{
  "url": "https://blockindex.ai/coin/metis",
  "name": "Metis",
  "links": {
    "github": "https://github.com/MetisProtocol",
    "website": "https://www.metis.io/",
    "whitepaper": null
  },
  "dScore": 34,
  "market": {
    "priceUsd": 3.099812683023971,
    "marketCapUsd": 23280327.415345494,
    "volume24hUsd": 3200591.25690662,
    "priceChange7dPct": 23.28634562,
    "priceChange24hPct": -0.09168516
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  "source": "BlockIndex.AI",
  "supply": {
    "max": 10000000,
    "circulating": 7510236.842,
    "circulatingPct": 75.10236842
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  "ticker": "METIS",
  "founder": "Elena Sinelnikova; Kevin Liu; Yuan Su",
  "vcFunded": false,
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-19T06:00:22.896051+00:00",
  "fairLaunch": false,
  "launchYear": 2019,
  "description": "Metis is a developer-focused multi-network Layer‑2 ecosystem that combines an optimistic rollup backbone (Andromeda) with an AI‑optimized execution environment (Hyperion). Founded in 2019 and formally launched as a business on November 17, 2021, Metis positions METIS as the native gas token and economic unit that secures and fuels activity across its L2 networks. The project emphasizes Ethereum-level security by committing state to Ethereum L1 while offering modular tooling — notably MetisSDK, MetisVM and MetisDB — aimed at enabling scalable, interoperable dApps spanning DeFi, gaming, DePIN and emerging on‑chain AI workloads. Metis’s public materials highlight developer onboarding through documentation, explorers and a visible testnet (Hyperion) to accelerate application development.\n\nTechnically, Metis adopts a dual-network approach: Andromeda functions as a battle-tested optimistic rollup with a decentralized sequencer model and fraud-proof recovery, while Hyperion is described as an AI‑native Layer‑2 execution environment optimized for parallelism, speculative execution and on‑chain LLM inference. Hyperion’s stack includes a custom MetisVM, storage optimizations via MetisDB (memory-mapped Merkle trees and MVCC-like semantics), and integrations intended to reduce gas costs for heavy data and AI workloads. The architecture is Ethereum‑compatible and focuses on committing checkpoints to Ethereum L1 for finality. While specific numeric performance metrics (TPS, block time) are not enumerated in the provided excerpts, Hyperion is promoted for sub‑second finality and parallel execution primitives that target latency‑sensitive AI use cases.\n\nIn terms of tokenomics and market presence, METIS has a fixed max supply of 10,000,000 METIS with circulating supply reported at ~6.819M (≈68.19% circulating). Market metrics included in the materials show a spot price of approximately $5.33, a market capitalization figure around $36.38M, and historical price context such as an all‑time high of $323.00 on January 16, 2022. The available disclosures in the combined summary do not enumerate a premine percentage, public initial percentage (PIP), or detailed developer/treasury vesting schedule in the provided inputs; those distribution specifics were not present in the scraped excerpts. Governance and legal arrangements are also incompletely documented in the sources: founders and leadership are named, code repositories are public, and the project is referred to as Metis/MetisDAO in places, but an explicit corporate foundation or CEO is not enumerated.\n\nMetis’s ecosystem signals include public presence on market aggregators (CoinMarketCap/CoinGecko), a named on‑chain explorer for the Andromeda network, Chainlink referenced as an oracle option, active developer programs (e.g., HyperHack), and an available Hyperion testnet to attract builders working on AI and data‑intensive dApps. Security history in the provided materials shows no recorded chain freezes, halts, or major security incidents. Forward‑looking statements and roadmap fragments in the inputs emphasize staged Hyperion development, continued work on fraud‑proof/data‑availability enhancements for Andromeda, and growth initiatives to onboard AI‑native dApps and cross‑chain liquidity via bridge frameworks. Overall, the combined summary presents Metis as an L2 ecosystem with a strong developer narrative, specialized AI execution ambitions, and established market visibility, while noting gaps in public disclosures around detailed governance, distribution percentages, and node telemetry within the supplied excerpts.",
  "methodology": "https://blockindex.ai/dscore",
  "classification": {
    "layer": "Layer 2",
    "isToken": false,
    "consensus": "Other",
    "parentChain": "ETH"
  },
  "dScoreComponents": {
    "autonomy": 0,
    "ageHistory": 13,
    "governance": 21,
    "nodeDistribution": 0,
    "initialDistribution": 0
  },
  "decentralizationVerdict": "Centralized Leaning"
}