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Community-run · Chain ID 256

Aion is running.
We’re building on it.

Aion Builders is part of the community that is keeping the Aion Network moving. We run a public mainnet node and a full testnet with free tools, build a desktop wallet with staking, and post regular updates on X.

10-second blocksProof of Work + Proof of StakeJava smart contracts

Connect to Aion

Mainnet for communityJSON-RPC endpoint
https://rpc.aionbuilders.com
Testnet nodeFree test AION from the faucet
https://test.aionbuilders.com
Chain ID256
Node versionv1.6.3

Service notice · October 2026

The foundation’s node, website and web wallet have been going on and offline. Point your wallet, miner or app at https://rpc.aionbuilders.com, and use the AionBuilders desktop app to move and stake your AION.

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News

Latest updates

What’s new on the network. For the newest posts, follow us on X.

@AION_Web3_Hub
NewNetwork

rpc.aionbuilders.com is available as a reliable Aion node to connect to

The foundation’s node has been spotty. The Aion Builders node at https://rpc.aionbuilders.com is synced to the chain tip on node v1.6.3 (chain ID 256). Point wallets, scripts, miners and dApps there.

NewWallet

Web wallet down? Use the desktop app

The Aion web wallet has been going on and offline. The AionBuilders desktop app (Aion~imager) sends, receives and stakes AION without relying on the web wallet. Import the same 12- or 24-word phrase you already use.

Testnet

Builders Test Suite is live

Create a test wallet, claim free testnet AION, launch your own AIP-041 token, swap, and run liquidity pools. No real AION needed. Use “Reported Issues” to flag bugs before these tools come to mainnet.

Explorer

Aion Community Explorer now shows tokens and liquidity pools

See blocks, transactions, contracts, tokens and holders on both Aion mainnet and testnet, plus charts for block times, hash power and active addresses.

AI

Aion-tuned AI model v7 available to download

A local model trained on Aion blockchain coding, built on Qwen 3.6 27B. Good for questions and for writing Aion code. It’s a 53.8 GB file, so it needs a lot of GPU memory, or run it in the cloud.

Mainnet

Smart contracts opened to everyone

The AIP for smart-contract enablement went live at block 22,985,299 with node v1.6.3. Anyone can now deploy contracts on Aion, the base for DEXs, bridges, swaps and token creators.

Older updates
Community

1,000,000 AION burn

We burned one million AION and honored community member 0xa0ab1a93523bb… for burning 45,677 AION, with a tribute image written onto the Aion blockchain.

Mainnet

First trustless peer-to-peer swap on Aion

A swap with no smart contract, no middleman and no server: two people trading directly on-chain.

Wallet

Aion~imager desktop app released

Staking, secure messaging and voting from a Windows app, plus a version with a fully local, private AI assistant. The Lite version runs on any PC.

Network

Million-transaction airdrop complete

1,000,000 AION sent one transaction at a time, for about $0.20 in total fees. That’s the kind of cost transaction-heavy apps need.

Exchange

AION listed on Biconomy

AION/USDT trading opened on Biconomy.

Mainnet

Block 20,000,000, and the first image inside an Aion transaction

Aion reached block 20 million. To celebrate, we sent the first transactions carrying embedded images, which led to Aion~imager.

Community

Aion is back

After a pause while Aion moved from central leadership to the community, Aion Builders picked up where the original team left off.

Market

AION price

Live from CoinMarketCap, the same source as the ticker at the top of the page.

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Wallet & staking

Move & stake your AION

While the web wallet is unreliable, the desktop app is the dependable way to send, receive and stake.

Recommended

AionBuilders desktop app
Aion~imager

A Windows wallet built by Aion Builders. It connects to the Aion network itself, so it keeps working when the web wallet is down.

  1. 1
    Download and install on Windows 10 or 11 (68 MB).
  2. 2
    Create a wallet, or import the 12- or 24-word phrase or private key you already use with the web wallet, Coinomi or another Aion wallet.
  3. 3
    Send, receive and stake right in the app. Unstaked AION is released after about 24 hours.
Send & receiveStake & unstakeVoteEncrypted messages
Download for Windows Aion~imager Lite · Beta 0.3 · .exe

Staking basics

  • There’s no minimum. Stake any amount.
  • Keep about 0.02 AION in your wallet to pay fees, or unstaking will fail.
  • Unstaking takes about 24 hours (8,640 blocks) before your AION is free to move.
  • Rewards depend on the pool you stake with, so check its commission first.

Other wallets

Coinomi or web wallet user? Enter your same 12- or 24-word mnemonic phrase in the Aion~imager desktop app to access your AION.

Stay safe

  • Never share your private key or 12/24 words with anyone, including us.
  • Aion Builders will never message you first asking for keys or funds.
  • Download the desktop app only from this page.
Downloads

Software & files

The latest versions of everything we publish.

Aion~imager Lite (desktop wallet)

Send, receive, stake, vote and send encrypted messages.

Beta 0.3 · Windows .exe · 68 MB · Dec 2025
Download

Aion node (Java kernel) v1.6.3

The current release. Run this version to stay in sync since the Nov 2025 smart-contract upgrade.

Linux .tar.bz2 · Nov 28, 2025 · GitHub
Release

Aion-tuned AI model v7

Qwen 3.6 27B trained on Aion blockchain coding. Runs in llama.cpp-based apps.

GGUF F16 · 53.8 GB · May 2026
Download

AIP: smart contracts for everyone

The improvement proposal behind the Nov 2025 upgrade.

Proposal · PDF · Google Drive
Open

Running your own node? Linux with Docker is easiest. Plan on a 500 GB+ SSD and a few days to sync from scratch.

Developers

Build on Aion

Try everything free on the testnet, then ship to mainnet.

TestnetFree

The Builders Test Suite gives you a test wallet and free testnet AION. No real funds needed.

Testnet RPCSame API as mainnet
https://test.aionbuilders.com

Never use your mainnet wallet on testnet tools. Make a new test wallet.

MainnetChain ID 256

Use the Aion Builders node for reads, transactions and contract calls.

Mainnet for communityJSON-RPC endpoint
https://rpc.aionbuilders.com
Try it
curl -s -X POST https://rpc.aionbuilders.com -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}'
RPC tips
  • Keep the JSON-RPC id under 2,147,483,648. Bigger ids are rejected, so don’t use a timestamp.
  • eth_getLogs covers at most 1,000 blocks per call. Page through bigger ranges.
  • Getting HTTP 403 from a script? Send a normal browser User-Agent header.
Resources
Get AION

Buy and stake AION

The Biconomy link includes our referral code.

AION / USDT

Biconomy

Spot trading for AION. Watch our X for trading competitions and airdrops.

Trade on Biconomy
Desktop app

Stake what you hold

Move your AION to your own wallet and stake it with the AionBuilders desktop app.

Wallet & staking
Roadmap

What we’ve built, and what’s next

Fast, cheap, Java. Aion is made for apps that send a lot of transactions.

Shipped

  • Public mainnet noderpc.aionbuilders.com
  • Smart contracts for everyoneLive since block 22,985,299 (Nov 2025)
  • Desktop wallet with staking and votingAion~imager
  • Testnet and Builders Test SuiteToken creator, swap, liquidity pools, faucet
  • Aion Community ExplorerMainnet and testnet · explorertest.aionbuilders.com
  • Aion-tuned AI modelv7, free download