In the age of AI, $IP will play a critical role in tokenizing the $61T IP asset class.
58.4% of $IP will be devoted to Ecosystem & Community, Foundation, and Initial Incentives.
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AI is transforming the $61T asset class of IP — from science to creative works.
The current IP system cannot scale to meet the explosion of intelligence that AI powers.
Story's Peer-to-Peer IP Network unleashes the latent value of IP, allowing ideas to be monetized seamlessly.
Just as Bitcoin was built to address the financial crisis,
Story exists to address the crisis in AI.
By liberating IP from the hands of a few centralized intermediaries, Story is creating a programmable market for intelligence to increase the intellectual output of humanity.
Story is a Turing-complete, purpose-built L1 at the intersection of AI and IP.
By making ꧁IP꧂ programmable, Story opens up a digital market for one of the world's most important assets.
And $IP is at the center of the Story ecosystem.
The $IP token serves several critical roles on Story's L1:
1. Stake $IP to secure the network 2. Transact on Story with $IP as the gas token 3. Steward the governance of the $IP ecosystem
$IP is burned with each transaction, which can result in deflation in some conditions.
$IP staking follows Fair Launch ideals:
Everyone starts earning staking rewards at the exact same time.
*No one* can earn staking rewards before the community does.
Only after the Big Bang, which concludes the Singularity Period, can staking rewards be received by any party.
$IP Distribution:
38.4% Ecosystem + Community
10% Initial Incentives
10% Foundation
21.6% Early Backers
20% Core Contributors
Five million. Poseidon just closed Season 1 with hundreds of thousands of contributors and over five million submissions.
This week, leaders in crypto, AI, and IP gather at Origin Summit during KBW.
As IP takes the stage, the IP community keeps growing.
Meet this week’s OGs ↴
This week’s batch of five:
@Himi121212: Sonu is promoted to Adept today. Since joining as a Seeker, he has continued to grow through his active posts on X and his steady presence in Discord. Known as the master of quizzes and blind tests, with several wins under his belt, he brings fun and knowledge to the community.
@PhiDngNguy75878: Hiro steps up to Adept. He joined during Chapter 2 and quickly became a core part of the Vietnamese community, showing up for events, engaging in the ecosystem, and helping others along the way. His involvement has only grown, and the recognition follows.
@OlegReyesX: Oleg returns as a Seeker. A member of the Ukrainian community, he’s remained active both in the community channels and on Twitter, where he shares regular updates and shows his support for Story.
@KonstanttinS: Konstantin also reclaims the Seeker role. As a Ukrainian community member and longtime contributor, he is known for sharing original art, memes, and video edits on Twitter, all rooted in his support of Story and its ecosystem.
@bitelu2025: 比特撸 becomes a Seeker today. Joining after mainnet, he quickly became an active voice in daily events and activities, consistently supporting ecosystem projects. His energy and positivity bring momentum to every space he joins.
Introducing IP Vault: a secure programmable container for encrypted IP data.
From datasets to music stems to genomic files, IP Vault makes sensitive content usable and monetizable without leaks or intermediaries.
Confidentiality, composability, scale, all with Story's IP infra.
With IP Vault, data is stored offchain and keys secured by Story’s multi core architecture. This creates a global trustless access layer for IP's data.
Think of it as a zero-friction way to embed secrets, access tokens, or datasets directly into licensing flows.
IP owners set the rules for when, where, and how content is unlocked. This is conditional decryption.
This enables new primitives for AI, RWA, and secure collaboration:
• approved environments
• partial dataset access
• time or usage rules
• monetization tied to access
➤ Lee Soo-man, the inventor of K-Pop
➤ Arthur Hayes @CryptoHayes
➤ Justin Sun @justinsuntron
Meet the latest additions ↓
➤ Lee Soo-man, Founder, SM Entertainment
Widely regarded as the "godfather of K-Pop," Lee Soo-man is the founder of SM Entertainment who pioneered the idol system and globalized Korean pop culture. He launched iconic acts including BoA, TVXQ, Girls’ Generation, EXO, and NCT.
➤ Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer, Maelstrom
A leading voice in digital assets who defined the macro thesis for a generation of crypto investors. As co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX, he helped shape the global crypto derivatives market.
➤ Justin Sun, Founder of TRON, Advisor to HTX
Known for bold moves and industry-shaping deals, Justin Sun is the Founder of TRON and Advisor to HTX. Justin built one of the most globally scaled L1s in history and remains a prominent voice in global crypto adoption.
They join a lineup that's already stacked:
➤ Kyung In Jung, CEO, The Black Label – Executive producer for BLACKPINK and K-pop Demon Hunter
➤ Ryan Seungkyu Lee, Co-founder, The Pinkfong Company – Owner and Creator of Baby Shark
➤ Amy Oldenburg, Head of Emerging Markets Equity, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
➤ Lee Sung-soo, CAO & Former CEO, SM Entertainment – Company behind Aespa, EXO, and more
Hosted in collaboration with @blockworks_ and @hankyungmedia, Origin Summit highlights the voices shaping the future of IP, AI and crypto. Blockworks is the top publication of crypto and finance, while The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) is Korea’s largest financial media group.