Low-Background

The only asset AI can't print.

Everything people wrote, coded, drew and recorded before 30 November 2022 is now a closed supply. AI can copy it, but it can never make more of it. STEEL proves which data is from before the cutoff, locks it in a vault on Solana, and licenses it to the AI labs that need clean training data.

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Vault live on Solana devnet. First test ingot verified 17 Oct 2026.

Supply, fixed forever
1,000,000,000
Presale or private round
None
Team allocation
0%
Fair launch
100%

Science solved this problem once already.

After the first nuclear tests in 1945, every new batch of steel carried traces of fallout. Instruments that measure radiation can't use it, so labs still salvage steel from ships that sank before the tests. It's called low-background steel.

Data has hit the same wall. Since ChatGPT went public, new writing and images on the web can't be assumed human, and models trained on machine output get worse. Human data from before the cutoff is the clean supply, and nobody is pricing it yet.

“Indiscriminate use of model-generated content in training causes irreversible defects in the resulting models.”

From an old hard drive to a licensed ingot.

A verified dataset is called an ingot. Each one passes four stages, all enforced by the vault program.

  1. Submit

    A contributor registers the dataset's fingerprint and creation date, and puts up a 20,000 STEEL bond.

  2. Attest

    Three validators, each staking at least 250,000 STEEL, check the evidence and sign for it.

  3. Challenge

    For 7 days anyone can dispute it. A proven fake costs every validator who signed 30% of their stake.

  4. License

    AI labs pay USDC for a year of access. 60% goes straight to the contributor.

It already works. Every step is public.

On 17 October 2026 the vault program ran its first ingot from start to finish on Solana devnet, the public test network. Nineteen transactions, all public.

  1. StakeThree validators each lock 250,000 STEEL to be allowed to sign.tx 1 · tx 2 · tx 3
  2. SubmitA contributor registers a dataset fingerprint dated June 2009 and posts a 20,000 STEEL bond.tx
  3. AttestAll three validators sign. Quorum is reached and the challenge window opens.tx 1 · tx 2 · tx 3
  4. ChallengeSomeone disputes the ingot and puts up a 50,000 STEEL bond.tx
  5. RulingThe challenge is rejected. The challenger’s bond goes to the rewards pool.tx
  6. VerifiedThe window closes. The contributor gets 16,000 STEEL plus the bond back.tx
  7. Validators paidEach validator that signed earns 3,000 STEEL.tx 1 · tx 2 · tx 3
  8. LicenseA test AI-lab account pays 100 USDC for one year. 60 USDC lands with the contributor in the same transaction.tx
  9. Revenue shareEach validator claims its 5 USDC cut of the license.tx 1 · tx 2 · tx 3
Check itWatch the vault live · Vault program · The ingot accountTest tokens only, no real money moved. For the demo the 7-day challenge window was cut to 60 seconds (set) and then restored (restored).

1,000,000,000 STEEL. Never one more.

Every token starts on the public launch curve. There is no team allocation, no presale and no reserve held back.

ShareWho holds itTerms
Public 100%BuyersLaunched on Pump.fun. Everyone buys from the same curve at the same price. When the curve fills, liquidity moves to the trading pool automatically and can't be pulled.
Team 0%NobodyThe team gets no free tokens. Any tokens the creator holds were bought on the curve like everyone else, and the creator wallet is public.

What the token does

StakeValidators lock 250,000+ STEEL to sign for a dataset. Signing for a fake costs them 30%.
BondContributors put up 20,000 per dataset, refunded once it's verified.
ChallengeAnyone can dispute an ingot with a 50,000 STEEL bond and win half the slashed stake.
BurnPart of every license fee buys STEEL on the market and burns it.

How contributors get paid

Contributors and validators are paid from a treasury funded by creator trading fees and license revenue. Early datasets earn the most. Exact reward rates will be published before the vault opens.

Don't trust us. Check it.

Every claim below is public on the Solana blockchain. Anyone can verify it on an explorer such as Solscan.

Supply can't grow

At launch

The mint authority is revoked when the token is created. No more STEEL can ever be made.

Nobody can freeze your tokens

At launch

There is no freeze authority on the token.

No presale, no insiders

At launch

No private round, no whitelist. Everyone buys from the same curve.

No team allocation

At launch

All supply starts on the public curve. The creator gets no free tokens, and the creator wallet is public.

Same price for everyone

At launch

No presale or whitelist. Every buyer, including the creator, pays the curve price.

Liquidity can't be pulled

When the sale completes

When the curve fills, liquidity moves to the trading pool automatically. Nobody can pull it.

The vault is audited first

Before it holds funds

The vault program stays empty until an independent audit is published.

One real contract

At launch

The only genuine address will be posted here and on @LowBackgroundAI. Ignore any other.

ContractHxkvxPcE1HNpMnETsTKni8Nq59sMjHBZrEu4RYtLpumpPump.fun · SolscanDev wallet bought 1.2 SOL (about 4% of supply) at launch, like any buyer. The wallet is public.

Built, launched, tested. Audit before real funds.

  1. Done, Oct 2026

    Build

    Vault program written and tested end to end on a local network.

  2. Done, 16 Oct 2026

    Launch

    Fair launch on Pump.fun. When the curve fills, trading moves to the pool automatically.

  3. Done, 17 Oct 2026

    Devnet vault

    Vault deployed to Solana devnet. First test ingot verified and licensed on-chain.

  4. Now

    Genesis datasets

    First real pre-2022 datasets lined up from the Genesis list.

  5. Next

    Audit, then mainnet

    Independent audit published, then the vault opens on mainnet and validators join.

  6. After that

    Licensing

    AI labs buy licenses. Monthly burn reports. Later, a staked jury replaces the council.

Genesis contributors: the list is open.

The first datasets in the vault set its standard and earn the most. If you hold human-made data from before 30 November 2022, tell us about it now.

  • What countsOld hard drives and backups, forum or mailing-list archives, code repositories, photo and audio libraries, writing, research notes. Made by people, before the cutoff.
  • What you needThe rights to license it, and some outside proof of its age: archive snapshots, public commits, dated emails, original camera data.
  • How to joinFill in the form below. Describe the data and how you can prove its date. Don't send the data itself yet.
How can you prove its date? Pick any that apply.
Check your data's date

We only use your contact to reply about your data. Prefer to talk first? DM @LowBackgroundAI.

Genesis contributors get first access to the vault when it opens. Nothing is paid out until the vault is live and audited, and no one from the project will ever ask for your seed phrase or for payment.