Decentralized AI Infrastructure — $SWARM Protocol
The Cognitive Backbone
of Agentic Swarms
Decentralized infrastructure for deploying, coordinating, and scaling autonomous AI agent swarms.
From 10 agents to 10,000.
The Problem
Why Current AI Infrastructure
Fails at Scale
The next wave of AI requires swarm-scale coordination. Today's infrastructure wasn't built for it.
Coordination Failure
Existing multi-agent frameworks collapse at scale. Without a dedicated orchestration layer, agent swarms fragment into isolated silos — unable to share context, coordinate tasks, or achieve collective intelligence.
73% of enterprise AI swarms fail at >100 agents
Compute Fragmentation
GPU compute is locked behind centralized giants. Swarm operators can't access distributed compute efficiently, creating bottlenecks that throttle performance and inflate costs by 10x.
$47B in GPU capacity sits idle globally
Trust Deficit
There is no standard protocol for verifying agent outputs, ensuring integrity of swarm coordination, or establishing accountability in multi-agent pipelines — making enterprise adoption impossible.
0 production-grade verification protocols exist
Core Architecture
Five Pillars of the
SwarmBase Protocol
An integrated stack purpose-built for the coordination, compute, and verification demands of autonomous AI swarms.
Orchestration Engine
SwarmCore
The neural center of every swarm deployment. SwarmCore handles task decomposition, agent assignment, consensus, and failover — enabling thousands of agents to operate as a single coordinated intelligence.
- Hierarchical Task Decomposition
- Dynamic Agent Assignment
- Byzantine Fault Tolerance
- Sub-50ms Orchestration
Decentralized GPU Network
ComputeMesh
A peer-to-peer compute marketplace connecting GPU providers globally. Agents spin up, scale, and release compute on-demand at a fraction of centralized costs.
- Global GPU Discovery
- Automated Resource Bidding
- Cryptographic Compute Proofs
- 10x Cost Reduction
Agent-to-Agent Messaging
HiveMind
A purpose-built, low-latency messaging protocol for agent coordination — enabling agents to share memory, stream context, and synchronize state in real time.
- <10ms Message Delivery
- Persistent Memory Streams
- Multi-Modal Context Sharing
- E2E Encrypted Comms
Verification Protocol
Proof of Swarm
The first cryptographic standard for verifying autonomous agent outputs. Validators stake $SWARM to attest results, creating an immutable audit trail for every agent action.
- Cryptographic Output Proofs
- Slashing for Dishonest Validators
- On-Chain Audit Trail
- GDPR-Compliant Verification
Developer Toolkit
SwarmBase SDK
Everything developers need to build, deploy, and scale AI agent swarms — in minutes. Pre-built templates, framework integrations, and a one-command swarm launcher.
- Python / TypeScript / Rust SDKs
- LangChain / AutoGen / CrewAI
- 50+ Agent Templates
- One-Command Deploy
Tokenomics
The $SWARM Token
1,000,000,000 total supply. Hard capped, no mint function. BEP-20 on BNB Smart Chain.
Total Supply
1,000,000,000
Initial Circulating
288,000,000 (28.8%)
Locked at TGE
712,000,000 (71.2%)
Token Distribution
Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 $SWARM
Vesting Schedule
All vesting enforced via on-chain contracts at TGE
| Allocation | % | Tokens | TGE | Cliff | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community | 20% | 200,000,000 | 50% | 1 month | Remainder per schedule |
Ecosystem Rewards | 16% | 160,000,000 | 30% | 1 month | Remainder per schedule |
Team | 15% | 150,000,000 | 0% | 12 months | 24 months linear |
Liquidity | 12% | 120,000,000 | 100% | None | CEX/DEX |
Strategic Round | 10% | 100,000,000 | 0% | 12 months | Linear |
Marketing | 8% | 80,000,000 | 25% | 1 month | Remainder per schedule |
Treasury | 8% | 80,000,000 | 0% | 6 months | Per schedule |
Reserve | 6% | 60,000,000 | 0% | None | Locked |
Strategic Partners | 5% | 50,000,000 | 0% | 12 months | 12 months linear |
Insider Lock: Strategic Round, Strategic Partners and Team (30% total) are fully locked for 12 months. Zero insider unlocks in Year 1.
Token Utility
Platform Payment
Premium AI agent tasks and AI builds settled in $SWARM.
Access Tiers
Subscription plans and premium model access.
