Camp Network today launched its mainnet and native $CAMP token, inaugurating a purpose‑built Layer‑1 blockchain for intellectual property (IP) and AI-era digital provenance. The testnet amassed over 90 million transactions and more than 1.5 million IPs minted, illustrating robust early engagement. With over fifty live dApps spanning gaming, entertainment, music, and AI, Camp’s vision of a programmable creative economy is materializing.
Distinct from general-purpose chains, Camp embeds provenance at the protocol level through proprietary frameworks Origin and mAItrix. These enforce attribution, licensing and AI agent monetization in the network’s execution layer. The $CAMP token serves more than gas or governance—it underpins IP registration, licensing, agent inference credits, and rewards for participants. Camp leverages a modular app‑chain architecture to isolate high‑volume IP workflows and maintain performance scalability.
Camp’s ecosystem backs its launch with significant funding. The team has raised $30 million in 3 rounds. Its last funding was $25 million in a Series A round led by 1kx and Blockchain Capital, with participation from OKX Ventures, Maven 11, Lattice, and others. The capital appears allocated toward development and ecosystem growth, underscoring investor confidence in infrastructure serving IP and creator economies.
The $CAMP token launched with approximately 2.1 billion in circulating supply and a max supply of 10 billion. Its all‑time high price of $0.2709 was recorded on August 27, 2025—though current trading hovers near $0.08, reflecting a sharp pullback from that peak. Early listings are underway: exchanges such as MEXC, HTX, Bitget, and Kraken have enabled deposits and trading pairs on the token’s launch day.
Camp CEO James Chi and co‑founder Nirav Murthy emphasize the existing threats AI poses to creativity and the need for new guardrails on IP ownership. Chi said, “This isn’t just infrastructure for crypto – it’s infrastructure for creativity itself,” while Murthy framed Camp as a platform that ensures creativity is “owned, shared, and rewarded”.
Camp’s approach explicitly seeks to shift IP from static, brand‑controlled frameworks toward a dynamic, transparent system where fan derivatives, AI agents, and creators benefit through protocol‑level tracking.
Technically, Camp’s implementation uses the Abundance rollup stack atop Celestia, in collaboration with Gelato for infrastructure support. This highlights the team’s emphasis on modular, scalable execution environments suited to AI‑driven licensing and agent workflows.
Nevertheless, the project faces non‑trivial hurdles. IP commercialization on-chain moves slower due to complex legal regimes, jurisdictional variations, and high switching costs for creators. Governance mechanisms must strike a balance between encouraging derivative creation and preserving copyright integrity. Additionally, investor and creator adoption depends on whether Camp can convincingly demonstrate real‑world utility beyond speculative hype.
Camp’s backers include IP firms like Minto (Japan) and creator Rob Feldman, indicating early traction with recognizable projects. The platform also positions itself against competitors like Story, stressing authentic growth over pay‑to‑play IP launches—that is, avoiding large one‑off payouts that don’t foster sustainable ecosystems.
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