Author: Kyle
Translator: Kyle
Reviewer: Marshal Orange
Source: Content Guild Translation
Originally published at: PermaDAO
Original link: https://permadao.notion.site/English-Template-1a527607c43980268cb6e1912ded413a?pvs=4
$AO is the native token of the AO Network, officially launched for trading on February 9, 2025, alongside the AO mainnet. It follows a 100% fair issuance model, with no pre-mining, pre-sale, or pre-allocation. The token is primarily used to reward contributors, pay for computational services, and incentivize ecosystem development.
Source: ao.arweave.net
$AO economic model combines Bitcoin-style halving with dynamic minting rules, with new tokens minted every 5 minutes and inflation decay controlled through a "smooth halving" mechanism.