Aligned Layer's proof aggregation service and fintech infrastructure stack address institutional adoption barriers for onchain RWA and custom appchains; $ALIGN token (100M supply, ~16% circulating) has no TGE date set.
Tech & Launches ·
Aligned Layer is offering a token airdrop for its $ALIGN token, an ERC-20 with a fixed total supply of 100 million and an initial circulating supply of approximately 16%, though the token generation event date remains unannounced. The project operates a fintech infrastructure stack designed to enable institutional adoption of onchain real-world assets and custom appchains on Ethereum, addressing barriers that have traditionally kept institutions on public layer-2 solutions.
The core component already running on mainnet is the Proof Aggregation Service, which launched in January and integrates with Ethrex. The service batches multiple proofs before verifying them onchain, significantly reducing verification costs—what the material refers to as the "verification tax" that individual chains must pay in full. The infrastructure stack also includes a Wallet-as-a-Service MVP launched in March enabling authentication via Google or Face ID without recovery phrases or gas fees, Rollup-as-a-Service in development, and LambdaVM, a zero-knowledge virtual machine built by 3MI Labs and LambdaClass that generates execution proofs for onchain transactions with security inherited directly from Ethereum.
Key uncertainties remain around token economics and deployment: the allocation table designates 18 percent to ecosystem initiatives and 16.61 percent to Future Provisions, totaling over one-third of tokens, with no stated use plan disclosed. Eligibility for the airdrop can be verified at the official checker for those who participated in Genesis or ZK Arcade; the material notes that the material's stated value proposition rests ultimately on proof aggregation volume and integration progress before the token enters circulation.