Aethelred is the first blockchain where validator work has real-world value.
Validators run AI inference inside hardware TEEs and generate on-chain zero-knowledge proofs,
creating a permanent, tamper-proof record of every AI computation.

   ┌──────────────┐     ┌───────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐
   │  AI Job       │────>│  Validator TEE     │────>│  zkML Proof      │
   │  Submitted    │     │  Executes Model    │     │  Generated       │
   └──────────────┘     └───────────────────┘     └────────┬─────────┘
                                                            │
                                                            v
   ┌──────────────┐     ┌───────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐
   │  Digital Seal │<────│  2/3 BFT           │<────│  Vote Extensions │
   │  Minted       │     │  Consensus         │     │  (ABCI++)        │
   └──────────────┘     └───────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘

Users submit AI inference jobs to the network. Validators execute them inside Trusted Execution Environments, generate zero-knowledge proofs of correct execution, and reach BFT consensus via ABCI++ vote extensions. The result is an immutable Digital Seal: a verifiable, on-chain attestation binding model, input, output, and proof into a single tamper-proof record.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                         Applications & SDKs                             │
│   TypeScript · Python · Go · Rust · CLI (aethel) · VS Code Extension   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                          REST / gRPC / WebSocket                        │
├───────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┤
│     x/pouw        │     x/seal        │           x/verify              │
│  PoUW Consensus   │  Digital Seals    │    TEE + zkML Verification      │
│  Job Scheduling   │  Compliance Meta  │    Proof Orchestration          │
│  VRF Election     │  Audit Trail      │    Circuit Breaker              │
│  Reward Distrib.  │  Revocation       │    Multi-framework Support      │
├───────────────────┴───────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────┤
│              Cosmos SDK v0.50 + CometBFT (ABCI++ Vote Extensions)       │
├──────────┬────────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────────────────────┤
│  WASM VM │  PQC Engine    │  Bridge      │  Encrypted Mempool           │
│ (Wasmer) │ (Dilithium3 +  │ (EIP-712     │ (Threshold encryption,       │
│          │  Kyber768)     │  Relayer)    │  anti-frontrunning)          │
├──────────┴────────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────────────────────┤
│              IBC (Cosmos Ecosystem) + Ethereum Bridge (Lock & Mint)      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

The burn rate scales quadratically with network utilization:

BurnRate = 5% + 15% × (BlockUsage / BlockCapacity)²

• 27 audit findings identified and remediated across core modules
• Trail of Bits security audit scheduled for July 2026
• Formal verification of core consensus invariants in progress
• Encrypted mempool with threshold encryption to prevent MEV and front-running
• Circuit breakers for anomaly detection and emergency halts
• Continuous fuzzing across consensus, VM, and bridge modules

Report vulnerabilities responsibly via our Security Policy.

Full Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol support for cross-chain asset transfers, proof relay, and interoperability with 200+ Cosmos chains.

• Credit Scoring: Verifiable XGBoost model inference with full audit trail
• KYC / AML: Privacy-preserving identity verification inside TEE enclaves
• Risk Assessment: On-chain proof that risk models were executed correctly
• Trade Execution: Verified algorithmic trading decisions with Digital Seal receipts

• Medical Diagnostics: HIPAA-compliant AI inference with BAA enforcement
• DNA Analysis: Genomic model execution with data residency guarantees
• Clinical Trials: Verifiable data processing with immutable audit trails
• Patient Records: Encrypted AI analysis with jurisdiction-specific compliance

• Model Governance: Prove which model version produced which output, when
• Regulatory Reporting: Generate verifiable compliance attestations
• Supply Chain: Tamper-proof AI-driven quality control and anomaly detection
• Insurance Underwriting: Auditable risk scoring with full model provenance

# Clone the core monorepo
git clone https://github.com/AethelredFoundation/aethelred.git
cd aethelred

# Build the validator node
make build

# Spin up a local 4-validator devnet
make local-testnet-up

# Verify all services are healthy
make local-testnet-doctor

New to Aethelred? The Developer Quickstart walks you through submitting your first AI compute job in under 10 minutes.

We welcome contributions at every level, from documentation improvements to core consensus work.

• Read the Contributing Guide
• Browse good first issues
• Submit an Aethelred Improvement Proposal
• Join the technical discussion on Discord

We follow Conventional Commits and require DCO sign-off on all contributions.

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