Lightchain AI has confirmed its mainnet launch for July 2025, positioning itself as the first blockchain purpose-built for decentralized, AI-native computation. The protocol introduces a novel consensus model called Proof of Intelligence (PoI) and a specialized execution layer — the Artificial Intelligence Virtual Machine (AIVM).
PoI incentivizes validator nodes to perform meaningful AI workloads, such as model training, inference, and optimization. Unlike traditional Proof-of-Work or Proof-of-Stake models, nodes receive rewards only upon delivering verifiable contributions to AI tasks—reducing energy waste and aligning incentives with utility and performance.
AIVM serves as a dedicated virtual machine allowing developers to build and execute AI services on-chain. It supports privacy-preserving frameworks like federated learning and zero-knowledge AI (zkML), with a developer grant pool of $150,000 to boost ecosystem growth across DeFi, analytics, and AI agent behaviors.
Lightchain AI raised over $21 million through a 15-phase presale, and currently offers a final bonus round at a fixed presale price of $0.007 ahead of mainnet deployment. With end-to-end infrastructure for AI logic, decentralized governance, and token-based performance incentives, this platform aims to make intelligence itself programmable and trustless.
In summary, Lightchain AI is not another generic blockchain—it’s building the foundation for an era where AI operations and decentralized finance converge seamlessly on-chain.