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August 21, 2025

July 2025 | Community Report

July marked the final stretch before Autonomys Network’s Token Generation Event, delivering critical security, infrastructure, and ecosystem milestones that cement Phase-2 readiness. With the SR Labs audit completed and all critical items resolved, the network advanced to enabling token transfers on July 16th, allowing us to officially launch the production domain layer at the beginning of August. This milestone introduced the Auto EVM, unlocking permissionless smart contract deployment and aligning execution with the DSN for AI-native workloads. The Autonomys Network now provides a single, vertically integrated stack for storage and compute.

Ecosystem momentum accelerated with new partnerships including Heurist, Fireverse, and PAI3, alongside expanded technical support for the Autonomys Bridge and SubWallet. The Subspace Foundation announced the Ecosystem Grants Program, designed to fund early builders across infrastructure, agents, integrations, research, and growth. Community engagement was driven through the Dawn of Autonomy activation campaign and creative initiatives like the Spark & Seed contest, while the “From Subspace to Autonomys” narrative reinforced our evolution and long-term mission.

With the core protocol secured, token transfers live, and builder incentives set to launch, Autonomys is now fully focused on the next step of Phase-2: CEX integrations and readiness, onboarding the first wave of developers ahead of the initial listing. The foundation laid in July positions Autonomys as the execution and storage layer for AI3.0, entering August ready to scale from a fully-audited network to an open and accessible ecosystem.

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Phase-2 Launch Readiness

Security milestone achieved. SR Labs concluded its latest continuous security assurance on Autonomys, covering domains, XDM, fraud-proof pipeline, Proof-of-Time, and Proof-of-Archival-Storage. All critical findings were addressed, clearing the path to Phase-2 and ongoing security enhancements, including a bug bounty program.
[ SR Labs Audit ]
Token transferability has been enabled. With the audit completed, the network advanced to Mainnet Phase-2 transfer enablement on July 16th (16:00 UTC).
[ Transfer Enablement ]
Auto EVM Launched: Phase-2 introduces the Auto EVM for permissionless smart-contract deployment, aligning execution with the DSN for AI-native use cases.
Operator & Staking Pathway: With Phase-2, operators and nominators move toward the live fee-for-compute model across domains, laying the groundwork for builder-facing apps and agent workloads.

Onboarded Partners

Autonomys is pleased to announce the following partnerships:

Heurist
A decentralized AI-as-a-Service platform pioneering composable intelligence and privacy-preserving infrastructure for agent economies.
[ X ] | [ Blog ]
Fireverse
A decentralized music platform reimagining how music is created, owned, and monetized through AI and Web3 technologies.
[ X ] | [ Blog ]
PAI3
The infrastructure layer for decentralized AI, where containerized AI modules, decentralized inference, and a tokenized reward layer power the AI sharing economy. The collaboration will support PAI3’s encrypted data workflows with permanent on-chain storage via Auto Drive.
[ X ] | [ Blog ]

Technical Integrations Update

Autonomys Bridge
New Bridge Route Added: Taurus Auto EVM ↔ BSC Testnet
A new testnet route has been added to the Autonomys Bridge on Taurus Auto EVM. You can now bridge assets between Taurus Auto EVM and the BSC (Binance Smart Chain) Testnet via Hyperlane.
[ X ] | [ Bridge ] | [ Details ]
SubWallet
$AI3 is now supported in SubWallet’s desktop app extension and mobile app, making it easier than ever to view, send, and receive tokens on Autonomys. SubWallet users can now seamlessly manage assets on Autonomys, an AI-native Layer 1 purpose-built to support modular, on-chain agents and super dApps.
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Our Evolution from Subspace to Autonomys
Autonomys began with a shared vision: the future of the internet requires a decentralized, community-owned foundation that preserves data permanently, scales without compromise, and invites global participation without privilege.
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Monthly Docs Contest
Did you know Autonomys hosts a Monthly Docs Contest that rewards contributors for improving our official documentation? Whether you’re clarifying technical flows, enhancing onboarding guides, or tackling open issues, the best and highest-quality merged pull requests are recognized and rewarded monthly.
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Mainnet Phase-2 Activated
To mark this milestone, the Foundation hosted a Mainnet Phase-2 Launch Party via livestream covering several core topics: transfers were enabled live, the Dawn of Autonomy community campaign was introduced, updates delivered on domains, discussed exchange listing plans, announced a new grants program, and expanded on our ecosystem growth strategy.
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Dawn of Autonomy
To celebrate the launch of $AI3 token transfers on the Autonomys Network, we kicked off an activation campaign. This is designed to honor early contributors and welcome new explorers.
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Node Atlas Campaign
A four-week hunt for the most creative insights hidden in the Autonomys node map. The goal is to uncover and share unique patterns, facts, or quirks about our global nodes, highlighting intriguing things others might have missed.
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Ecosystem Grant Program
As Autonomys moves from infrastructure delivery to ecosystem enablement, the Subspace Foundation is preparing to launch the Ecosystem Grants Program, supporting builders and advancing the network across infrastructure, agents, integrations, research, and growth.
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Phase-2 Mainnet Roadmap