Governance
Vote on protocol upgrades, new agents, fees, treasury, ecosystem grants.
Validator Collateral
Validators post $SWARM as collateral in the Proof of Swarm network.
Unit of Account
Compute and coordination tasks priced and settled in $SWARM.
Badge Upgrades
Burn $SWARM to upgrade Pioneer to Builder, Builder to OG.
Agent Marketplace
All marketplace transactions settle in $SWARM from Phase 4 onward.
Roadmap
Five Phases to
Full Decentralization
From on-chain foundation to full Proof of Swarm consensus. A phased path toward decentralized AI coordination.
Phase 01
Foundation
- SwarmCore and SwarmBadge deployed on opBNB Mainnet
- On-chain registration, daily check-ins, streak scoring, and referral tracking live
- Soulbound badges (Pioneer, Builder, OG) live
- core.swarmbase.io and core.swarmbase.io/points live
- Contracts source-verified on opBNBscan
- Independent audit completed
- Whitepaper published
Phase 02
Token Launch
- $SWARM deployed on BNB Smart Chain
- Full 1B supply distributed on-chain in a single transaction
- Allocation vesting configured on chain
- Multisig wallets configured for allocations
- DEX liquidity launched
- Community allocation distributed following the TGE snapshot and off-chain filtering
Phase 03
Protocol Activation
- StakeVault deployed on BSC: validator collateral, delegation, 14-day unbonding
- GovernanceModule deployed with two-tier on-chain governance
- RewardDistributor deployed for distribution of rewards for verified work
- Agent marketplace live with real compute tasks routable on-chain
- Developer API launched for programmatic agent deployment
Phase 04
Swarm Infrastructure
- SwarmCoordinator deployed on opBNB with full swarm DAG management
- Declarative swarm topology, nested sub-swarms, fault-tolerant execution live
- Automatic agent reassignment when agents fail or produce low-quality outputs
- VerifierGateway with TEE attestation pipeline (Intel SGX and AMD SEV)
- Only TEE-attested outputs eligible for rewards
- Developer SDK released; grants program activated from the Ecosystem allocation
Phase 05
Full Decentralization
- Full Proof of Swarm consensus; two-thirds validator supermajority to finalize outputs
- PLONK-based ZKML proving (up to 7B parameter models, GPU-accelerated)
- VRF committee selection via threshold BLS beacon
- Recursive proof composition attests to entire swarm execution graphs
- Security Council authority progressively reduced toward full DAO governance
- Target: dissolution within 24 months of mainnet launch
Ecosystem
The SwarmBase
Network Participants
A network of deployers, compute providers, validators, developers, and governance participants, coordinated by the $SWARM token.
Swarm Deployers
Companies and developers who launch and orchestrate AI agent swarms for enterprise automation, research, and product workflows.
Compute Providers
Contribute GPU compute to the network and receive $SWARM as compensation for verified compute work.
Validators
Post $SWARM as collateral and verify agent outputs and swarm proofs, earning protocol rewards for verification work performed.
Developers
Build agent templates, swarm frameworks, and integrations on the SwarmBase SDK. SDK grants available from the Ecosystem allocation.
DAO Governance
$SWARM holders govern protocol parameters, treasury allocation, and ecosystem grants via fully on-chain governance.
Team
The People
Building SwarmBase
A core team spanning protocol engineering, growth, business development, and regional expansion.
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Forero
Specialization from Harvard and a Wharton specialization in FinTech with a focus on blockchain. Daniel is the protocol's technical lead as well as its chief executive: he architected the SwarmBase platform end to end, covering full-stack development, smart contract design, and protocol-level decisions. The core contracts were developed in-house under his direction and independently audited by Hashlock, with all findings resolved.
Chief Marketing Officer
Luke Nancarrow
Luke leads brand, community, and go-to-market for SwarmBase, with responsibility for the pre-TGE engagement program, contributor onboarding, and the protocol's public communications across all official channels.
Chief Business Officer
Angela Davidson
Angela leads business development and partnerships, covering exchange and infrastructure relationships, enterprise adoption of swarm workflows, and the commercial agreements that route real task demand onto the network.
Head of Korea
Kim Sangwook
Kim Sangwook leads SwarmBase in Korea, covering regional partnerships, institutional relationships, and local contributor growth. His background is in agentic workflow development: decomposing business processes into discrete tasks executed by coordinated AI agents, with defined review checkpoints and measurable output criteria. That work maps directly onto the problem SwarmBase solves at protocol level.
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