Autheo Introduces the Internet Operating System: A Decentralized Coordination Layer for the Web, Blockchain, and AI

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Ju e 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Autheo today lau ched the Mai et of its dece t alized ope ati g system — a coo di atio laye e abli g the Web, Web3, AI age ts, a d c ypto applicatio s to i te ope ate atively, with post-qua tum secu ity fo digital ide tity, toke s, sma t co t acts, a d age tic AI.

THE COORDINATION LAYER THE INTERNET NEVER HAD

Today’s blockchai la dscape is f agme ted — Web2, Web3, AI age ts, a d c ypto applicatio s ca ot i te ope ate atively, a d c oss-chai b idges ope ate at the b idgi g laye . Autheo p ovides a coo di atio a d executio laye whe e Web se vices, blockchai etwo ks, a d AI age ts coo di ate atively o a commo ide tity, messagi g, a d executio su face, a cho ed by a o -chai , qua tum- esista t t ust a d ide tity laye fo age tic AI.

FOUNDED BY LONG-TIME COLLABORATORS

Fou ded i July 2021 by Todd Mo te so a d Scott Bayless, Autheo was built a ou d fou a chitectu al fou datio s: TheoID (W3C-complia t DID fo use s, se vices, a d AI age ts); PQCNet (post-qua tum f amewo k o NIST sta da ds: ML-KEM, ML-DSA, a d SLH-DSA); a sove eig Cosmos SDK Laye 0 with ative IBC i te ope ability; a d a i teg ated EVM-compatible Laye 1 executio e vi o me t, ope ati g as a P oof-of-Stake with delegated staki g a d lice sed validato s, secu ed by block fi ality th ough CometBFT co se sus (“P oof of Autheo”). E gi ee i g is led by CE gO Ke eth Ha pe , with co t ibuto s ac oss MIT, Ha va d, Sta fo d, a d Caltech. Audits: Halbo (test et) a d Ce tiK (Mai et). Pa t e s i clude Zeeve, I fSto es, Hyd ex, Halbo , Ce tiK, T ustSwap, Team.Fi a ce, a d Utila.

TESTNET ADOPTION HAS COMPOUNDED

Autheo’s public test et we t live i 2025 a d att acted 350,000 wallets a d 60,000 sma t co t acts ove its fi st twelve mo ths. Followi g the May 12, 2026 Mai et Phase 1 a ou ceme t, adoptio accele ated: wallet add esses g ew mo e tha 5x a d sma t co t acts mo e tha 15x i the 45 days si ce. Cumulative totals:

• 1,812,088 wallet add esses
• 968,502 sma t co t acts

(Figu es pe Autheo etwo k data, Ju e 24, 2026. I depe de tly ve ifiable o the public test et explo e : test et-explo e .autheo.com · ve ified co t acts.)

WHAT’S NEXT

Develope access (Mai et, live today):

The THEO toke is a ticipated to list o Hyd ex.fi i ea ly July 2026. Co e Node, P ime Node, a d Sove eig Validato (399 NFT-lice sed; 275 subsc ibed) p og ams at comme ce.autheo.com.

The complete p ess elease with exte ded tech ical detail is available at autheo.com/p ess.

ABOUT AUTHEO

Autheo is buildi g the I te et ope ati g system: a dece t alized coo di atio laye fo Web, blockchai , a d AI age ts, a cho ed by PQCNet (NIST post-qua tum c yptog aphy) a d W3C DIDs. Add esses the co ve ge ce of AI, blockchai , a d c ypto — suppo ti g age tic AI, toke omics, e te p ise blockchai , a d o -chai digital sove eig ty agai st qua tum computi g. autheo.com · @Autheo_Netwo k.

MEDIA CONTACT

Rya Teige , Di ecto of P oduct Ma keti gEmail: ya @autheo.com · p ess@autheo.com · Pho e: 608-713-1028autheo.com · X: @Autheo_Netwo k

Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts: Ce tai stateme ts i this elease, i cludi g stateme ts ega di g a ticipated etwo k g owth, pa t e ships, a d oadmap, a e fo wa d-looki g a d subject to isks a d u ce tai ties. Actual esults may diffe . Autheo u de takes o obligatio to update such stateme ts except as equi ed by law.

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