With the Phase-2 launch complete, August will be the month we shift from preparation to activation. The immediate priorities are:

Token Transfers Live: Enablement on mainnet opens the door for on-chain liquidity, market access, and CEX integrations.
Production Domain Deployment: Auto EVM will be fully operational, giving developers a scalable, composable execution layer to build AI-native applications.
Ecosystem Grant Program Kick-Off: Funding rounds will open to support infrastructure providers, AI-powered dApps, and integration partners.
Exchange & Liquidity Readiness: Finalize CEX integrations, prepare liquidity provisioning, and coordinate with market makers ahead of trading commencement.
Builder Onboarding: Early ecosystem partners will begin deploying, testing, and scaling their solutions on Autonomys.

These steps will carry us from a secured, fully-audited protocol into an open market-ready, and scalable network, allowing Autonomys to serve as the foundational execution and storage layer for AI3.0.

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July was an exciting and defining month for Autonomys. After years of research, engineering, and community building, this marked the moment our vision became a tangible, unstoppable, and economic reality.

The past few weeks have capped a series of major milestones: completing our audits, activating token transfers at the protocol level, and deploying our domains architecture to serve as the execution environment for our AI3.0 thesis. With the launch of our first domain, the Auto EVM, developers can now build and deploy composable applications tailored for AI-native workloads. In its first month, the ecosystem grants program has already received over a dozen applications, as it begins welcoming builders to contribute to the network. In parallel, the Subspace Foundation has been finalizing multiple exchange integrations, including a partnership with a tier-1 trading venue. We fully anticipate that trading will commence in the month of August.

As we look ahead, we’re exploring opportunities that could shape the long-term trajectory of Autonomys. We continue to believe that decentralized identity will play a critical role in AI alignment, enabling trust, accountability, and user ownership in autonomous systems. Advances in computing are also prompting us to consider post-quantum resistance as an inevitable requirement in securing AI-driven infrastructure. Alongside these, we’re investigating new approaches to scalability to ensure the network can meet the demands of next-generation workloads. We look forward to sharing our discoveries with you, none of which would be possible without our partners and community. Thank you for your continued support.

— Todd Ruoff
[CEO, Autonomys]
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Partnerships

August 19, 2025

Autonomys x Baselight: Bringing Structured, Transparent Data to the Agent Economy

Structured, transparent data meets permanent storage and modular execution — empowering AI agents to think, learn, and act in real time.

Autonomys is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Baselight, the permissionless data hub making structured, transparent datasets accessible and actionable — now paired with Autonomys’ permanent storage and modular execution for AI-driven agents and applications.

Key Aspects of the Partnership

Native Integration for Autonomys Users
Autonomys users — whether running agents, building applications, or experimenting with autonomous workflows — will be able to upload datasets directly into Baselight. These datasets can be analyzed through Baselight’s browser-based Structured Query Language (SQL) engine, remixed with other sources, and monetized through access-controlled licensing without additional infrastructure. With the Baselight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrated into Autonomys, agents can access live, queryable datasets in real time, request structured data, run contextual searches, and act on insights — all without developers writing custom integration code.

Indexing the Autonomys Chain
Together we are exploring ways to make Autonomys chain activity fully accessible within Baselight’s structured data environment. This would start with ingesting exports from the Autonomys explorer and expand into comprehensive indexing, enabling developers, researchers, and agent builders to analyze chain events, agent activity, and related datasets in one place — alongside other on-chain and off-chain sources.

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Baselight as a Data Layer in the Autonomys Ecosystem
Baselight will operate as a dedicated data layer for agents and applications in the Autonomys ecosystem, giving developers instant access to curated datasets, analytics, and workflow integration. Agents could not only consume data but also write back derived datasets or analytical results, creating a feedback loop where agent-generated insights strengthen the entire ecosystem.

Community Benefits

This partnership closes the gap between agent frameworks and shared, trusted datasets — bringing developers and researchers a unified environment where data can be discovered, queried, monetized, and acted upon. It enables agents in the Autonomys ecosystem to operate with information that is both transparent and reusable, driving richer, more intelligent behaviors.

