Question 1

What are ALEPH and the Aleph.im network, respectively?

Accepted Answer

ALEPH is the utility token used by the Aleph.im decentralized cloud network; Aleph.im itself is not a blockchain. It is an off-chain peer-to-peer network that provides applications with decentralized computing, storage, virtual machine/function execution, indexing, and other resources, and interacts with wallets and token balances on external chains to complete signing, resource allocation, payments, and network incentives. Core Channel Nodes (CCNs) propagate and coordinate messages in the peer-to-peer network, while Compute Resource Nodes (CRNs) provide the actual computing capacity and resource execution. ALEPH's role should not be understood simply as the Gas of a chain: it is connected both to node and staking incentives and to resource consumption; the specific available functions depend on the chain and product entry point being used.

Question 2

How do nodes complete a computing request on Aleph.im?

Accepted Answer

A computing workload normally begins when a user signs a message with a wallet and submits it through an SDK, command line, or console. A CCN receives it and broadcasts it to other CCNs, then assigns the workload to a CRN, which creates an execution environment such as a microVM to run the requested program. CCNs therefore coordinate messages and scheduling, while CRNs actually provide computing resources. This division also explains why network incentives consider both CCN reliability and its associated CRNs: message coordination alone cannot complete a workload, and the actual available computing resources must also remain operational. Nodes are not an account system of a centralized cloud provider; users and applications interact with the network through signatures and on-chain identifiable token/balance capabilities.

Question 3

What conditions apply to ALEPH staking participation, and are assets locked?

Accepted Answer

According to the current official FAQ, self-staking is supported only for ALEPH on Ethereum, and the minimum stake eligible for rewards is 10,000 ALEPH. When staking, the total amount can be allocated across several nodes; if the same wallet stakes to multiple nodes, the network divides that wallet's staked amount equally among those nodes, and each portion is affected by the relevant node's status. This does not mean handing tokens to a node operator for custody: the official documentation says the staking is non-custodial, tokens remain in the user's wallet, and there is no lock-up period; unstaking is possible at any time. The 10,000 ALEPH threshold is intended to control the number of reward-distribution recipients and the resulting operating costs, not to guarantee returns. Setting up a stake can be nearly instantaneous, while reward payments usually may take up to 10 days, depending on Gas costs.

Question 4

Why can rewards differ for ALEPH stakers and CCN operators?

Accepted Answer

CCNs and their stakers do not receive an equal fixed reward simply because a stake exists. A CCN must be registered on the account page, have sufficient ALEPH staked, and have a nonzero reliability score; no rewards are distributed below a 20% score, distribution is scaled linearly from 20% to 80%, and the full distribution rate applies only at 80% or above. Within the 20%–80% range, the score multiplier is (x−0.2)÷0.6, where x is the node score expressed as a decimal: for example, a 50% score corresponds to a 0.5 score multiplier, not the full reward. Scores are calculated daily using historical metrics with more weight assigned to recent metrics; new nodes start at 0%, and good performance usually takes two to three weeks to reach above 80%. The CCN's association with CRNs also changes the outcome. A CCN can associate with up to five CRNs; if fewer than three associated CRNs are functioning normally, rewards are reduced by 10% for each missing slot or associated CRN with a score of 0, up to a 30% reduction. Thus, 0, 1, and 2 normally functioning associated CRNs correspond to association factors of 70%, 80%, and 90%, respectively, while 3 to 5 correspond to 100%. A staker's share on a CCN also varies with that staker's allocated balance proportion on the node, the node score, and the association factor; the total amount staked within the node does not itself reduce an individual staker's reward.

Question 5

Can ALEPH on all supported chains be used for the same network functions and staking?

Accepted Answer

ALEPH can be represented on several networks through official contracts or mint addresses, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Solana, and Base; this does not mean every chain supports the same Aleph.im functions. The protocol documentation lists message signing, wallets, token availability, balance support, and staking support separately. It is especially important to distinguish between being able to hold or transfer ALEPH on a chain and being able to use it for staking: both the current support table and FAQ point staking to Ethereum. Before acting, verify the target chain, official address, and required function; do not send assets to a staking flow on another chain just because the token symbol is the same. Older NULS or NEO representations also cannot be staked directly; the official guidance requires converting them to ERC-20 ALEPH first.

Question 6

Is staking ALEPH required to use Aleph.im cloud resources?

Accepted Answer

Using Aleph Cloud resources does not necessarily require first buying or staking a large amount of ALEPH. The official FAQ says Pay-As-You-Go lets users pay according to actual resource usage, specifically to remove the requirement to hold or stake a large amount of ALEPH in order to use resources; it lists this method as available on Base and Avalanche C-Chain. For the service-credit product, the official documentation says credits can be topped up with fiat currency, USDC, or ALEPH, and are deducted according to actual resource consumption; once credits are exhausted, the associated resources are automatically reclaimed. Staking is therefore part of the network participation and incentive mechanism, whereas pay-as-you-go is a path for consuming resources, and the two should not be treated as the same condition. Available networks, payment assets, and the specific service scope should still be confirmed on the product page the user actually enters.

Question 7

What is ALEPH V2, and why should older versions or legacy chain representations be distinguished?

Accepted Answer

What is currently called ALEPH V2 resulted from a token migration that actually occurred: in its 2020 recap, the project stated that after the KuCoin incident on September 25, 2020, it quickly issued a new ALEPH version, ALEPH V2, and all wallets holding V1 ALEPH at that time, including exchange wallets, received the same amount of V2. This event changed the token version and asset identification; it did not make every historically similarly named or cross-chain representation automatically interchangeable as a stakeable asset. Current operations should use the official contract or mint address published by the project and follow the current FAQ's requirement to convert older NULS and NEO representations to the ERC-20 version first; historical migration records do not replace verification of the current receiving network and contract address.

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