# About vAPI Network

## About vAPI Network

Buyers control their wallets and authorize each vAPI Call payment separately.

## The incubating team

Vertical Labs leads core development of the vAPI Network, focusing on protocol build-out and network adoption, and advises on delivery. Vertical Labs is an independent company engaged by the vAPI Foundation.

Mark: Protocol lead. Leads protocol direction and partnerships for vAPI Network.
Mac: Technical lead. Leads technical delivery for vAPI Network.
Laurens: Strategy lead. Leads strategy and go-to-market for vAPI Network.

## Network

vAPI Call sends direct x402 payments on Base. Buyers approve each request from their wallet, and vAPI does not hold a hosted buyer balance.

## vAPI token

Ticker: vAPI
Network: Base
Supply at launch: 100,000,000 tokens
Token address: 0x1eA8deB921AA6015f4938010C848140b98108Dd2 (Base)
Only official pool (ETH/vAPI): 0x05da2eb0bd58cb74ce0a0c4c93200a2e96778075fbe611b46967a334986c5671 (https://dexscreener.com/base/0x05da2eb0bd58cb74ce0a0c4c93200a2e96778075fbe611b46967a334986c5671)

Current supply and the amount burned are published on https://vapinetwork.ai/about and are readable from the token contract at https://basescan.org/token/0x1eA8deB921AA6015f4938010C848140b98108Dd2.

Stake and governance controls are not active. Stake is coming soon and exposes no deposits or rewards.

## Allocation

| Bucket | Share | Unlock schedule |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Liquidity pool | 80% | Seeded at launch into the Uniswap V4 pool |
| Ecosystem and listing | 7% | 20% at TGE, then linear over 6 months |
| Founding team | 6% | 14-day cliff, then linear over 9 months |
| Strategic sale | 5% | 40% at TGE, then linear over 4 months |
| Airdrop | 2% | 20% at TGE, then linear over 6 months |

## Security status

The token contract has no owner or admin keys. Task escrow contracts hold the funds; vAPI never holds them. Security audit completed by Hacken.

## Common questions

### Can vAPI access my wallet?

No. Buyers control their wallets and approve each paid request separately.

### What does the Foundation do?

The vAPI Foundation supports the long-term growth, decentralization, and resilience of the vAPI Network. It funds innovation, strengthens its platform, and empowers the builders shaping the agentic economy of tomorrow.

### Who builds vAPI Network?

Vertical Labs, an independent company engaged by the vAPI Foundation to build the protocol and its infrastructure.

### What does vAPI charge?

5% network fee on self-listed APIs, nothing on indexed listings.

## vAPI Foundation

The vAPI Foundation supports the long-term growth, decentralization, and resilience of the vAPI Network. It funds innovation, strengthens its platform, and empowers the builders shaping the agentic economy of tomorrow.

The Foundation holds the network treasury, including the protocol reward pool set aside for staking.

Foundation website: https://vapi.foundation

## Links

### Resources

Home: https://vapinetwork.ai/
Product overview: https://vapinetwork.ai/vapi.md
Documentation: https://docs.vapinetwork.ai
Privacy: https://vapinetwork.ai/privacy
Terms: https://vapinetwork.ai/terms
Console: https://api.vapinetwork.ai/
vAPI Foundation: https://vapi.foundation