FTDAO coordinates a global network of energy and compute-linked projects, verifies their real-world output, and lets each one issue a token backed by that production — without handing over commercially sensitive data to do it.
Global energy investment is projected to reach $3.4 trillion in 2026, with AI data centers named as a primary driver of new electricity demand. That demand is not confined to the U.S. — Africa's data center market is growing 14–24% a year, constrained less by connectivity than by power itself.
The same buildout depends on critical minerals largely sourced from Central Africa, where the DRC alone produces an estimated 70–76% of the world's cobalt. FTDAO is built for this landscape: a coordination layer that works the same way whether a project sits in Texas, Kenya, or the DRC.
Four steps. Every project follows the same standard, regardless of energy source or geography.
Site details, ownership documentation, and a metering/verification plan.
FTDAO holders vote via Snapshot on whether the project meets network criteria.
A standardized project token is issued through the FTDAO factory contract.
FTDAO receives a network allocation, sized by governance vote.
The network is energy-agnostic by design. Three categories carry the most structural weight today.
Solar, wind, hydro, and other grid-connected generation — the network's original and most straightforward category.
How verification works →Projects whose output is committed to compute demand can carry a compute-linked tag, reflecting where AI's power appetite is actually going.
See the compute-linked tag →Oil, Gas, Copper, cobalt, and rare earths feed the same supply chain that builds grids and data centers — flagged as a future design track.
Read the design question →Issued once at onboarding, backed by metered output, sized to help a project raise capital.
Minted continuously against zero-knowledge-verified telemetry, burned when a claim is settled.
Raising capital and proving a compliance claim are different problems. FTDAO's roadmap treats them as different instruments: a financing token a project can trade or hold, and a reporting token designed to be consumed the moment it's used.
The reporting layer is a planned evolution, not something live today — see the whitepaper for the full architecture and its risks.
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