Aligned launched ALIGN on Aug. 20, 2026, depositing 7 million tokens into the ALIGN/USDC pool on Aerodrome, a decentralized exchange on Base, and securing centralized-exchange listings including MEXC. The launch followed the publication of a delayed airdrop plan 20 months after registration closed, with no token-generation date stated at that time. ALIGN has a fixed 10 billion supply, with about 16%, or roughly 1.6 billion tokens, circulating at launch. The Genesis Drop covers 8.74% of supply, including about 6.54% for the main community allocation, 2.10% for Distinguished Contributors and 0.10% for the ZK Arcade campaign; 44.36% of the tranche unlocks at TGE. The token fell sharply after trading began, and future unlocks may add selling pressure. Aligned is using Aerodrome’s vote-escrow system, in which AERO holders lock tokens as veAERO and vote on pools receiving emissions, to bootstrap liquidity for its Ethereum proof-verification ecosystem.