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| 1h | 24h | 7d | 30d | 60d | 90d |
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| 0.47% | 5.70% | 2.42% | 19.74% | 6.43% | -- |
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| Address | Token | Quantity | Percentage | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0xa66a...9903 |   WARD | 80,412,728.04 | 8.04% | $214.72K |
| 0x7daf...6f83 | WARD | 50,172,549.5 | 5.02% | $133.97K |
| 0x73d8...46db | WARD | 42,712,769.83 | 4.27% | $114.05K |
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About Warden Protocol
Warden is an EVM Layer 1 for AI agents, built around agent identity, execution and settlement: each agent gets a unique cryptographic ID and reputation record onchain, can hold balances and charge per call, and a counterparty can check its history before interacting. The verification layer uses SPEX, a statistical proof of execution that audits model outputs through probabilistic sampling and validator consensus, alongside Proof of Prompt records of calls and results, reducing blind trust in the model operator.
The product line covers Warden Studio for registering, pricing and publishing agents, plus an Agent Hub and agentic wallet for users; payments run over x402 and stablecoin micropayments, identity is ERC-8004 compatible, and agents can call and settle with each other. Unlike networks that only supply inference compute, it puts distribution and billing onchain, addressing agents that find no users rather than models that cannot run. In May 2026 the wallet side moved to an independent team, so protocol and wallet, though same-origin, are now maintained by different parties.
Since its launch in 2024, Warden Protocol has evolved from concept validation to mainnet deployment. In April 2024, it completed early-stage funding, laying the development foundation. In January 2025, it secured $4 million in strategic funding with participation from Messari, validating the intent-driven blockchain direction.
On the technical front, from June to August 2025, it successively added support for Solana, Ethereum, Base, and BNB Chain, building cross-chain intent execution infrastructure. In September 2025, Agent Hub opened to third-party developers, marking the shift from closed testing to an open ecosystem.
The most significant long-term milestone was the Warden Chain mainnet launch in November 2025, with 34 validators, achieving the leap from testnet to production. Following mainnet, WARD was listed on MEXC, Bitget PoolX, Binance Alpha, and Huobi HTX. Despite extreme volatility (surge of 573% then a 90% decline), token circulation provided market pricing and community participation.
From a long-term perspective, Warden Protocol's core value lies in its intent-driven modular architecture, providing onchain identity, reputation, and settlement for AI agents. Multi-chain support and the open Agent Hub position it as infrastructure for the AI agent economy.
Tokenomics overhaul: The "WARD Revenue Era" governance proposal was published on September 10, put to a staker vote from October 10 to 14, and announced as passed on October 16. WARD migrates 1:1 from Warden Chain into an omnichain token with Base as its main chain, with BNB Chain and others supported on day one.
Supply and incentive changes: A 2 billion hard cap was added, annual inflation falls from 10% to 5% with all new issuance going to stakers only, and product fees are used to buy back and burn WARD. WARD listed for spot trading on Gate on May 18 at 09:00 UTC, with the airdrop snapshot on June 15 and the TGE on June 23.
Staking rewards: Stakers receive monthly ecosystem-token drops (WARD Drops), the first being $GREED about four weeks after migration. The team merged with Venice AI in May to form BasedAI.
Warden Protocol completed the migration of its $WARD token and expanded its product line in the past six months. On 29 October 2026, the migration was completed, moving $WARD from Warden Chain to LayerZero OFT versions on Base, BNB Chain, and Robinhood Chain, with a maximum supply cap set at 2,000,000,000. Governance proposal #6 approved the change, achieving 1:1 automatic migration of balances. Exchanges suspended deposits and withdrawals before the migration, resuming gradually following platform announcements. This transition aligned with the release of Warden Token Terminal on 25 September, which provides trading of tokens, stocks, and RWAs across Base, BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain, and Arc, supporting gasless swaps and AI analysis, with application revenue used for WARD buybacks. New tokens circulate on multiple chains after the migration, with old chain versions no longer official.
Warden Protocol further launched Warden MCP on 28 October, enabling AI applications to connect to Token Terminal for market queries, trade drafting, or autonomous trading within user-preset daily budgets and per-trade caps. Users can select different access levels, from viewing the market only to full trading authority, but must manually enable the hands-free mode. These developments reflect Warden Protocol's progression from on-chain infrastructure to multi-chain products and AI agent integration, with emphasis on capturing value for WARD through actual trading volumes.
Josh Goodbody — Co-founder & CEO; previously at JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, Binance and Huobi.
Luis Vaello — Co-founder; formerly at Binance.
David Pinger — Co-founder, leads ecosystem and partnerships; formerly at Uber.
Andrei Sambra — Head of Engineering; ex-W3C, MIT.
Michele Dallachiesa — Chief AI Officer; formerly at Telefonica and NASA.
Antonio Pitasi — Chief Protocol Architect.