The Court of the Internet has arrived.

We’re proud to announce the launch of Testnet Asimov, the first phase of our incentivized validator program and the operational debut of Intelligent Contracts and the Optimistic Democracy consensus model.

The launch was also featured in VentureBeat, highlighting the start of a new era in decentralized trust infrastructure. You can read the full story here:

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This is more than a testnet. It’s the activation of a new legal layer, one that can reason, interpret real-world data, and make trustless decisions at machine speed.

A New Court for the Internet

Smart contracts revolutionized trustless applications. But they’re limited. They can’t handle subjectivity, read the web, or interpret language. GenLayer changes that.

We’re building the world’s first decentralized court system for autonomous agents, a synthetic jurisdiction powered by AI, where contracts don’t just execute code… they understand context.

Testnet Asimov is the first public step.

What Makes GenLayer Different?

Traditional blockchains rely on deterministic rules and rigid logic. GenLayer introduces subjectivity to the chain -securely and transparently- by connecting each validator to a unique Large Language Model (LLM).

Instead of simply validating code execution, GenLayer validators use their models to interpret data, language, and context. Think of it as a decentralized jury of AI agents, voting, debating, and converging on outcomes.

This is the heart of Optimistic Democracy:

An AI-powered consensus model where validators can reason, disagree, and reach truth through majority consensus.

What is Testnet Asimov?

Testnet Asimov is the first of two testnets leading up to GenLayer’s mainnet. It marks the live debut of our core architecture–validators running diverse LLMs, real-time consensus on subjective inputs, and enforceable Intelligent Contracts that can reference and reason over live data.

This isn’t a typical testnet. It’s the beginning of a synthetic jurisdiction.

Here’s how it works:

• LLM-Powered Validators: Each validator connects to a different AI model, which interprets and votes on contract outcomes based on nuanced logic and unstructured inputs.
• Subsidized Testing: Validators in Asimov receive subsidized access to LLM inference to stress-test the network’s consensus, execution layer, and performance under load.
• Incentivized Contributions: A transparent point system rewards validators for active participation including uptime, tool development, adversarial testing, documentation, and more.

The Road to Mainnet

The GenLayer testnet campaign includes two major phases:

• Asimov: Focused on validator onboarding, stress-testing the Optimistic Democracy consensus, and building early tooling around contract execution and monitoring.
• Bradbury (coming soon): Validators will select and fine-tune their own LLM configurations, participate in adversarial tests, optimize performance, and simulate multi-round appeals. This is where Intelligent Contracts meet production-grade deployment.
  

Each stage brings us closer to a fully autonomous legal layer for AI-native systems that moves at machine speed.

For Validators: Join the Trust Infrastructure for AI

GenLayer is now accepting applications from experienced professional validators for Testnet Asimov. We're seeking those who have:

• Validated on multiple networks
• Professional-grade infrastructure and uptime
• Familiarity with running Python and LLM environments
• A commitment to helping shape protocol behavior during its most formative stage

👉 Apply now: genlayer.com/testnet

For Developers: Build with Intelligent Contracts

Along with validator onboarding, the GenLayer dev stack is now live. Tools include:

• GenLayer Studio: A browser-based IDE to write and test Intelligent Contracts in Python
• GenLayer Explorer: A network explorer built for visualizing contract execution and validator consensus
• GenLayer Wallet: Manage assets, permissions, and test interactions
• Genlayer-js: A JavaScript SDK for frontend and tooling integration
• Documentation & Examples: Including sample contracts for AI DAOs, oracles, dispute resolution modules, and more

The GenLayer Grant Program is also now open to support developers working on real-world use cases like decentralized insurance, autonomous media agents, prediction markets, and modular AI governance primitives.

Apply for a grant: genlayer.foundation/grants

Powered by Strategic Partners

GenLayer is built on a foundation of high-performance, privacy-first, and composable infrastructure, with support from:

• ZKsync: Elastic zk-rollup infrastructure for Ethereum-grade security
• Caldera: Modular deployment for testnets and mainnet
• Heurist: Decentralized AI inference hosting
• Atoma Network: Trusted, privacy-preserving compute for AI-based arbitration

Together, these partners enable GenLayer to scale securely without sacrificing composability or sovereignty.

A New Trust Layer for the AI Age

This is more than a network upgrade.

The launch of Testnet Asimov marks the beginning of a new legal layer, where law is enforced by models, not judges. Where trust is encoded, not assumed. And where AI agents and humans can finally transact on equal footing.

We’re not just building a blockchain.

We’re building the Court of the Internet.

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