Aligned Layer 

ALIGN Price

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What is the Aligned Layer token?

Aligned Layer is a universal verification layer for Ethereum — a decentralized network, operated as an EigenLayer AVS (Actively Validated Service), that verifies zero-knowledge (SNARK) proofs faster and cheaper than on-chain verification. Mainnet beta launched in December 2024. ZK rollups and application developers pay for verification. ALIGN is an ERC-20 token on Ethereum with a secondary deployment on Base. DropsTab classifies Aligned Layer under Zero Knowledge and Infrastructure.

Is ALIGN a layer 1 or layer 2?

Neither. Aligned Layer is a verification layer built on top of Ethereum and operated as an EigenLayer AVS — not its own blockchain and not a rollup. ALIGN is therefore a token, not a native chain coin. Token contracts exist on Ethereum and on Base. The stack spans proof verification, proof aggregation, wallets, rollups and interoperability.

How does ALIGN's utility work and what does staking do?

Applications stake ALIGN for unlimited monthly proof verification, with the stake returned, or pay per proof. Verification fees flow to operators securing the Proof Verification Layer. ALIGN additionally carries governance rights over protocol upgrades and ecosystem-fund allocation. Staking is a payment mechanism, not a yield instrument — operators, not stakers, earn the verification fees.

What is the ALIGN token's total supply and allocation?

ALIGN has a fixed total and maximum supply of 10,000,000,000 tokens, per DropsTab data. Initial circulating supply at TGE was approximately 16%. Allocation: Team 23.50%, Investors 19.71%, Ecosystem 18.00%, Future Provisions 16.61%, Foundation 11.40%, Airdrop 8.74%, Community Sales 2.04%.

How do ALIGN's vesting terms affect sell pressure?

Team and Investors hold 43.21% combined, fully locked at TGE with a 12-month cliff and 40% unlocking at month 12 — so the first large cliff unlock falls around August 2027, the main concentrated sell-pressure event. The remainder vests linearly over 18 months. Per the official tokenomics update, Ecosystem and Future Provisions take a 6-month cliff plus 24-month linear vesting, and Foundation vesting runs 30 months.

Who backed Aligned Layer and what does the funding signal?

DropsTab fundraising data shows $23.6M raised across four rounds. The Series A (April 2024) contributed $20M, led by Hack VC. The Seed round (April 2024) contributed $2.6M, led by Lemniscap with StarkWare, Bankless and EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan. Backing from EigenLayer's founder signals alignment with the AVS ecosystem the network depends on. No single VC holds over 20% of supply — the 19.71% investor allocation is spread across all rounds.

When was the Aligned Layer TGE?

The Aligned Layer TGE occurred on August 20, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Mainnet beta had been live since December 2024 — the token arrived roughly 20 months after the network. The Genesis Airdrop and ZK Arcade distributions were both executed at TGE.

What did the Aligned Layer airdrop require to qualify?

The Genesis Airdrop allocated 8.74% of supply to roughly 986,843 eligible wallets. Eligibility targeted holders of Mina, EigenLayer, Starknet, Polygon, ZKsync, Scroll and Taiko, with a $50 minimum measured at each token's all-time low. Registration opened in December 2024. Distribution occurred at TGE in August 2026. A second allocation (2.10%) goes to Protocol Guild, L2BEAT, ZachXBT and ZK Podcast, vesting to month 47.

Where can ALIGN be bought and how is its liquidity split?

ALIGN trades on tier-1 centralized exchanges including Coinbase, Kraken and KuCoin, with USDT, USD, USDC and EUR quote pairs. Decentralized routes run through Uniswap v3 on Ethereum and Aerodrome and Uniswap on Base. Per DropsTab data, spot venues dominate the split and multiple tier-1 CEXs listed within hours of TGE, so liquidity is diversified across multiple venues rather than concentrated. A perpetual market exists on MEXC Futures. The Aerodrome pool was bootstrapped with $7M in voting incentives.