Sahara AI is the first full-stack, AI-native blockchain platform where anyone can create, contribute to, and monetize AI development, making the future of AI more accessible, equitable, and open to all.
$SAHARA token has below utilities:
AI Asset Access and Licensing: $SAHARA serves as the primary medium of exchange within the ecosystem, enabling users to access or license datasets essential for training AI models, acquire rights to use existing models, and secure computational resources necessary for model development, deployment, and inference. This creates a fluid marketplace where data providers, model developers, and users can efficiently exchange value.
Per-Inference Payments: A granular, usage-based pricing model allows users to pay with $SAHARA for each agent inference they make, enabling precise cost control and new business models. This system ensures AI services remain accessible while fairly compensating agent creators, as well as upstream contributors of those agents, through automatic fee processing and distribution.
Network Operations: As the native token of the Sahara blockchain, $SAHARA powers all network operations through gas fees. These fees serve multiple critical functions: preventing network spam and denial-of-service attacks, compensating validators for transaction processing, and maintaining overall network security with a predictable and economically viable fee structure.
Validator Staking and Network Security: The proof-of-stake system requires validators and delegators to stake $SAHARA tokens as collateral, creating strong economic alignment between network security and token holder interests. Validators earn $SAHARA rewards for processing transactions and maintaining consensus, while careful slashing conditions ensure high operational standards.
Ecosystem Incentivization: $SAHARA plays a crucial role in bootstrapping the network's utility-driven AI economy. $SAHARA is allocated to reward high-quality contributions to the ecosystem, including valuable datasets, innovative models, and essential infrastructure development. This utility-driven incentive structure attracts talented developers and researchers while rewarding genuine value creation over speculative activities.
Governance and Decentralization: $SAHARA holders have a voice in the platform's future through our on-chain governance system. Token holders can propose and vote on protocol decisions, ensuring that Sahara AI's evolution truly reflects the community's vision and needs.
Infrastructure Layer
Sahara AI is built on a dual layer infrastructure that combines onchain and offchain systems to support the full lifecycle of AI development and execution.
Sahara Blockchain: A purpose built, EVM compatible blockchain that enables onchain registration, ownership, and monetization of AI assets through smart contracts for attribution, licensing, revenue sharing, and execution attestations.
AI Execution Protocols: Offchain infrastructure that powers the creation, deployment, and automated execution of AI agents, with Trusted Execution Environments generating verifiable proofs anchored onchain for transparency and trust.
Application Layer
Sahara’s application layer offers tools and platforms that allow users and developers to create, contribute to, and exchange AI assets.
Sahara Data Services Platform (DSP): A distributed platform where users contribute, refine, and label data to support high quality AI model development across industries.
Sahara AI Developer Platform: A full stack environment for building, deploying, and managing AI models and agents using modular tools and onchain publishing.
Sahara AI Marketplace: A decentralized marketplace for buying, selling, and licensing AI assets with full onchain attribution, licensing, and usage tracking.
The project has raised $38M from Polychain Capital, YZi Labs, Pantera Capital, Samsung Next, HSG (Sequoia).
The project has raised $8.5M from Buidlpad Community Distribution.
As at June 25, 2025, the total supply of SAHARA is 10,000,000,000. The circulating supply upon listing on Binance will be 2,040,000,000 (20.40% of total token supply).
Key metrics (as at June 25, 2025)
Note: Additional 150,000,000 SAHARA (1.5% of total token supply) will be allocated into future HODLer Airdrops.
1. What is Sahara AI?
Project Overview
Sahara AI is a full-stack, AI-native blockchain platform where anyone can create, contribute to, and monetize AI development, making the future of AI more accessible, equitable, and open to all.
Sahara AI is developed by Sahara Labs, a global research and development organization trusted by leading tech innovators and research institutions, including Microsoft, Amazon, MIT and Motherson Group.
Project Mission
Sahara AI envisions building the core infrastructure for an open, fair, and accessible AI driven future.
Project Value Proposition
Sahara AI is a decentralized platform that enables anyone to create, own, and monetize AI assets such as models, datasets, and agents through blockchain based infrastructure. By combining on chain protocols, off chain execution, and a collaborative economy, Sahara AI empowers individuals and organizations to participate in a fair, secure, and accessible AI ecosystem.
Project Key Highlights
Founded in April 2023 by USC Professor and AI veteran and former Binance Labs investment director, combining deep AI expertise with leading crypto experience and operates with a global team of 100+.
Named to CB Insights' AI 100 list in April 2025, recognized as one of the world’s most promising AI startups shaping the future of intelligent systems.
