As the number of nodes are limited and only available in multiples of 1 (e.g. you can not buy 0.5 NFT) the sale procedure looks different than a normal IDO. In the first 24 hours of the sale, Tier 5 stakers will be able to buy. In case that there are more Tier 5 stakers than purchasable Checker Nodes, the stakers with the most amount of xSLIM will be selected first.

After 24 hours, Tier 4 stakers will be able to buy. After 24 hours, the remaining supply will be allocated based on lottery to Tier 1 - Tier 3 stakers. Higher Tier stakers have a higher chance of winning in the lottery.

Participants can also win an allocation by participating in the social pool. The more referrals and points a user has, the more chance he has of winning in the social pool allocation.

The Aethir public sale will be hosted on a later date on their platform (higher price, FCFS). Participants can use the code 'solanium' to receive a 10% discount on the public sale price on the Aethir platform.

Aethir is the only Enterprise-grade AI-focused GPU-as-a-service provider in the market. It’s a decentralized cloud computing infrastructure that allows GPU providers (containers) to meet Enterprise clients who need powerful H100’s chips for professional AI/ML tasks.

Aethir also supports cloud gaming clients with their virtual computing phones and GPU's with contracts with the world’s largest telecommunication company. Everything within Aethir ecosystem will be decentralized and community owned. Checker nodes licences being sold are crucial piece of Aethir ecosystem, allowing Users to independant node operators to validate computing work performed by Containers, accumulating $ATH token as reward. There will be 15% of $ATH Total Token Supply being distributed to Checkers.

✅ Validated demand: live multi-year contracts representing 20M+ ARR. Clients include:

- World’s largest telecommunications company

- World’s largest game development studio + 10 AAA Games

- WellLink, largest cloud gaming company with over 64M MAU.

Aethir’s Q1 projected revenue matches all other DePin projects combined.

📊 Validated supply:

- 20x more GPUs than RNDR Network

- 45x more TFLOPS (compute power) than Akash Network

- 31x more infrastructure capital committed than Akash Network and RNDR Network combined

- 4000+ H100 AI GPUs secured and available via Aethir platform

- Confirmed securing >50,000 more H100s over the next 6 months

🌐 Strong social traction

- 170k+ community members

- Gaming clients will bring access to over 150M MAU.

🤝 Joined Nvidia Inception Program

Running a node on Aethir contributes to the decentralisation of cloud compute and earn rewards from being a network participant. The first type of node in the Aethir network that will be made available is the checker node, a node for any user to operate to help in the verification of the uptime, latency, quality of service, and computational power provided by other node participants in the future.

At Aethir, we always ensure a decentralised approach in everything we do. Our commitment to decentralisation and community ownership starts with opening up the decentralisation of the checker nodes licenses, which plays a critical role in the ecosystem in validating service provision within the Aethir infrastructure.

The Aethir Token, ATH, is central to Aethir’s ecosystem, acting as the primary currency for transactions within Aethir. This includes: facilitating payments for AI applications, cloud gaming and virtualized compute.

ATH will also be a core driver of governance, staking, security and quality assurance.

Note that this IDO is not to purchase the ATH token, but to purchase a (NFT) license to run a Checker Node. The NFT (Checker Node) is non transferable for the first year. The rewards received by running the node come with linear vesting over 4 years with 6 months auto-staking (can be un-staked early with a penalty). A quarterly bonus is rewarded for those who maintained uptime of >95%.

Mark Rydon - Co-founder and CEO (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrydon)

Mark has held key roles at NOTA Platform, Flux Capital, Gaas LTD, Kulture Athletics, Inc., and Bechtel Corporation.

Daniel Wang - Co-founder and CBO (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmwang)

With roles at IVC (Partner), YGG E2 (CIO), Riot Games (Head of International Publishing), and Riot Games China (COO), Dan is a seasoned leader in the gaming and Web3 industry.

Kyle Okamoto - CTO (https://www.linkedin.com/in/okamoto)

Kyle has served as the CEO & General Manager at Ericsson's IoT, Automotive, and Security businesses, CEO of Edge Gravity, and Chief Network Officer at Verizon Media.

Paul Thind - CRO (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulthind)

Paul, currently the CRO at Aethir, previously co-founded and served as CEO at Triggerspot Inc and was an advisor at Creadits and Trick Studio.

The Aethir network integrates three essential roles for its operation: Container, Indexer, and Checker. The Container's key function is to deliver real-time, remote rendering services, essential for a seamless cloud experience. The Indexer facilitates the connection between users and the most suitable Containers, ensuring an optimal match for the application’s requirements. The Checker role is pivotal in assessing the performance and service quality of Containers, guaranteeing reliable and efficient operation.

The Layer 2 Arbitrum network underpins the Aethir ecosystem, providing a decentralized settlement layer that enhances the user experience with ATH tokens. It efficiently records transaction information, addressing critical challenges such as scalability, transaction speed, and high fees in blockchain systems. As blockchain technology evolves, Aethir is poised to expand these capabilities in a fully decentralized framework.

Maelstrom (Arthur Hayes), Mirana Ventures (Bybit), Animoca Brands, Sanctor Capital, Hashkey, Merit Circle and CitizenX, IVC, Framework Ventures and Infinity Ventures Crypto.