Introducing the GAIB Foundation & $GAIB Token

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Introducing the GAIB Foundation & $GAIB Token

GAIB is the economic layer for AI, bringing the compute and robotic infrastructure economies onchain. By tokenizing enterprise-grade GPUs and robotic assets with their cashflows, GAIB unlocks capital for neo-cloud, datacenters and robotics innovators while providing investors with direct access to AI infra and Robotics investments.

Through AID and sAID, GAIB’s AI synthetic dollar and yield-bearing asset, investors can seamlessly access the AI economy while earning real-world yield onchain.

In 2025, the GAIB AID Alpha phase was launched, a campaign ahead of the mainnet launch of mainnet AID and sAID. 110k+ users participated, reaching $200M in pre-deposits. Pre-depositors earned Spice points according to their holdings of AIDa assets, as well as leveraging them in various DeFi opportunities.

The GAIB community has been expanding ever since, and many users have contributed with their capital, content, ideas, participation, feedback and interest, leading to the launch of AID and sAID on October 31st.

Today, we announce the GAIB Foundation, the $GAIB token as well as important information about its upcoming launch and distribution to our community.

The GAIB Foundation

The GAIB foundation is an independent, non-profit and ownerless entity dedicated to supporting the long-term development and decentralization of the GAIB ecosystem.

GAIB is a protocol for maximizing open finance in the AI and Robotics ecosystems. Its core invention, the GPU and Robotics tokenization model, enables blockchain technology to serve as a power for growth at the frontier of tech innovation.

The GAIB Foundation’s mission is to steward management and adoption of  the GAIB protocol. It will do so by supporting the governance, network security, ecosystem and development of the GAIB protocol, funding grants programs, providing third-party evaluations, and stewarding continued progress toward greater decentralization.

The $GAIB Token

The total supply of GAIB is capped at 1,000,000,000 tokens. The $GAIB token serves as the core coordination and security asset of the GAIB ecosystem. It underpins the protocol’s governance, validator participation, and long-term alignment between infrastructure operators, investors, and the community. The tokenomic model is built upon three design pillars: value alignment, network security, and sustainable economic growth. 

  • Governance and Participation: Users can lock $GAIB into ve-tokens (vote-escrowed tokens) to gain governance rights and voting power. Votes can be cast on critical decisions such as approving new real-world asset classes (e.g., GPUs, robotics, energy), deciding on new chain deployments, and adjusting protocol fee structures. 
  • Network Security & Validation: $GAIB token forms the economic security backbone of the GAIB Actively Validated Service (AVS) through staking and restaking. Staked tokens back the GAIB Validator/ Orchestration Network, securing cross-chain transactions and asset attestations (proof-of-location, proof-of-custody, proof-of-workload). Misconduct triggers automatic slashing, maintaining cryptoeconomic integrity. 
  • Ecosystem Access: Stakers gain priority access and allocations in tokenized GPU tranches, robotics vaults, and AID/sAID. Active participants and veGAIB voters may receive community and ecosystem rewards. 
  • Economic Incentives/Rewards: A portion of protocol fees funds validator rewards, treasury reserves, and ecosystem incentives. $GAIB will be distributed to encourage users to exert efforts towards contribution and participation in the ecosystem on GAIB, thereby creating a mutually beneficial system where active participants are fairly compensated for their efforts.

The utility of the GAIB token will be rolled out in two phases: 

  • Phase 1 focuses on establishing governance, security, and ecosystem alignment at the time of token generation
  • Phase 2 expands utility to include on-chain economic functions and value capture mechanisms introduced with the GAIB L2 launch. 

For more information about the architecture powered with and by the $GAIB token, visit our documentation at docs.gaib.ai.

$GAIB Distribution

Distribution is structured to promote balanced participation between contributors, validators, and community members, ensuring sustainable expansion of GAIB’s Economic Layer ecosystem.

The vesting structure is designed to encourage long-term commitment while maintaining controlled circulation during the protocol’s early growth phase. 

Early Supporters & Backers (19.82%)
Allocated to early backers and supporters who provided the foundational capital, guidance, and network resources that enabled GAIB’s development. These allocations follow structured vesting schedules to align long-term interests with the protocol’s sustainable growth and the expansion of its Economic Layer ecosystem.

Core Contributors (20.7%)
Reserved for core contributors, developers, researchers, and advisors who design, build, and maintain the GAIB protocol and its ecosystem infrastructure. These tokens are distributed under multi-year vesting schedules to align long-term incentives and ensure sustained commitment to the network’s growth.

Community (40%)
Dedicated to rewarding users, validators, and builders who actively contribute to the GAIB ecosystem through participation, education, governance, and adoption. This allocation supports airdrops, staking rewards, and engagement programs designed to foster decentralized ownership and long-term alignment with community stakeholders.

Growth & Ecosystem (19.48%)
Tokens allocated to support strategic partnerships, liquidity programs, and integrations that advance GAIB’s global reach. This allocation ensures deep liquidity and active trading across both centralized and decentralized exchanges, including strategic TGE campaigns to facilitate smooth market entry. Beyond liquidity, it also funds collaborations with AI infrastructure providers, DeFi protocols, and cross-chain networks to expand utility, enhance interoperability, and accelerate ecosystem adoption.

GAIB Economic Layer Design

The GAIB Economic Layer Design is designed to directly link token utility value with real network activity and AI infrastructure productivity:

Protocol Revenue and Economic Incentives

Fees from tokenization, data validation, cross-chain validation, and AI infrastructure vaults are converted into GAIB regularly to ensure healthy reserves for ecosystem activities and expansion. This creates a mutually beneficial system where active participants are fairly compensated for their efforts, and aligns actual network usage with reward/ value earned. As network adoption scales, more GAIB is utilized or locked within validator, governance, and liquidity activities, deepening alignment between ecosystem expansion and token utility value.

Sustainable and Non-Inflationary Design

With a fixed total supply of 1 billion tokens, GAIB transitions from early emission-based incentives to a sustainable model where validator and community rewards are funded by genuine network activity rather than inflationary issuance. Initial emissions bootstrap participation, after which rewards become tied to verifiable AI infrastructure performance and corresponding output. This ensures that GAIB’s long-term utility value is supported by productive output and ecosystem growth from active participants, rather than speculative inflation.

This announcement is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to purchase, or a recommendation to engage in any transaction involving $GAIB tokens. Nothing contained herein should be construed as financial, investment, legal, accounting, or tax advice.

All statements, projections, and forward-looking information are subject to change without notice and may differ materially from actual results. Good AI Foundation (the “GAIB Foundation”), its affiliates, officers, and contributors make no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information contained herein.

The GAIB Foundation does not engage in token issuance, trading, or investment activities. Its role is limited to supporting ecosystem development, protocol governance, and community participation within the GAIB network.

Official updates and token distribution details will be published exclusively via www.gaibfoundation.org and the @gaibfdn X account. Please rely only on these official sources and exercise caution when interacting with any third parties claiming association with GAIB or the Foundation.