I. Powering Every Interaction
In just one year, Heurist has grown from an idea into a vibrant AI ecosystem that has processed over 1 billion AI inference requests. We have enlisted more than 13,000 GPU miners who contribute resources by hosting over 30 decentralized AI models and are adopted by hundreds of developers actively influencing the future of Crypto AI.
While traditional cloud providers maintain centralized control over AI resources, Heurist has been building something fundamentally different: an open infrastructure where anyone can contribute compute power, deploy models, or build AI applications through serverless APIs.
Today marks a pivotal advancement as we introduce HEU — the economic layer that will drive the future of decentralized AI compute.
II. The Token That Aligns Incentives
The Heurist Token (HEU) weaves together every participant in our ecosystem through carefully designed mechanics that reward contribution and foster growth. With a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens, HEU serves as the foundation of our decentralized AI infrastructure:
- GPU providers earn demand-based mining rewards that scale with their reliability, complemented by stake multipliers for consistent uptime and direct revenue share from compute fee.
- Developers pay with tokens to gain priority access to compute resources and new models, with opportunities to reduce fees through staking while seamlessly integrating with modern AI development frameworks
- Token holders participate in protocol revenue sharing through staking, collect sequencer fees, and shape the network’s future through governance rights over critical upgrades
III. The Initial Airdrop
Our token distribution embodies the principles of fairness and community ownership that have guided Heurist from day one, recognizing the builders and believers who laid our foundation. 11% of total token supply will enter circulation in day 1.
Season 1 Miners
- Who established our network’s computational foundation from March to July 2024 — No lockup for HEU rewards. 1 year vesting period applies to the stHEU bonus token — 50M HEU rewards and 4M stHEU rewards in total. Claim on Base
Imaginaries NFT Holders
- Snapshot block: 21303934 (Ethereum mainnet) — 35,000 HEU per eligible NFT. Claim on Base
Heurist OG members
- Discord OG members who have minted zkImagine NFT and have ETH balance >= 0.001 on ZKsync Era. Claim on ZKsync Era
ZKsync Ecosystem Participants
Selected ZKsync ecosystem participants can claim airdrop on ZKsync Era, including: @MoodyMights, @SamuristNft, @hue_nfts, @zkVeggies NFT holders, @Zyfi_org Stakers with ≥ 2000 ZFI staked, @HoldstationW HOLD Stakers with ≥ 1000 HOLD staked.
Heurist Ambassadors
- Ambassador Badge Holders can claim on ZKsync Era. (More badges and rewards will be distributed after TGE)
IV. Market Access
Trading opens December 9th at 4:00 AM UTC across:
Centralized Exchanges: Gate.io, and MEXC Global
Decentralized Exchanges:
PancakeSwap (HEU/ETH on ZKsync Era) and
Aerodrome (HEU/ETH on Base)
V. HEU Smart Contracts
- ETH Mainnet: 0xec463D00aa4dA76fb112cD2e4AC1C6BeF02da6ea
2. ZKsync Era: 0xAbEc5eCBe08b6c02F5c9A2fF82696e1E7dB6f9bf
3. Base: 0xEF22cb48B8483dF6152e1423b19dF5553BbD818b
Bridging HEU
The HEU token is deployed on Ethereum L1, and operates across L2s through official bridges:
- Ethereum ↔️ ZKsync Era via zkSync Portal: 15min deposit / 24hr withdrawal
- Ethereum ↔️ Base via Superbridge: 15min deposit / 7 day withdrawal
VI. Building for Scale
Taking inspiration from POW mining like Bitcoin while introducing modern improvements to adapt to DePIN needs, our emission system adapts dynamically to network demand. The journey unfolds across the following strategic phases.
Pre-Mainnet Phases
- Season 1: Exploration (Completed) The initial 5% airdrop established our core network of compute providers and early supporters.
- Season 2: Transition (Current) Baseline weekly emission is 400,000 HEU, with a goal to calibrate our dynamic reward system. Season 2 miners will receive HEU rewards 3 months after TGE, claimable on March 10th, 2025. Season 2 is expected to conclude in January 2025.
- Season 3: Maturity (Coming Soon) The baseline emission will be further reduced to 1.25% annually, and will be adjusted based on actual compute demand. The dynamics will be similar to the mainnet phase.
Mainnet Emission
With the launch of Heurist ZK chain in mid-2025, mining rewards will evolve into a continuous streaming system. Miners will receive rewards in real-time rather than periodic snapshots. The network will achieve full elasticity in token emission, dynamically adjusting to market conditions.
Starting from a baseline emission rate of 1.25% annually, the system can scale up to 5% during periods of high demand to attract more compute resources. When demand decreases, emission automatically scales back to the baseline rate to prevent token oversupply.
After calibrating the system through three pre-mainnet seasons, the network will be ready for sustainable long-term growth. The mature emission model rewards high-quality providers, offers mining boosts to ecosystem asset holders, and ensures network resources scale naturally with actual demand.
Thank you to our incredible community that helped build Heurist from day one — the miners who powered our network, the developers who pushed boundaries, and every member who believed in something truly revolutionary: that decentralized AI infrastructure is what the world deserves.
1️⃣ Claim airdrop: heurist.ai/airdrop
2️⃣ Join our community: discord.gg/heuristai
3️⃣ Follow our updates on X: @heurist_ai
4️⃣ Build with us: docs.heurist.ai