“With Baselight, everyone can be a data analyst. We’re removing as many barriers as possible that block everyday people from discovering new data-driven insights. Our partnership with Autonomys gives developers a new data layer worth building with.” — Henrique Moinz, CEO at Baselight

“This integration directly supports our vision for AI3.0 — equipping agents in the Autonomys ecosystem with access to live, structured, and transparent data they can use, learn from, and contribute to. It’s a foundational step toward an agent-driven internet.” — Jim Counter, Head of Ecosystem at Autonomys

Looking Ahead

This partnership sets the stage for agents in the Autonomys ecosystem to work with structured, transparent data in real time, transforming how information is discovered, queried, and applied. Developers can already begin experimenting by publishing datasets into Baselight or connecting agents through its MCP server. In the months ahead, expect to see Autonomys datasets available on Baselight, early agent integrations, and new opportunities for builders and researchers to contribute.

About Baselight

Baselight is the permissionless data hub powering the next era of intelligent computation and AI-driven discovery. Founded by experts in distributed systems, cryptography, and large-scale data infrastructure, Baselight enables anyone to publish, discover, query, and monetize structured datasets through a unified platform. It eliminates the friction of fragmented tools and locked-down data silos by combining data discovery, analytics, and transparent monetization in one composable protocol. With native support for AI agents and large language models, Baselight makes it easy to integrate structured data into autonomous workflows and real-time analysis. Designed for analysts, developers, researchers, and intelligent systems alike, Baselight brings structure, auditability, and collaboration to data workflows at scale.

About Autonomys

The Autonomys Network — the foundation layer for AI3.0 — is a hyper-scalable decentralized AI (deAI) infrastructure stack encompassing high-throughput permanent distributed storage, data availability and access, and modular execution. Our deAI ecosystem provides all the essential components to build and deploy secure super dApps (AI-powered dApps) and on-chain agents, equipping them with advanced AI capabilities for dynamic and autonomous functionality.

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Protocol

August 12, 2025

Domains Are Now Live: Introducing Auto EVM and the Modular Execution Layer for Autonomys

Autonomys Network has officially activated Domains on mainnet!

This milestone introduces a new class of decoupled execution environments — beginning with the deployment of the Auto EVM Domain — that are secured by Autonomys’ consensus layer and optimized for scalability, specialization, and verifiability.

Auto EVM is now live and fully operational. Developers can deploy smart contracts and interact with the Domain using familiar tools like MetaMask, Foundry, and Hardhat.

What Are Domains?

Domains are decoupled execution environments that serve as native, sovereign Layer-2 chains, tightly integrated with Autonomys’ Proof-of-Archival-Storage (PoAS) consensus.

Unlike monolithic blockchains, where execution and consensus compete for the same resources, Domains offload computation to isolated environments. This architecture enables:

Horizontal scalability
Application-specific runtimes
Permissionless Domain creation via a consensus-layer transaction

Each Domain inherits finality, transaction ordering guarantees, and data availability directly from the consensus layer, ensuring both performance and verifiability without sacrificing decentralization.

Roles and Responsibilities

Autonomys introduces a multi-role architecture that supports Domain execution and consensus with clearly separated responsibilities:

Farmers
Farmers commit SSD storage to store provably unique segments of blockchain history. They secure the consensus layer through PoAS, but do not participate in smart contract execution.

Operators
Operators execute transactions and run Domain virtual machines (e.g., Auto EVM). They:

Register and stake $AI3 to join a Domain’s Operator Registry
Compete in stake-weighted leader elections to produce Domain bundles
Submit execution receipts and Domain bundles to the consensus layer
Are slashable upon provable misbehavior

Operators are rewarded with execution and storage fees based on their work done for the network, which are automatically re-staked at each epoch transition.

Nominators
Any $AI3 holder can nominate trusted operators by staking to their pool. For more staking information, please visit: https://subspace.foundation/.

Auto EVM: The First Domain

Auto EVM is the first Domain deployed to mainnet and supports the Ethereum Virtual Machine runtime.

Explorer: https://explorer.auto-evm.mainnet.autonomys.xyz/
Tooling: Compatible with MetaMask, Foundry, Hardhat
Token Support: $WAI3 (wrapped $AI3) now live for use in EVM-based DeFi and tooling
Composability: Supports integration with Safe (multisig), Hyperlane-based bridge to Ethereum, and widely-used indexing tools

Auto EVM provides a familiar development experience while being backed by a fundamentally new and verifiable infrastructure.

