Aligned Unveils Ethereum Infrastructure Stack with Mainnet Launch and New Token
August 21, 2026
Aligned’s stack is unfolding in stages: Proof Aggregation Service is live on mainnet alpha to batch rollup proofs, Wallet-as-a-Service is launching with a login-first MVP that eliminates seed phrases and gas fees, and Rollup-as-a-Service with LambdaVM (a RISC-V zkVM) plus an interoperability protocol are in development and released as components become ready.
The development is incremental, with the Proof Aggregation Service already active on mainnet, the Wallet-as-a-Service MVP out with Google/Face ID login and no seed phrases or gas fees, and LambdaVM and the interoperability protocol being co-developed—LambdaVM is built in collaboration with LambdaClass and 3MI Labs.
For ongoing updates, readers can visit the Aligned community site and ALIGN tokenomics blog, and follow the @alignedlayer account; media inquiries should be directed to Roberto Catalan at Aligned Layer.
The article guides readers on where to learn more and how to check eligibility for the launch, pointing to community portals, the ALIGN tokenomics blog, and providing contact details for Roberto Catalan.
Aligned has launched ALIGN, its native ERC-20 token for the full-stack Ethereum infrastructure, with an initial circulating supply of about 16% of a 10 billion total supply and listings on major exchanges.
Tokenomics include a fixed supply of 10 billion tokens and a genesis airdrop distributed across developers, researchers, community members (Discord/Galxe), Ethereum and ZK contributors, and holders of related ecosystem tokens, conducted in multiple waves, yielding roughly 16% circulating at launch.
Aligned emphasizes Ethereum as its core commitment and plans to ship the remaining stack components through the year, aiming to make building on Ethereum a single decision rather than a multi-vendor, multi-step process.
The goal is to simplify building on Ethereum by providing a single integrated stack for wallets, rollups, interoperability, and zero-knowledge services, reducing the need for disparate vendors and complex fintech integrations.
$ALIGN is a utility token designed to pay for services across the stack—Proof Aggregation, Wallet-as-a-Service, Rollup-as-a-Service (LambdaVM), interoperability, and zero-knowledge services—and it is not equity or a revenue claim, nor does it promise yields.
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Investing.com • Aug 21, 2026
Aligned Launches $ALIGN, the Native Token of Its Full Ethereum Stack
TradingView • Aug 21, 2026
Aligned Launches $ALIGN, the Native Token of Its Full Ethereum Stack