Layer 1
AetherisAETH
An open-source PoW/PoS cryptocurrency built on Scrypt, featuring dedicated mobile wallet app.
StatusLive
LaunchedDec 2025
NetworkIndependent
PROJECT OVERVIEW
About Aperod
Aperod is a Layer-1 blockchain designed for privacy-preserving value transfer. Transactions use RingCT (Ring Confidential Transactions) with Bulletproofs to hide sender identity, recipient identity, and transferred amount on-chain. The consensus layer runs Proof of Authority with BFT finalization, targeting fast deterministic settlement (1-second block time) for institutional and privacy-focused users. The native token APRO is used for transaction fees, validator rewards, and on-chain governance.
Proof of Authority (PoA) — BFT finalization with a 2/3 supermajority threshold. Round-robin block production across 21 permissioned validators. Block time: 1 second.
No hard cap on nominal maximum. Genesis pre-mine: 10,000,000,000 APRO. Tail emission: 5 APRO per finalized block (~157,680,000 APRO/year). Fee-burn model partially offsets emission: 50,000,000 APRO/year in years 1–5; 120,000,000 APRO/year in years 6–25. Net effective inflation decreases over time as burn rate approaches emission rate.
~9,000,000,000 APRO at genesis (90% allocation: Public / IDO / Liquidity — no vesting). 1,000,000,000 APRO (Development Fund) locked for 12 months from genesis (2025-01-01), then released linearly over 48 months. Source: Aperod tokenomics endpoint — explorer.aperod.com/tokenomics
Centralisation: Validator set is permissioned and fixed at genesis (21 nodes). Block production and BFT finalization depend on a supermajority of these validators. Decentralisation of the validator set is on the roadmap but not yet implemented. Admin keys: The Development Fund allocation (10%, 1,000,000,000 APRO) is controlled by admin-panel emission controls. Manual minting is possible up to the configured supply ceiling. Admin access requires an API key; no multi-signature governance is currently enforced on-chain. No third-party audit: Smart contract functionality is not yet live. The core chain cryptography has been reviewed internally but not independently audited. Vesting: 1,000,000,000 APRO (Development Fund) begins unlocking after a 12-month cliff (January 2026) at ~250,000,000 APRO/year. This represents potential sell-side pressure from year 2 onward. Early-stage network: Mainnet is live but the validator set and ecosystem are in early stages. Continuity of block production depends on validator uptime.