Domain Lifecycle: From Creation to Execution

Each Domain follows a well-defined, permissionless lifecycle:

Domain Creation
A developer creates a Domain by submitting a single consensus-layer transaction, including the Domain runtime and its genesis configuration — defining parameters such as block size, weight, and bundle limits.

Operator Staking and Election
Registered operators enter the VRF-based leader election each time slot. Elected operators produce Domain bundles containing:

A proof of election
An execution receipt referencing the previous Domain block
Valid extrinsics and associated storage fees

Bundle Verification and Inclusion
Farmer nodes verify and gossip valid bundles across the network. When a consensus block is produced, it includes as many Domain bundles as can fit.

Domain Block Execution
Operators build and execute Domain blocks. Extrinsics are deduplicated, grouped by sender, and cryptographically shuffled to minimize Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) opportunities before being executed. Execution receipts are submitted for verification.

Challenging Faulty Execution
If an invalid receipt is observed, any node can submit a fraud proof. If valid, the offending receipt is pruned, and responsible operators are slashed and risk being removed from the Operator Registry.
The challenge window is currently ~1 day (14,400 Domain blocks).

Fee Distribution
Once a Domain block is confirmed:

Storage fees are partially refunded based on the actual storage utilized within each accepted Domain bundle
Execution fees are pooled and split among eligible operators

Why This Matters

The launch of Domains and Auto EVM is a foundational leap forward for Autonomys:

Modular Scaling: Each Domain scales independently, with no global bottleneck.
Application Specialization: Builders can deploy chains with tailored runtimes and configurations.
Verifiable Compute: All execution results are cryptographically validated via execution receipts and consensus inclusion.
Economic Alignment: Incentives across farmers, operators, and nominators ensure long-term sustainability and trust.

This is the architecture needed to support next-generation workloads — whether DeFi, gaming, identity, or decentralized AI (deAI) agents — on a foundation designed from first principles to promote decentralization.

What’s Next?

With Domains now live:

Developers can deploy to Auto EVM using existing, familiar EVM tooling
Anyone can stake or nominate operators using $AI3
Builders can begin designing custom execution environments tailored to specific use cases

The Autonomys Network is now a composable, horizontally scalable infrastructure stack — ready for the demands of AI3.0 and on-chain agents.

More Domains will emerge over time, each powered by the same permissionless and verifiable execution framework.

Explore: https://explorer.auto-evm.mainnet.autonomys.xyz/
Learn: https://academy.autonomys.xyz/autonomys-network/decoupled-execution/domains
Build: https://develop.autonomys.xyz/

For additional information on the Autonomys architecture, watch our 4-minute explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jTBihUeq70

To learn more about and apply for a Subspace Foundation Grant, visit:
https://subspace.foundation/grants

About Autonomys

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Protocol

August 7, 2025

Understanding Proof-of-Archival-Storage (PoAS)

https://www.autonomys.xyz/network-operators

Autonomys Network utilizes a unique consensus mechanism known as Proof-of-Archival-Storage (PoAS). Introduced by Subspace Labs in 2021, PoAS uniquely integrates blockchain consensus directly with permanent data storage, distinguishing Autonomys clearly from other decentralized storage approaches. Unlike traditional consensus models relying on token holdings (Proof-of-Stake) or computational power (Proof-of-Work), PoAS leverages physical SSD storage space as its foundational economic and security resource.

How PoAS Works

In PoAS consensus, network participants — known as “farmers” — store provably unique segments of the blockchain’s historical data. Farmers dedicate disk space to store these cryptographically verifiable segments. The more historical blockchain data a farmer commits to storing, the higher their likelihood of earning block and vote rewards. This economic model directly aligns farmers’ incentives with maintaining data integrity and enhancing overall network security.