Raised $43M from top-tier investors, including Polychain Capital, Pantera Capital, YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Sequoia Capital, and Samsung Next.
One of the few crypto AI projects with tens of millions in enterprise revenue, trusted by 35+ global leaders including Microsoft, Amazon, MIT, and Motherson Group.
Achieved 3.3M+ total on-chain accounts and 1.4M+ daily active accounts, with a growing network of 45+ ecosystem partners across AI, Web3, and academic institutions.
Built a user-centric ecosystem with three natively integrated, revenue-generating AI applications.
Developed the Sahara AI Data Services Platform, the first distributed platform for data collection, labeling, and curation to power high-quality, real-world AI models with 200,000+ active users.
Existing Products
Infrastructure Layer
Sahara AI is powered by a dual-layer infrastructure stack that integrates both on-chain and off-chain systems to support the full lifecycle of AI development and execution.
Sahara Blockchain: Sahara Blockchain is a purpose built, EVM compatible blockchain that supports onchain registration, ownership, and monetization of AI assets like datasets, models, and agents. It uses AI focused smart contracts for attribution, licensing, revenue sharing, and execution attestations to enable trusted, decentralized AI development.
AI Execution Protocols: Sahara’s offchain infrastructure powers the creation, deployment, and automated execution of AI agents. It offers seamless access to models, tools, and data while maintaining asset control. Trusted Execution Environments generate verifiable proofs for each run, anchored onchain for transparency and trust.
Application Layer
Built on top of the Sahara Blockchain, the application layer delivers powerful tools and applications that enable users and developers to contribute to, build, and exchange AI assets.
Sahara Data Services Platform (DSP): A distributed platform that enables global users to contribute to AI development by collecting, refining, and labeling data across various industries. With advanced quality assurance and a focus on reliable datasets, the platform supports both data contributors and model developers, offering tools and resources to accelerate AI development and create smarter models.
Sahara AI Developer Platform: A full-stack development environment for building and deploying AI agents, models, and pipelines. Developers can use modular tools like the Data Hub, Model Hub, Compute Hub, and Vaults to manage the complete AI lifecycle. Assets can be published, tracked, and monetized directly on the Sahara Blockchain.
Sahara AI Marketplace: A decentralized marketplace for buying, selling, and licensing AI assets such as models, agents, and datasets. All assets include on-chain attribution, licensing, and usage tracking. The AI Marketplace enables creators to earn, while helping others accelerate their AI development.
2. Token Sales and Economics
Token Distribution
Token Release Schedule
3. Risk Analysis
3.1 Initial Circulating Retail : Institution Ratio
3.2 Airdrop Details
Note: Only 2.1% of Knowledge Drop For Early Contributors out of 5% will be unlocked at TGE.
3.3 Initial TGE Main Bucket On-chain Wallets Addresses
Disclaimer: This report is written before spot opening to trade, the liquidity token in the liquidity pool may be transferred while opening.
4. Roadmap & Updates
4.1 Completed Milestones
4.2 Current Roadmap
Q2 2025
Sahara Blockchain:
Siwa Open Testnet
Sahara AI Data Services Platform:
Open Beta
Sahara AI Developer Platform:
Open Beta
Sahara AI Marketplace:
Open Beta
Q3 2025
Sahara AI Developer Platform:
General access
Sahara AI Data Services Platform:
General access
Sahara AI Marketplace:
General access
Sahara Blockchain:
Mainnet
Sahara ID:
Private alpha
4.3 Commercial and Business Development Progress
Supported by AI industry veterans from Motherson Group, Anthropic, Together AI, and Midjourney.
Launched the Sahara Incubator, a curated program supporting visionary founders at the convergence of AI and Web3.
Engaged with 35+ global enterprises and research institutions, including Microsoft, Amazon, MIT, Snapchat, and Character AI.
Partnered with best-in-class infrastructure partners, including Quicknode, Babylon, Phala Network, and Zellic.
Integrated with leading wallet providers such as OKX Wallet, Bitget Wallet, and WalletConnect to provide a smooth and secure user experience.
Collaborated with premier compute partners across Web2 and Web3 including Google Cloud, AWS, Together AI, Hyperbolic, and Lepton AI.
Established high-quality data service partnerships with AI startups and institutions including UC Berkeley, MyShell, Pika Labs, USC, and Chai AI.
Developed cutting-edge models with top research and builder teams such as Nous Research, Predibase, Sosovalue, Moso, and Astherus.
5. Community