What is Sahara AI Token?

In the wave of accelerated integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, Sahara AI (SAHARA) officially landed on mainstream exchanges such as Gate on June 26, 2025, becoming an innovative force in the intersection of Web3 and AI. This project aims to address core issues in the traditional AI field, such as data monopoly, privacy breaches, and unfair profit distribution, through a decentralized architecture, creating a transparent and open AI economic ecosystem.

##Core Value and Function of SAHARA Token SAHARA is the native functional token of the Sahara AI ecosystem, with a fixed total supply of 10 billion tokens and a current circulating supply of approximately 2.04 billion tokens (accounting for 20.4% of the total supply). Its design revolves around three core scenarios:

• Payment and resource access: Used to pay for services such as AI model calls, dataset authorizations, or GPU computing power rentals;
• Governance and Staking: Holders can participate in DAO voting to decide on protocol upgrades, and staking tokens can earn rewards and maintain network security;
• Contribution Incentives: Users earn SAHARA rewards by annotating data, training models, or providing computing power, creating a closed loop of "contribution equals benefits." Token allocation highly favors the community: 64.25% of the total supply is reserved for ecosystem development (33.93%), community incentives (20.75%), and airdrops (8.15%).

##Technical Architecture: Four-layer Model Supporting the Full Lifecycle of AI The underlying architecture of Sahara AI integrates blockchain and AI workflows:

1. Application Layer: Provides no-code tools such as Agent Builder, supporting users in creating AI agents;
2. Trading Layer: Based on the self-developed Layer 1 public chain Sahara Blockchain, specifically designed for AI asset confirmation and profit distribution optimization;
3. Data Layer: Achieve off-chain data security storage and on-chain metadata verification through encrypted vaults;
4. Execution Layer: Integrate zero-knowledge proof technology to verify the authenticity of computing power without disclosing privacy. This design covers the entire process from data labeling, model training to deployment trading, forming an end-to-end decentralized AI development ecosystem.

##Team Strength and Market Progress The project was co-founded by Sean Ren (a computer professor at USC) and Tyler Zhou (former head of investments at Binance Labs), having raised $51.5 million in funding from top institutions including Pantera Capital and Sequoia Capital. The testnet phase attracted over 1.4 million daily active users, with the mainnet set to launch in the third quarter of 2025.

The price fluctuations of the token during the initial launch phase were significant: it surged to $0.145 at opening and then fell back to around $0.08, with a current circulating market cap of approximately $188 million. Analysts believe its long-term value depends on the progress of the implementation of core functions such as the AI trading market.

Sahara AI tokens are not only a medium for trading but also the key fuel driving the decentralized AI economy. With the launch of its mainnet and the improvement of ecological tools (such as the AI exchange and Sahara Studio), SAHARA may become a core force in reshaping the value distribution system of AI.

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