Key Components of PoAS

Archiving: Archiving ensures blockchain data is securely and permanently preserved. Farmers store segments of blockchain history, each uniquely identifiable via cryptographic hashes, guaranteeing verifiability and resistance to tampering. Data undergoes automatic erasure-coding and is replicated across multiple global nodes, significantly enhancing redundancy, resilience, and fault tolerance. Through archiving, Autonomys secures cryptographically verifiable historical records within a decentralized network, reinforcing PoAS’s commitments to permanent data availability and integrity.
Plotting: Before actively participating, farmers must “plot” their storage. This plotting process involves generating cryptographic proofs, known as commitments, through a computationally intensive procedure that securely binds specific segments of blockchain history to the farmer’s allocated disk space. Plotting creates cryptographic evidence ensuring data uniqueness, enabling rapid authentication and verification by the network. This process safeguards against data duplication and manipulation, effectively preparing and securing each farmer’s contribution for active participation.
Farming: Farming represents farmers’ active engagement in the consensus process. Farmers continuously monitor the network for opportunities to propose new blocks, with the probability of selection directly tied to the quantity of blockchain history stored. Upon selection, farmers produce cryptographic proofs based on their plotted commitments, which other network nodes validate. Successful validations result in block acceptance and reward distribution, economically incentivizing farmers to maintain substantial, high-quality storage capacity and aligning their interests directly with network security.
Proof-of-Time (PoT): Complementing PoAS, Proof-of-Time ensures fixed intervals of real-world time between block proposals, preventing adversaries from retroactively rewriting blockchain history. PoT employs iterative evaluations of a cryptographic delay function — specifically repeated AES-128 encryption — that ensures sequential processing resistant to significant acceleration by advanced hardware. Specialized nodes known as Timekeepers manage these computations. Timekeepers are dedicated nodes equipped with high-performance CPUs solely responsible for performing PoT evaluations and distributing outputs. They release intermediate checkpoints, enabling farmers to conduct rapid, parallel verification, enhancing both network efficiency and security.

Security and Fault Tolerance

The security model underpinning PoAS is tightly linked to data redundancy and decentralization. Autonomys achieves robust fault tolerance through automated erasure-coded data replication across globally distributed nodes. The more storage farmers collectively pledge, the greater the redundancy and resilience of blockchain data. This decentralized approach significantly reduces risks of data loss, corruption, or manipulation by any single participant.

Economic Alignment and Scalability

PoAS aligns economic incentives closely with data integrity and availability. Farmers are motivated to store the blockchain history, naturally expanding the network’s data capacity as participation grows. This scalability approach ensures proportional network expansion, avoiding bottlenecks typically observed in conventional blockchain systems.

Comparative Advantages

PoAS offers distinct advantages compared to other decentralized storage methods, which often depend on off-chain trust assumptions or manual replication:

True On-Chain Storage: Data inherits permanence and security guarantees directly from blockchain technology.
Automatic Data Redundancy: Continuous, automated replication ensures robust fault tolerance.
Verifiable Integrity: Cryptographic proofs guarantee data authenticity, immutability, and resistance to tampering.

Practical Implications

Empowered by PoAS, Autonomys Network can support next-generation, high-throughput, low-cost decentralized applications (dApps). Developers benefit from accessible tools such as Auto Drive, which provides a user-friendly interface similar to traditional cloud storage platforms but with decentralized security guarantees.

In essence, PoAS positions Autonomys Network uniquely within the blockchain ecosystem by closely integrating consensus, security, and storage into a verifiably secure, economically efficient, and inherently scalable infrastructure.

To learn more about PoAS, visit the Autonomys Academy:
https://academy.autonomys.xyz/autonomys-network/consensus/proof-of-archival-storage

To join the Autonomys ecosystem as a Farmer, Operator, or Timekeeper visit:

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Partnerships

July 25, 2025

Autonomys x PAI3: Advancing Decentralized AI Infrastructure

Autonomys is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with PAI3, a decentralized infrastructure network powering AI compute, models, and data through a permissionless and people-owned framework.

Key Aspects of the Partnership

Permanent On-Chain Storage for AI Workloads: PAI3 will integrate Auto Drive, Autonomys’ user-friendly gateway to permanent, verifiable on-chain storage, to support the availability and integrity of its AI data pipelines. This ensures that encrypted data and model inputs remain tamper-proof and cryptographically auditable.
Support for Decentralized AI Development: PAI3 enables an AI sharing economy where containerized AI modules, decentralized inference, and a tokenized reward system allow contributors to earn and users to benefit. Through this integration, PAI3 reinforces the trust and transparency of its AI outputs by anchoring critical data in Autonomys’ Proof-of-Archival-Storage-powered distributed storage network (DSN).

Integration efforts are expected to begin in the coming weeks, with both teams exploring a proof-of-concept (PoC) and potential areas for deeper technical collaboration. A follow-up integration announcement will share more details as the partnership evolves.

About PAI3

PAI3 is a decentralized network of compute, models, and data — where every contributor earns and every user benefits. This is the AI sharing economy: containerized AI modules, verifiable decentralized inference, and a tokenized reward layer — all powered by the $PAI3 token.

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Community

July 21, 2025

Ecosystem Grants Program Announced by the Subspace Foundation