{"id":"braindao","title":"BrainDAO","content":"**BrainDAO** is the governing [DAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/dao) of the [IQ AI](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq-ai) ecosystem. BrainDAO's mission is to build a more intelligent future through the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token, which powers a knowledge ecosystem including applications such as [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden), an AI agent for [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) knowledge, [IQ.wiki](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iqwiki), the world's largest [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) encyclopedia, and the [Agent Tokenization Platform](https://iq.wiki/wiki/agent-tokenization-platform-atp), a platform enabling users to create tokenized agents that can operate autonomously. The DAO is collectively made up of all [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token stakers and governs the token. [[1]](#cite-id-ZH8Vv8gc47) [[2]](#cite-id-A4skxhKWuf) [[3]](#cite-id-v7Lk6bKYuM) [[4]](#cite-id-RMwPQnu1y7) [[5]](#cite-id-CKjwB7YuqA) [[6]](#cite-id-m5Hy9M1jZy)\n\n## Overview\n\n[BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) was formed in December of 2021 with the mission of building a more intelligent future through the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token. The DAO manages the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token which powers the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) ecosystem, consisting of several products: [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) an AI agent for [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) knowledge, [IQ.wiki](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iqwiki), the world's largest [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) encyclopedia, and the [Agent Tokenization Platform](https://iq.wiki/wiki/agent-tokenization-platform-atp), a platform enabling users to create tokenized [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents) that can operate autonomously. [BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) also acts as the treasury of the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token and is governed by [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) stakers. [BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) is led by Galaxy Brain [Navin Vethanayagam](https://iq.wiki/wiki/navin-vethanayagam) and Chief Brain Officer [Cesar Rodriguez](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cesar-rodriguez) who manage BrainDAO's team of designers, engineers, and project managers. [[1]](#cite-id-ZH8Vv8gc47) [[2]](#cite-id-A4skxhKWuf)\n\n### IQ AI Vision\n\nIn October 2024, [BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) proposed to establish [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) as the native token for a new AI-driven ecosystem, [IQ AI](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq-ai). The IQIP 20 proposal introduced having [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents) directly on the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) to simplify complex DeFi tasks, address chain fragmentation, and optimize user experiences in liquidity, lending, and trading. With a new [tokenomics](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenomics) model that includes burning [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) for deflationary benefits and reverting to the 2022 emissions schedule, this initiative aimed to accelerate growth while rewarding stakers and contributors. [[1]](#cite-id-ZH8Vv8gc47)\n\nOn December 12, 2024, [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) announced its [Agent Tokenization Platform](https://iq.wiki/wiki/agent-tokenization-platform-atp) (ATP) that simplifies DeFi with AI superagents. ATP represents an integration of conversational AI with advanced [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) features. The platform's superagent capabilities enable the analysis of vast data points [across](https://iq.wiki/wiki/across) assets, chains, and yield strategies, offering customized solutions for users with varying levels of expertise. These agents can autonomously own assets and perform on-chain actions, unlocking new avenues for innovation [across](https://iq.wiki/wiki/across) decentralized ecosystems. [[5]](#cite-id-CKjwB7YuqA)\n\n[Navin Vethanayagam](https://iq.wiki/wiki/navin-vethanayagam), the Chief Brain of [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq), commented:\n\n> DeFi has the potential to reshape financial systems globally, but its complexity limits mass adoption With ATP, we're building a platform where builders can create autonomous agents that are capable of simplifying DeFi with simple conversational UIs. Unlike other agent tokenization platforms which have excelled in entertainment, ATP is laser-focused on letting users create and manage transformative autonomous DeFi AI superagents. \n\n## Agent Tokenization Platform (ATP)\n\n[The Agent Tokenization Platform (ATP)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/agent-tokenization-platform-atp) is a platform developed by [IQ AI](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq-ai) that enables users to create tokenized [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents) capable of operating autonomously. Built on [Fraxtal](https://iq.wiki/wiki/fraxtal) and leveraging [NEAR Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/near-protocol)'s AI agent development stack, ATP allows [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents) to own, trade, and manage assets on-chain, engage in complex financial interactions, and perform on-chain actions without human intervention. ATP integrates with [Fraxtal](https://iq.wiki/wiki/fraxtal)'s AIVM technology, which rewards [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents) for computational work, and the Borrow Automated Market Maker (BAMM), offering [leverage](https://iq.wiki/wiki/leverage) on agent tokens upon deployment. Each AI agent launched on ATP has its own token representing governance, value, and capabilities. Transactions and fees on