Numbers ProtocolPrice

(NUM)

Numbers Protocol is a decentralized provenance standard designed to ensure the authenticity and traceability of digital media, including photos, videos, and AI-generated content. Functioning as a decentralized repository for media, it creates an immutable birth record for every asset. Originally focused on news verification, the project has expanded into a comprehensive infrastructure for Real World Assets (RWA), Decentralized Physical Infrastructure (DePIN), and AI-agent economies, providing a crucial trust layer for the digital world.

While an NFT primarily represents ownership of a digital asset, it often lacks guarantees regarding the integrity or history of the underlying file, which is frequently stored off-chain. Numbers Protocol focuses specifically on provenance—the detailed history, origin, and metadata of the file itself. An asset registered via Numbers receives an immutable record to ensure it hasn't been tampered with. While these assets can be minted as NFTs, the Numbers record provides the necessary proof of authenticity and integrity that standard NFTs may lack.

The NUM token serves several critical functions. It acts as Provenance Gas, required for every write action such as registering assets or adding credentials on the Numbers Mainnet. It is used for staking within the Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) network and by Witness Nodes to secure the network. Additionally, NUM facilitates governance through the NumbersDAO and enables micropayments for pay-per-use AI licensing and automated media transactions. The token is native to the Numbers Mainnet but is widely bridged to other chains for accessibility on exchanges like LBank.

A Nid (Numbers ID) is a unique 59-character cryptographic identifier for a digital asset. It is generated based on the content itself; if even one pixel changes, the Nid changes, preventing the falsification of an asset’s history. Complementing this is ERC-7053, a standard developed by the Numbers team for interoperable digital media indexing. This standard allows various blockchains and applications to read an asset's provenance history across the entire EVM ecosystem, ensuring cross-chain transparency and data reliability for all registered digital media.

Numbers Protocol addresses AI challenges by providing a framework for verifying whether an image was human-captured or AI-generated. It enables AI companies to train models on structured, human-verified datasets with proper consent through the ERC-7517 standard. By anchoring metadata—such as time, location, and device info—directly to the blockchain at the moment of creation, the protocol establishes a verifiable chain of custody. This transparency helps combat deepfakes and ensures that AI-generated content is clearly identified and properly licensed within the digital economy.

The Capture App is the primary gateway for users to interact with the Numbers Protocol. It features a specialized camera that automatically embeds secure metadata into photos the moment they are taken, anchoring them to the blockchain to create an instant record of authenticity. Users can also register existing digital creations to the network for a small fee in NUM. This tool empowers creators to protect their intellectual property and provide verifiable proof of their work's origin in a seamless, user-friendly manner, bridging the gap between traditional media and Web3.