What is enso (ENSO)

I. Project Introduction

1. What Is Enso?
Enso serves as the connectivity layer for crypto, unifying all ecosystems within a single network. It enables developers and users to express desired outcomes through intents. As a unified entry point for blockchain development, Enso allows developers to read, write, and interact with smart contracts on any chain through a single integration point.
2. How Does Enso Operate?
The Enso Network indexes and stores all the data necessary for smart contract execution and data retrieval across every framework. Underlying operations within protocol entities are categorized by action types. By identifying these specific types, Enso makes them easily accessible, allowing developers to seamlessly embed a wider variety of smart contract interactions into their applications.
The Enso Network is powered by three core participants:
- Action Providers: Contribute modular abstractions for smart contracts.
- Graphers: Develop sophisticated algorithms that aggregate multiple action modules to fulfill specific user requests.
- Validators: Responsible for verifying the security and efficiency of proposed solutions, ensuring the reliable operation of the network.
3. Who Created Enso?
Connor Howe: Founder. Graduated from the University of Stirling. Former Senior Blockchain Engineer at Sygnum, and Founder & Chief Blockchain Engineer at Howe Technology Solutions. X (Twitter): @connor_enso. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorhowe/
April 2021: Enso (then focused on social trading) closed a $5 million private funding round. The round was co-led by Polychain Capital and the Dfinity Beacon Fund, with participation from Multicoin Capital, P2P Capital, Spartan Group, Zola Global, and The LAO. Notable angel investors from Status, Synthetix, Fantom, Nexus Mutual, Aave, and Messari also joined the round.
June 2024: Enso announced the completion of a $4.2 million funding round. The round was co-led by Ideo CoLab Ventures and Hypersphere, with participation from over 60 prominent angel investors.
4. Enso Tokenomics
The total supply at genesis is 100,000,000 tokens, with a maximum supply capped at 127,339,703. The ecosystem follows a disinflationary model starting with an initial annual inflation rate of 8%. This rate will gradually decay each month until it reaches 0.35468% in year 10, at which point inflation will cease entirely.
Team (25%): 12-month cliff (lock-up), followed by a 2-year linear vesting schedule.
Investors (31.305%): 12-month cliff (lock-up), followed by a 2-year linear vesting schedule.
Foundation (16.605%): 2-year linear vesting.
Advisors (1.5%): 12-month cliff (lock-up), followed by a 2-year linear vesting schedule.
Ecosystem (including Airdrop): 21.59%.
Community (4%): 100% unlocked at TGE.
5. Timeline & Key Milestones
June 13, 2025: Enso ($ENSO) launched its token sale on CoinList at a $125M FDV. The sale offered 4 million tokens at $1.25 per token, successfully raising $5 million.
June 2025: Enso introduced the first-ever embeddable cross-chain DeFi deposit feature. Developed in collaboration with LayerZero and Stargate Finance, it enables users from any chain to deposit into any DeFi protocol seamlessly.
September 2025: Enso launched Checkout, a universal Web3 payment layer. It supports a wide range of funding sources, including CEX balances, fiat, and any on-chain assets.
October 14, 2025: Official listing and launch of the $ENSO token.

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