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Aleph Zero Launches Mainnet, Raises $14.8M for Platform Development

Nov 10, 2021

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Top 10 key takeaways:

  1. Mainnet Launch: Aleph Zero, a Proof-of-Stake public blockchain, has officially launched its mainnet.
  2. Specialization: The platform focuses on private smart contracts and aims to set new standards in privacy-enhancing networks.
  3. Accessibility: The mainnet can be accessed via mainnet.alephzero.org and Polkadot.js.org.
  4. Transaction Efficiency: The first iteration supports transactions with finalization times of 900 milliseconds and a cost of 0.0003 $AZERO (0.00003 USD).
  5. Token Supply: The initial circulating supply of $AZERO is 150,000,000, with a total supply of 300,000,000 and a fully diluted value of $30,000,000.
  6. Development Journey: This launch marks a significant milestone in Aleph Zero's nearly four-year journey to build new blockchain infrastructure.
  7. Fundraising Success: Aleph Zero has raised a total of $14.8 million from pre-seed, seed funding rounds, and recent community and public token sales.
  8. Notable Investors: Investors include Jun Capital, Genblock Capital, Supernova, PetRock Capital, and individuals like Gordon Cheung, Joeri van Geelen, Michael Guzik, and Maximiliano Torres.
  9. Future Funding: Aleph Zero plans to raise an additional $500K through a fourth and final token sale, exclusively for a subset of public sale participants.
  10. Strategic Vision: The funds will be used to further develop the platform and enhance its privacy features.
AI Summary

Aleph Zero, a Proof-of-Stake public blockchain specializing in private smart contracts, just launched its mainnet. Following a successful fundraising process, the team is looking to develop new standards in privacy-enhancing networks.

The mainnet is now accessible via mainnet.alephzero.org domain as well as via Polkadot.js.org.

The first iteration of Aleph Zero’s Mainnet supports transactions with finalization times of 900 milliseconds and a cost per transaction that equals 0.0003 $AZERO (0.00003 USD at the public sale price). The initial circulating supply of $AZERO is 150’000’000 with a total supply of 300’000’000 and a fully diluted value of $30’000’000.

We consider this a major milestone on our near-four-year-long journey of building a new blockchain infrastructure.

Aleph Zero has reached a total of $14.8 million from pre-seed and seed funding rounds in addition to its most recent community and public token sales. Investors in Aleph Zero include Jun Capital, Genblock Capital, Supernova, PetRock Capital and individuals such as Gordon Cheung, partner at Epic Capital Healthcare, Joeri van Geelen, former Managing Partner APAC at Prysm Group, and Michael Guzik, CEO of CLST, a former partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures, and ex-Head Blockchain & Manager Digital Strategy at PwC also took part in the raise—alongside Maximiliano Torres, Head of Finance at 0x.

In the near future, Aleph Zero will raise an additional $500K through its fourth and final token sale which will be offered exclusively to a subset of public sale participants.