AIOZ Network (AIOZ) is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) providing content delivery, decentralized storage, video streaming, and AI compute services through a distributed network of node operators.
AIOZ Network operates its own Layer-1 blockchain (Cosmos SDK-based, fully EVM-compatible), launched via a cross-chain bridge to Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain. The token originally launched in April 2021 as an ERC-20 on Ethereum before the native mainnet existed, and major trackers still treat the Ethereum contract as the primary tracked instance, alongside a bridged BNB Chain (BEP-20) implementation.
AIOZ differentiates itself from comparable DePIN and Layer-1 tokens by combining content delivery, decentralized storage, and AI compute into a single node-operator network rather than specializing in one service.
Node operators earn AIOZ rewards for providing transcoding, storage, and compute capacity, tying token demand to infrastructure usage. A named partnership with Alibaba Cloud, announced in March 2024, extended its DePIN infrastructure into Southeast Asia for AI, storage, and streaming use cases.
AIOZ functions as a utility token used to pay for and reward decentralized infrastructure services, rather than as a pure governance token. Node operators stake AIOZ to provide transcoding, storage, and compute capacity and earn AIOZ rewards for doing so. The token also functions as the base asset of AIOZ's own Layer-1 blockchain, underpinning its validator-based security model.
AIOZ has no maximum supply cap, with circulating supply of approximately 1.275 billion AIOZ.
AIOZ launched its token sale on 2 April 2021 at $0.015 per AIOZ, ahead of its native mainnet's existence.
The IDO ran simultaneously on BSCPad and Paid Network's Ignition launchpad, offering 6,666,666.67 AIOZ; the Ignition round drew 31,582 whitelist lottery applications for 1,352 winning slots. Named backers include Spark and MV Global, with incubation support from Master Ventures and Innovion. The issuing company, AIOZ PTE. LTD., was incorporated in Singapore on 5 February 2018 — over three years before the token's April 2021 launch. Price reached an all-time high the very next day, 3 April 2021.
AIOZ Network runs its own Layer-1 blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK and fully EVM-compatible, secured by a validator set rather than by mining. The top 50 validator candidates by total stake are designated as active validators.
The token also exists as an ERC-20 on Ethereum (its original 2021 launch chain) and as a bridged BEP-20 on BNB Smart Chain, connected to the native chain via the AIOZ Cross-Chain Bridge (Gravity Bridge for EVM chains, IBC for Cosmos chains).
AIOZ Network's publicly identified founder and CEO is Erman Tjiputra, who studied finance at Boston College before connecting with the engineers who formed the core AIOZ team.
No other named executives, CTO, or core contributors have been publicly disclosed. The company is reported to employ 11-50 people.
AIOZ Network is developed and maintained by AIOZ PTE. LTD., a private company limited by shares incorporated in Singapore.
The company was registered on 5 February 2018 (Unique Entity Number 201804574D) at 100 Tras Street #16-01, Singapore 079027. Company-registry and profile sources describe it as a blockchain-based content delivery network and DePIN infrastructure company serving Web3, AI, storage, and streaming use cases.
AIOZ Network's governance is validator-based rather than run through a separate token-holder DAO.
New validator candidates must be approved by a vote of existing validators, and the maximum validator count is itself adjustable through an on-chain governance proposal. Validators vote on proposals to change operational network parameters, such as the block gas limit, and to coordinate network upgrades. No separate token-holder voting forum or published historical proposal record outside this validator-based process was identified.
AIOZ's 2026 development has centered on AIOZ AI V2, adding API/SDK access to AI models, no-code AI Playgrounds, and smart-contract-based reward settlement for compute challenges.
AIOZ's Ethereum-tracked contract shows moderate holder concentration, with the top 10 addresses holding 43% of supply and the top 50 holding 81%.
Independent quantitative scoring rates the token's decentralized-exchange liquidity risk as low relative to its market cap, but flags high sensitivity to broad Bitcoin sell-offs, with the token historically falling more than Bitcoin during market-wide downturns. Total holders on the Ethereum contract number approximately 29,000, up modestly over the trailing 30 days.