the platform are paid in [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq), [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents) have [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) trading pairs for liquidity, and [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) holders govern the platform. [Sophia](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sophia), the AI Editor for [IQ.wiki](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iqwiki), was the first tokenized agent launched on ATP. Other teams have also launched agents on ATP, such as Gemach's ARI and StarSeeds Protocol's [DK the AI DeFi Trader.](https://iq.wiki/wiki/dk-the-ai-defi-trader) [[3]](#cite-id-v7Lk6bKYuM) [[5]](#cite-id-CKjwB7YuqA) [[6]](#cite-id-m5Hy9M1jZy)\n\n## SOPHIA\n\n[Sophia](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sophia) is the AI Editor for [IQ.wiki](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iqwiki) and the first tokenized agent launched on the [Agent Tokenization Platform (ATP)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/agent-tokenization-platform-atp). Her primary mission is to enhance [IQ.wiki](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iqwiki) as a comprehensive crypto knowledge base and accumulate [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) tokens through her editing activities. By February 2025, Sophia's Borrow Automated Market Maker (BAMM) pools were live with 7 million [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) in bonded liquidity. On-chain logs for [Sophia](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sophia) on [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) AI’s ATP went live by May 2025. [[4]](#cite-id-RMwPQnu1y7) [[3]](#cite-id-v7Lk6bKYuM) [[5]](#cite-id-CKjwB7YuqA)\n\n## AIDEN\n\n[AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) is an AI agent for [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) knowledge developed by the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) team. [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) focuses on providing real-time and contextually relevant information within the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) domain. It caters to various use cases, including learning, development, and trading activities, with the ability to streamline research processes and filter out irrelevant data. [[3]](#cite-id-v7Lk6bKYuM)\n\nIn 2023, [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) integrated contents and data sets from platforms such as [IQ.wik](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iqwiki)i's extensive database, [Etherscan](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherscan), [DeFiLlama](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defillama), [Frax](https://iq.wiki/wiki/frax) Docs, [Binance Academy](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance-academy), DeFi Protocol Documentations, The Associated Press News, [CoinGecko](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coingecko), [Flywheel DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flywheel-defi), [BlockBeats](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockbeats), [InvestHK](https://iq.wiki/wiki/investhk) and [CoinNess](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinness).\n\nIn late 2023, the [BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) team introduced the [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) Chat, designed to support Telegram and Discord communities involved in [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency), DeFi, NFTs, and related topics. Upon its initial launch, users were onboarded through a waitlist system. However, those [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) tokens ([HiIQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hiiq) holders) with a minimum of 100,000 [HiIQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hiiq) balance were allowed early access and could bypass the waitlist. [[1]](#cite-id-ZH8Vv8gc47)\n\nIn 2024, [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) introduced a series of innovative features to enhance its functionality and user engagement. In January, it launched web integrations, enabling any webpage to incorporate [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) as an interactive chatbot. By April, it expanded its capabilities with Custom Knowledge Training, allowing projects to fine-tune the AI using their specific documentation and datasets. In May, the platform added the _/price_ feature, letting users check token prices directly within Telegram groups, and broadened accessibility by supporting four languages: English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. June saw the introduction of the Teams feature on [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden), which facilitated collaborative customization by allowing multiple administrators to manage and tailor [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) settings for their community, ensuring seamless knowledge sharing and alignment with community goals. To boost user engagement, July brought two daily features: _Fact of the Day_, offering insights about a project sourced from its IQ.wiki page, and _Today’s Discovery_, delivering fascinating [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and crypto facts. By December, [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) had integrated with over 180 crypto communities, reaching more than 2 million users [across](https://iq.wiki/wiki/across) Telegram and Discord, solidifying its role as a versatile and widely-used AI assistant in the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) space. [[1]](#cite-id-ZH8Vv8gc47) [[3]](#cite-id-v7Lk6bKYuM)\n\nIn 2025, [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) was relaunched as a tokenized agent with its own independent token, allowing direct community governance. It tokenized on the Agent Tokenization Platform (ATP), following [Sophia](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sophia). By May 2025, [AIDEN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aiden) had been integrated into over 200 crypto communities, serving more than 4 million users [across](https://iq.wiki/wiki/across) Telegram and Discord. [[4]](#cite-id-RMwPQnu1y7) [[3]](#cite-id-v7Lk6bKYuM)\n\n## IQ.wiki\n\nOn October 11, 2022, [BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) launched [IQ.wiki](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iqwiki), the world's largest [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) encyclopedia. IQ.wiki is the flagship [decentralized application](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-application) of the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) ecosystem. In February 2023, IQ.wiki became one of the first decentralized applications to integrate [artificial intelligence](https://iq.wiki/wiki/artificial-intelligence-ai). The AI integration allows large pages to be summarized in seconds. In February 2024, IQ.wiki was launched in Korean and Chinese after experiencing a growing demand for IQ.wiki to expand beyond just the English language. In addition, IQ.wiki added ranked lists to its functionality, where the team covers not only the top cryptocurrencies but also their founders, date founded, and respective blockchains. IQ.wiki’s rankings combine [CoinMarketCap](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinmarketcap)’s price data, such as price and marketcap with in-depth wiki articles covering categories from [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) to AI. IQ.wiki's interface also features an Events page, providing detailed information about conferences, hackathons, and other crypto and blockchain-focused events around the world.\n\n## IQ Token\n\nIn October 2024, the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) community voted to implement IQIP-20 with overwhelming support. IQIP-20 proposed establishing [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) as the native token for the new [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) AI ecosystem. The proposal introduced [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents) directly on the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) to simplify complex [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) tasks, address chain fragmentation, and optimize user experiences in liquidity, lending, and trading. With a new [tokenomics](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenomics) model that includes burning [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) for [deflationary](https://iq.wiki/wiki/deflationary-token) benefits and reverting to the 2022 emissions schedule, this initiative aimed to accelerate growth while rewarding stakers and contributors. [[1]](#cite-id-ZH8Vv8gc47)\n\nThe [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token serves as the governance and [utility token](https://iq.wiki/wiki/utility-token) for the new [Agent Tokenization Platform](https://iq.wiki/wiki/agent-tokenization-platform-atp) (ATP), which allows users to create tokenized agents that can operate autonomously. In the same way that [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) users pay transaction fees in ETH to use the network, users of IQ’s AI agents pay transaction fees in [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq). A portion of each fee is burned, while the rest goes to [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) stakers. [[5]](#cite-id-CKjwB7YuqA)\n\nTo support the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) AI vision, [BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) reverted to the initial 2022 emissions schedule with halvings every four years, similar to [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin). While this means higher emissions in the short term, the increased adoption of the Agent Tokenization Platform (ATP) is expected to eventually lead to more [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) being [burned](https://iq.wiki/wiki/token-burn) than minted, leading to the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token becoming deflationary over time. To accommodate short-term emission increases, the maximum [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) supply was raised to 60 billion, significantly below the original 100 billion cap. Even without token burning, the supply would remain under 54 billion by 2100. [[1]](#cite-id-ZH8Vv8gc47) [[5]](#cite-id-CKjwB7YuqA)\n\n## Treasury\n\n[BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) manages a portfolio of [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum), [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) tokens, [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin), blue chip [NFTs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft), and other digital assets. The [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token is backed by the [BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) treasury, and the treasury is fully governed by [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) token stakers. By December 2024, BrainDAO's treasury accumulated more than $44 million in assets. The treasury has diversified its portfolio, including holdings of sFRAX, sfrxETH, cvxFPIS, cvxFXS, sDAI, WBTC, IQFRXUSD, Legacy [Frax](https://iq.wiki/wiki/frax) Dollar, and [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq)-[FRAX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/frax) Convex. [[1]](#cite-id-ZH8Vv8gc47)\n\n## Partnerships & Integrations\n\n[BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) and the [IQ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq) ecosystem have formed numerous partnerships and integrations. [IQ AI](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iq-ai) partnered with [OpenLedger](https://iq.wiki/wiki/openledger) in May 2025 to integrate specialized AI models into the [ADK for TypeScript](https://iq.wiki/wiki/brain-framework). Additionally, [BrainDAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/braindao) joined the Strategic ETH [Reserve](https://iq.wiki/wiki/reserve) (SER) in June 2025, a public dashboard showcasing institutions, DAOs, and organizations that have pledged to hold ETH as a [reserve](https://iq.wiki/wiki/reserve) asset, adding 3,300 ETH to the reserve. 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