Odaily News After a year of testing, the decentralized storage project Arweave has officially released the mainnet version of its computing platform AO. The native tokens previously minted and distributed to AR holders and testnet depositors will be transferable after the mainnet is launched.
According to reports, AO is called a "hyperparallel computer" by its developers, which introduces a distributed computing environment with parallel processing capabilities. Arweave's permanent data storage supports AO's operations, ensuring that data is immutable and permanently accessible.
Sam Williams, founder of Arweave, said: “Arweave’s decentralized data layer ensures the long-term availability and integrity of AO on-chain computations, enabling efficient scaling of the AO shared message ledger.”
AO is expected to contribute to the Arweave ecosystem by driving demand for Arweave storage services. According to core developers, AO will support a new wave of DApps, including on-chain autonomous agents focused on AI coordination.
The launch of the AO mainnet is accompanied by the final release of its native token, which is separate from Arweave's AR token. The maximum supply of AO tokens is capped at 21 million, echoing the model of Bitcoin. The AO team said it adopted a fair issuance distribution model, distributing tokens to users who bridge assets to the platform and existing AR token holders. Based on holdings, 36% will be distributed to AR holders over time, and the remaining 64% is reserved for economic growth incentives, particularly for bridging assets into AO, including rewards for users who deposit assets such as DAI and stETH into the AO ecosystem. Prior to the launch, more than $700 million was pre-bridged to the AO testnet.