Aiua transitions progressively from founder-led launch to fully decentralized community governance. Each phase is milestone-triggered, not date-triggered.
CURRENTPhase 1
Alpha Launch
Open signups, real points, free research API, blockchain anchoring, community growth.
Governance: Founder-led
·Open signups, referral system active
·Real points from day one
·Dataset publishes to HuggingFace
·Free research API available
·Blockchain anchoring on biweekly schedule
·Community growth and dataset diversity building
·Academic outreach and research partnerships
Phase 2
Paid API
Premium API tiers, revenue flows to treasury, community feedback via Discord.
Governance: Founder-led with community input
Gates: 5,000+ contributions, 100+ contributors, 10+ countries
·Premium API tiers launch (paid access to metadata and enrichment fields)
·Revenue flows to community treasury
·Community feedback via Discord (advisory)
Phase 3
Token Launch + DAO
Governance token on Cardano, 50% contributor airdrop, DAO forms, founding multisig dissolves.
Governance: Fully decentralized
Gates: $250K treasury, 50,000+ contributions, 1,000+ contributors, 25+ countries, smart contracts audited
·Governance token minted on Cardano
·50% of tokens airdropped to contributors based on lifetime points
·Liquidity pool seeded from treasury
·DAO forms immediately at token launch
·Founding multisig dissolves
·All future revenue flows to DAO treasury
·Community votes on treasury distribution