The non-profit-style steward of the AERE Network protocol, responsible for ecosystem development, grant funding, and the long-term health of the network.
The Foundation maintains the canonical AERE Network repositories, coordinates protocol upgrades, and publishes technical documentation. All changes go through public review on git.aere.network.
The Foundation administers the AERE Developer Grants program, funding dApps, infrastructure, tooling, research, and content with no equity claw-backs. Applications are public and community-visible.
The Foundation supports the AERE DAO by maintaining governance infrastructure, publishing proposals in plain language, and ensuring stake-weighted votes are correctly tallied and executed on-chain.
The Foundation treasury is the source of grant disbursements, protocol development funding, and operational costs. Disbursements above the Quick Build threshold require a DAO vote, creating a public record. The Foundation does not retain profits, surplus treasury holdings remain on-chain and are governed collectively.
The Foundation holds a defined allocation of the 2.8 billion AERE supply, established at genesis and vested on a schedule governed by the DAO. There is no off-chain funding mechanism, no equity sale, and no private sale that bypasses on-chain accountability. The allocation and its vesting schedule are published in the AERE whitepaper and visible on-chain.
The Foundation does not accept fiat donations or off-chain investment. All financial activity occurs on AERE Network mainnet (Chain ID 2800) and is publicly auditable.
Builders, researchers, and content creators can apply for funding through the open grants program. Tiers from $1k to $100k. Public applications, milestone-based payments, no equity.
View grants program →AERE token holders can vote on protocol upgrades, treasury disbursements, and ecosystem decisions through the AERE DAO. Governance is stake-weighted and fully on-chain.
Go to governance →All AERE Network source code is open. Submit issues, review proposals, or open pull requests on Gitea. The Foundation reviews and merges contributions that pass technical review.
Open Gitea →Foundation governance proposals and grant approvals are published as public issues on Gitea before execution. No decision affecting the treasury above the Quick Build threshold is made without community visibility.
View grant issues →