token on Base (address, decimals, max total supply).
Tier‑2 https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/vainguard Aggregator (context).
Tier‑2 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/vainguard/ Aggregator (context).

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